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The Chevrolet Corvair is a rear-engined, air-cooled compact car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet over two generations between 1960 and 1969. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, [1] it was offered in 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, convertible, 4-door station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup truck body styles in its first generation (1960–1964), and as a 2-door coupe ...
XP-777 Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT — This project mounted the engine amidships. [5]: 114–117 Over time it received a variety of engines, including a 3 L (183 cu in) version and one with twin-turbochargers. XP-797 Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS — The SS kept the engine behind the rear wheels, and added six Dell'Orto carburetors.
Like the XP-777/Monza GT, the XP-797/Monza SS chassis was developed by Winchell's team [2] and the body was styled by Mitchell's Studio X team (Shinoda and Lapine). [1] Both the Monza GT and SS ended up as concepts only, tied partly to the fortunes of the Corvair, which suffered after the vehicle was declared unsafe by Nader. [7]
The rear-engine Monza Spyder with a four-speed manual has an appeal that goes beyond Baby Boomer nostalgia. 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day Skip ...
The Spyder equipment package was a regular production option (RPO) Z01, while the Spyder appearance package was RPO Z02. The Spyder packages were available on Monza 2+2 sport hatchbacks. Spyder decal colors were determined by the body color of the Monza ordered. There were four color combinations for 1977.
Unlike the Corvair cars, the Corvair Greenbrier had a 95 in (2,413 mm) wheelbase, thus known as "95s." They came standard with a three-speed manual transmission. Optional was a two-speed Corvair Powerglide automatic transmission that was different from the usual Powerglide). Chevrolet eventually made available a four-speed manual transmission. [1]
The Series 900's powertrain "uni-pak" was the same as all Corvairs. A commonly ordered option on Corvair Station Wagons was the 84 bhp engine connected to a 2 speed Powerglide automatic transaxle. Production of the Corvair Station Wagon ended in the 1st quarter of calendar year 1962 to make way for the new Monza Convertible body style.
The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) attributed to the finished concept - 20927W207657 - indicates that it started out as a 1962 Corvair 900 (Monza) coupe built in the Willow Run plant. [3] [4] At Bertone the Corvair's unibody chassis was shortened, reducing the wheelbase from the 108 in (2,743 mm) of the original Corvair to 94 in (2,400 mm).