It was like that surprise child after thinking you were done. Going to get the red Mustang and already forgetting about this car, if turned out I didn't miss out on getting the '63 Spyder! What a nice surprise!
Nice score! It has everything to indicate that it is a factory turbo car (Spyder is turbo charged option), it has the cut out for the turbo-only exhaust, the nub in the spare tire holder is turbo only, as is the sweet instrument cluster. All Spyders are manual transmissions. Cool that it's a posi-traction equipped car too! Love the Ermine white with red interior! Several loose parts I noticed are not Corvair. Sweet score! Corvairs are awesome and underrated. I see a blue Corvair coupe in there too! Monza is the top trim level (all Spyders are based on the Monza 900), and 700 is middle trim level, and 500 is base model. All Monza convertible and Monza coupes have bucket seats. Only '61-'62 Monza sedans and '62 Monza Wagon had optional bench seats, with the cloth interior option. Welcome to the Corvair family!
Awesome info Jeff! Thanks for the welcome. I've always wanted one and it finally happened. I'd love a newer body Corsa and wagon to complete the group, but the two I have I absolutely love! Love knowing about the cut out for the exhaust and spare tire mount to accommodate the turbo. You're a wealth of knowledge! I'm heading out this afternoon to look for all these details on both cars. Cheers! Derek
My Buddy had one when we were in High School. It was FUN to drive.!! The problem was SAFETY !! That thing would Snap Around on You like an old Porsche 911.. Got to know how to drive it. Overall, it was AWESOME !!
The safety issues is definitely a concern. I'm looking forward to driving it though. It's going to be a little while for the 63, but maybe I can get the blue going soon!
I have a 1963 Monza Convertible with a 110 hp / 4 Speed. I think almost all of those parts were for the Corvair outside of that Baby Moon hubcap. Those aluminum pieces you questioned are for the interior, I think. The spare goes in the passenger side and is canted for clearance. The Turbo has a special gauge set and dash. Also, it uses only 1 carb unlike all other Corvairs. You have to run high octane gas for the turbo always. I would put an additive to boost the octane or get Av Gas for it. The Limited Slip is a Turbo only option. Good Luck!
@@goatheadfarm I just watched Jay Leno's garage and Jay owns a Don Yenko Stinger Corvair , Don Yenko made 100 special Corvairs and Don Yenko made the dual master cylinder kit using an early GM Cadilac master cylinder and a bunch of other upgrades for road racing and for the street , one thing I found really interesting was the fact that they recommend only running 18-20 psi in the front tires because running 35 psi made the car too squirley because the front end of the corvair is soo light ! That is good info to know !
The Olds was first by a few months, but I believe it didn't exist long due to lack of sales? ;-) I hope you can find a local "CORSA" Club group to help with advice and resources?
In the late 1960s I owned a 1962 Corvair Spyder ragtop nearly the identical to yours. Yellow, not white. Mine had been hot-rodded in Kansas city before I had it shipped to my California home. Once the turbo spooled up it went like a scalded cat. A word or two about those sweet sounding doors. GM was known to engineer that sound into some of their small cars in that time as part of how they sold them to a skeptical public. I was told by the Corvair specialist I had used when the hot camshaft it had broke, ( a milder one, still high lift replaced it) that with that ragtop, I did not want to ever go through a dip in the road with both doors open, or I would not get them shut again. It does have the X-frame stiffener underneath, but it is so low to the ground it might not suffice. One more caveat. Corvairs were originally designed for an automatic transmission, so that model borrowed the four speed used in Corvettes and some Buicks. Mounted backwards for the rear transaxle, it has the linkage on the opposite side from the driver. Therefore there are 13 pulley idlers in the clutch cable run back to it. I think that is 10 to 13 more than my old VW. Good luck getting it back together. A fun car to be sure, but with a lot of quirks.
Make sure to depress the botton on the engine prop, I cringe when I see people that almost bend the deck lid trying to close it without pressing in the button, on the prop!
Your Corvair is a great find. I good scrubbing top to bottom, inside and out would do wonders. FYI, I have a Karmann Ghia convertible that I enjoy but deep down, I'd like to swap it for a Corvair.
I think I prefer the Corvair to the Karman Ghia as well but would grab a Ghia if i find one. Hoping my next VW is a Square Back or 411 wagon...or a bus :) I like VWs!
Where are you located??????? As the owner of 5 corvairs ,none spiders I can say they are very great cars. First off the reason the under trunk directions say not to run car with the rear wheels off the ground is it puts the u-joints in a bind and damage will happen. Put jack stands under the a-frames. Clutch is cable actuated . Clarks Corvair is one parts place , probably the best to order and for information for parts . their catalog is probably 3" thick , also on line available. Corvair web sites such as corvair center and corvair forum are great with unlimited knowledge available, great bunch of people The best thing you can do is order the maintenance manual for the 63. Corvair rust out in the floor pans is a problem especially converts ., you should check that before any major work on the car. Replacement floor pans are available. Good luck with your new project .
It's not a "Quonset" as trademarked by Great Lakes Steel Corp (from Wikipedia). It is a wood framed Quonset style barn. I'd love to have a 4 door wagon to drive my family around in, or a 4 door hard top. Or a van :)
@@goatheadfarm ... actually, I don't think we had a hardtop, but rather a sedan. "Quonset" or not, that's a great building to have for storage. But no steel in the framing?
Your all the same, never tell the price paid, what state you roast yer bones... Must be a guessing game? Okay My turn - 4 grand . . . State? Sconsin . . . Right? Whatever you paid - it's worth it unless over 5ooo, I know I'm wrong about the price but I KNOW I'm right bout da state. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding - dingbat.
If you mean where we live, we're in Denver, the farm house is in western Nebraska. We have a lot of work to do before we can be out there more semi permanent. I paid $3500 for the car :) Good guess on the price. Cheers! Derek
@@goatheadfarm I love Colorado, guess I missed the mountains in you video. I'm in Central Florida, Fanning Springs on the Suwanee River. that car has potential big time going to sub and look forward to see you bring that baby to life. best regards to you and yours, Jim.
