1961 Chevrolet Corvair ad

[hipcat13]

I had a '65 and a '66 Monza. Loved 'em. I took the engine block to my firebird to the machine shop in the trunk of my '65. The guys couldn't beleive it!

[animalcorvair]

i have 8 best cars i have ever had an i have 20

[ThrilloVanHouten]

Whoa at 1:00; the driver is using hand signals.

[rolko52]

The Corvair Lakewood station wagen was the car in which Ernie Kovacs died when he skidded into a CA utilty pole in January of 1962.

[russellmania37]

I had a '64 Monza Spyder convertible with turbo back in '69. It was quicker than greased lighting and was completely stock except for anti-sway bars and a fully functional roll bar...I used to clean Porches' clocks on a regular basis. "Unsafe at any Speed"?

Eat shit and die Ralph Nader!

[HeilleZanAllezVous]

About the Lakewood Wagon, I would worry that maybe carbon monoxide fumes would come from the cargo space.. Plus, It was probably very noisy..

It still remains a fascinating and spectacluar car though.

[imthedorf1964]

So the engines were in the rear of the station wagons too? l couldn't imagine anybody being able to sit in the very back of it without feeling like their ass was on fire.

[mtcordova]

Why? Do your feet feel like they're on fire when you're driving a front-engine car, genius?

[imthedorf1964]

Maybe they would if the engine was directly underneath my feet as opposed to being in the front of the car, GENIUS!!

[mtcordova]

@imthedorf1964 The engine is not UNDERNEATH the seat in a rear-engined vehicle. Take a look at the pictures, pal. See any seats behind the rear wheels, GENIUS?

[imthedorf1964]

Just because there weren't seats in the very back of a station wagon didn't mean u couldn't sit back there. My dad owned a few station wagons (all with the engines in front) when l was a kid, and my brothers and sister and l could sit in the very back at times or even lay down and get some sleep during long trips. Maybe u could do that in a Corvair wagon even though the engine was in the back, l don't know. l would guess that u couldn't.

And your sarcasm is totally unnecessary.

[mtcordova]

Take a look at the opened engine compartment cover. Several inches of insulation. While the engine is running, the fan is constantly pulling ambient air into the side vents, and through the engine compartment.  The rear cargo area was no hotter than any conventional wagon. VW actually copied the design for their Squareback wagon that sold for a decade. I never heard of anybody getting scorched back there.

[imthedorf1964]

Well l didn't know that so thanx for telling me. Why didn't u tell me that in the first place instead of sounding like a condescending jerk?

[peterdaniel66]

VW copied Corvair?  Are you kidding me?

[mtcordova]

Who had the first rear-engined station wagon? Corvair. The Squareback followed. Who had the first air-cooled rear-engined six cylinder? Corvair. Porsche followed. Want to see a preview of the 911? Look to the '63 Bertone-bodied Corvairs.

[beeb1421]

my dad use to stick his arm out the window to signal.

Must have something to do with having a cigarette in your hand and hitting the blinker that he was avoiding.

[tripjet999]

My father owned one. Said it was a POS from day one! Didn't have it too long.

[MerleOberon]

didn't the Corvair have turn signals? The guy sticks his arm out..

[fromthesidelines]

This is the opening sponsor I.D. from a first season episode (1960-'61)- General Motors' Chevrolet division was the show's primary sponsor {now you know why Buzz and Tod drove a Corvette!} during the first half-hour; other sponsors, including Philip Morris and Sterling Drug, sustained the second half...

[fourpatts]

it's great to see these old commercials. had friends who owned corvairs...they had to have extra one just for parts.

[bongomanfromdalou]

I think the Monza had its own unique commercial even then! By 1962, Corvair commercials focused on Monzas to the exclusion of all other models because GM was focusing on the Chevy II...

[PineTreePictures]

I had a '66 Monza. With a bumper sticker that read "Ralph Who?"

[micismyname]

wheres the 61 monza?

[orchid192]

Where did you get the sticker!!!! jajajaja