@@NEEDbacon not only that it's only the first year or 2 of the early models that could be dangerous Chevy fixed the issue way before Nader's book was published.
Back in middle school when hastings was around me and my cousin would walk there always passing by this guys house dude is so humble and always down to chat with anyone no matter the topic
There's a Corvair museum just a few miles from me on the 55 frontage road from Glenarm, IL. Haven't been there in a long time. Maybe I should revisit it. Corvairs are definitely the oddball of the time, but that's why I like 'em. Thanks for this. Quickly becoming my favorite automotive channel.
Great video. I love the attention Corvairs are getting lately. I have two myself. One thing to note though, the Corvair was NOT patterned after the Porsche. Porsche came out with their first flat 6 in 1963. The Chevy Corvair always had a flat 6 and came out in 1960. I hear this all the time about Chevy designing the flat 6 after Porsche and that simply is not the case.
I learned about this car from a Hotwheels my little brother had. In the town I grew up in, there was a classic car show downtown every Saturday night in the summer. Not too long after I learned what a Chevy Corvair was, a guy turned up in a beautiful 2nd-gen Monza, and I was so jazzed to see it. He was amazed I even knew what it was. I feel like such an old person telling this story. Love this segment!
I'm sure others will bring it up, but @MattsOffRoadRecovery took a Corvair wagon and modified it to a professional offroad recovery/tow rig on 40's. They're based out of Hurricane, UT. He's a big fan of Corvairs and I believe he owns around 5 himself. If anyone is interested in seeing the start of the build, it begins with "New Rescue Build Reveal!" November 8, 2020.
Corvairs are such a great cheap way to get into vintage American cars. I think they're one of the greatest looking cars chevy ever made. Especially the second gen ones.
We’ve got a Corvair connoisseur up here in Minnesota. Old family friend, and I’m pretty sure everyone in this state that’s got a Corvair knows him. He used to race them and I guess he usually wound up in the same class as old Miata’s cause the power to weight ratio was so similar
I had a 1963 Corvair Monza 900 Club Coupe in the late sixties when I lived in New Mexico. I remember when going to Albuquerque back then it seemed like there was a Corvair on every block!
Love yalls videos, definitely showing a side of the car community that's, for a lack of better word, "real". I'm loving the new series, can't wait to see more Net on the Street!
Very cool. Every Corvair owner I've met is certainly interesting and knowledgeable. I have a 1960 Corvair 700 Sedan but haven't done much as time is a luxury. These are certainly underappreciated; Not too many air-cooled flat-plane vehicles are around anymore. Thank you based Netgear57 for the vid!
I have a 1966 Monza 4 door hardtop with factory air conditioning and Powerglide. When it runs well I'm in heaven... but you need to keep busy maintaining it. I redid the aqua interior and repainted the car in its original color, Artesian Turquoise
This series is so good, I really enjoy seeing these cool old dudes with their interesting collections. Really gives me something to aspire to when I am that age.
Corvairs always got shit on (partly for good reason) but I always thought they were kinda dope. Got to do a resto on one in the early days of my career. Learned how to tune a stromberg if nothing else 😅
Yooooooooo CCF is making wholesome content too now?? Fucking love it. Netgear makes an awesome presenter for this segment as well, turning off the crude/dark humor(which I love btw and that’s definitely his specialty) and forming into this family friendly interviewer figure lol. And it’s not disingenuous either, you can tell from the slight bit of awkwardness it has a “be polite around grandpa” feel to it. A real Tim Allen without the cocaine if you will.
love the corvair... these are also, as manual transmission, good to EV swap! transaxle... no clutch if you don't need it.. 3rd gear is fine for almost everything... THESE CAN BE SAVED!! {and improved by the added weight of batteries.. even better than the old vw dc EV swaps of the 70's-80's...}