Tag: Corvair
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Hideously Modified Corvair Greenbrier Van
We’re big fans of the Corvair – especially the less common body types, which means we usually love the Greenbrier van. This one has some unfortunate modifications, but might be salvageable at the right price.
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Shortened Corvair Hot Rod
The title pretty much says it all! Yes, this is a hot rod/rat rod built on a Corvair platform and which has been greatly shortened. What’s left of the car shouldn’t weigh much; so the Corvair flat six should move this pretty well. Click for Craigslist ad Dana Point, CA, USA $8,500 Most would assume…
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Corvair with “Beach Boys in Hell” Mural
All Corvairs are interesting, given the unlikely idea of a GM with an air-cooled, horizontally opposed six cylinder; but most with automatics aren’t worth a look. This one’s a bit of an exception, given the “unique” presence of a Beach Boys and flames mural. This car appears to be in amazingly good and original condition.…
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BMW “Corsetta”
What’s a Corsetta, you ask? It’s nothing BMW or Iso ever designed or built, but it is a 70s project involving a 1957 Isetta and a Corvair flat six. The seller estimates current output at 150 horsepower, which is than a tenfold increase versus the original single-cylinder motorcycle engine. At the bottom, you will see…
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Shortvair
I like any ad that begins with “I have a collection of shortened cars.” Do we bother to ask why? If you must shorten a car, a Corvair seems like a decent choice, given the lack of a driveshaft… It looks like the body work has been done, which is obviously the biggest step if…
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Extremely Rare Wagon: Corvair Lakewood
Not everyone knows that the Corvair was more than a two-door sedan and convertible. There were vans and pickups, as well as this wagon variant. These don’t come around often, and I can only imagine not many were made. This one’s in good driver condition, though the seller refers to some amateur rust repair…