Posts Tagged: Chevrolet Corvair
In a bid to dethrone the Ford Falcon, Chevrolet introduced the Chevy II in ’62, offering more trims than a barber shop. This rear-wheel drive marvel initially shunned the V8 but later embraced it, turning into a drag racer’s delight. By ’65, the Nova SS strutted with a 327 engine, making it the muscle car world’s new darling. Despite getting a facelift and hitting the gym, the Chevy II couldn’t woo enough buyers, becoming GM’s only model to suffer a sales dip that year. Falcons were clearly the birds of prey!
Garaged and hidden in Texas since 1977, this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza survives with just 29,000 original miles, from the single best year the rear-engine Corvair ever had. A redesigned independent rear suspension fixed the handling flaw that had made earlier Corvairs infamous, while the air-cooled flat-six offered up to 180 horsepower with a turbocharger. Buyers responded by making 1965 the Corvair’s best sales year ever.