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My 1964 Corvair Spyder Convertible on BaT
Hey guys, some of you here followed my 4 year rotisserie restoration I did on my 1964 Corvair Spyder turbocharged convertible. I put the car up for sale to make room in the garage for my next project. It's on Bring A Trailer this week.
If you are interested you can check out the listing here: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-chevrolet-corvair-monza-spyder-turbo-convertible/
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04-24-2019, 06:53 AM
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Very nice! I'm sure it will do well.
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04-24-2019, 07:17 AM
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65 for the better rear end set up no swing
and 66 got the better stronger 4 speed I had 6 vairs never a pre 65 but thanks to nader they were 100 dollar cars 200 if cherry not over 10k like now |
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04-24-2019, 07:49 AM
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want! thanks for sharing, impressive.
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04-24-2019, 08:12 AM
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Great work. I'm impressed.
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04-24-2019, 08:59 AM
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Beautiful car. IIRC, my dad had a red one way back when.
GLWS.
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Beautiful...coming from that era, I have a fondness for Corvairs. May it's next owner have many fun miles.
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04-24-2019, 09:22 AM
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Beautiful car. Good luck!
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Beautiful car! Sounds like a Porsche! Wow - well done on both car and classified. The videos especially were a nice touch!
Good luck, Nick!
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That is LOVELY!!!
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04-24-2019, 01:55 PM
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Nice car. Great work! You put a lot into that one. Hope you get top dollar.
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The Corvair preceded the 911 by several years. I was a kid, but a friend of my father's bought one of the first 911's... it sounded like our next door neighbor's Corvair.
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04-24-2019, 02:46 PM
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Thanks guys, yes the Corvair really was the "American Porsche". Not that a Corvair compares in engineering detail to any Porsche but they had an air cooled flat 6 several years before Porsche and a turbocharger over a decade before Porsche.
Really neat history...probably, to this day, the most unique thing that GM has ever built...probably the last time GM let the automotive engineers run free. The Corvair project taught GM to keep the accountants in charge LOL.
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nothing but raves in the auction comments section. I hope you at least get the money you spent on this excellent job back. Yes, Corvairs are a small market, but it seems an enthusiastic one.
If I had it, I'd opt for the special plate route. See if I could get F NADER.
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This is the Corvair I want:
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04-25-2019, 11:19 AM
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Rampsides are the sizzle.
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04-25-2019, 11:38 AM
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G'day!
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I just love GM cars from the early Bill Mitchell era.
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911SC 3.0
1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
Work vehicle
