Corvair

Images of the brilliant and underrated Chevy Corvair - with its’ air cooled, rear mounted flat six a-la Porsche 911. Built from 1959 to 1969, the Corvair was meant to provide GM and Chevrolet with a lost cost budget car to compete with Falcon and Valiant. Corvair coupe, sedan, wagon, convertible and numerous van configurations were all offered in the first few years, before Chevy reduced the body series to coupe, convertible and sedan for the final model from 65-69. Most fondly remembered, and most valuable today, are the brilliant Monzas, with with four carbs or optional turbocharger. Years before Porsche offered a turbo on the legendary 930 - the Corvair was there first.

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