1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza: Handed Down And Modified
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2018
- This week we are outside of downtown Los Angeles in the hills of Thousand Oaks, CA to spend some time with Christopher Mejia and his favorite Chevrolet Corvair Monza out of a collection that’s 25-strong. Owned since new by his grandfather until the day he died in 1995, this car was passed down, crashed, rebuilt, crashed again, and then resto-modded into this beautiful black blade by the same grandkid it used to bring to kindergarten in the morning. The air-cooled flat-six in back made the Corvair a unique piece of American automotive history, and by adding push-rod air-suspension among other custom touches to the car that’s never left the family, Christopher’s Corvair goes a step further.
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That guy’s garage is next level - toolbox OCD!!!
davidvonslingshot
I was going to say I certainly noticed that too I am thoroughly impressed
Detail oriented and that's probably why he may be well compensated as a property manager.
when u pay alot of money for ur tools its hard not to be ocd bout em
@@63mrl when did he say he was a property manager?
@@RichieD_21 6:48 😑
Love this man's passion. Years ago I worked on a 64 for a customer. Restored the fuel system, valve adjustment, fixed brakes and did a tune up. Being a VW gal, the valve adjustment was interesting. I wish the steering boxes had a quicker ratio. I felt like I was steering the SS Minnow.
By the way, when I was born in 1970 in LA at General Hospital, my dad picked up my mom and I to go home in one of his Corvairs. Going down San Fernando Road he was doing 100 and my mom said to my dad: "Please slow down, we have the baby" to which he replied "that's ok, let her get used to going fast". 30 years later I opened my 1st VW repair shop, and wrenched for 20 years.
Thats a freakin beautiful car!
Tech Support Great lines. Amazing stance!
Tech Support love you avatar
Agreed - plus the view into this guys hyper-orderly tool-box is porn for gearheads !
dude bad news.... he crashed it again last month. unbelievable he even deleted his twitter after posting about the crash wish i took a screenshot
beautiful front side ....
Beautiful car and story...but that shop, that's a different planet...Planet Perfect.
dude bad news.... he crashed it again last month. unbelievable he even deleted his twitter after posting about the crash wish i took a screenshot
@@The-Cat well that sucks. Post it on your channel
@@The-Cat well i mean... He has 24 more
Yeah, it's amazing what a little bit of "disposable income" can get you!
I think he nailed the elegant classic car look with the wire wheels.
Paul Castro not a huge fan of them but I gotta admit it looks gorgeous on this
And the ultra low profile tyres ? Urrrgghhh
I need them same rims just in white for my 1962 900 monza wagon
I have no words how sexy this thing looks ... From those rims to the interior ... My God ...
Darius Andrey Very sexy nice. 5 dislikes, one must be Ralph Nader.
dude bad news.... he crashed it again last month. unbelievable he even deleted his twitter after posting about the crash wish i took a screenshot
That was dad's car white with a black interior ! He loved it !! It was a little small -- a little compact - but he learn to love it
Like Dahl sexy cars my friend....go alooksee at my car...in my channel 😁
Darius Andrey the old trick was to turn the transaxle around, spin it upside down and mount a V8 to it, making it a mid engine monster. The first one I saw had a 283 in it, but it was so light, and the 283 was a high revving, strong engine that the little thing screamed. There was another one owned by a senior in HS when I was a freshman, that put a iv block up front with a conventional drivetrain layout. He ran a 6-71 blower on it and it was a great looking car, but I’d rather have one with the mid engine set up. The swing arm suspension sucked, but when the changed to IRS it was amazing. I want one. Oh, and the four speed transmission? It was a Muncie M22 rock crusher, super durable.
WOW, I'm 70 and bought my first Corvair, a 1965 Monza, when I was 19 years old. I loved them then and still do. My last one, a 67 Monza was bought almost 20 years ago with only 13000 miles on it. I gave it to my son. Your collection is amazing. Thanks for sharing
Nothing beats a good father/son (or father/daughter, grandfather/grandson, etc) car story. I'm not necessarily a fan of American cars but I love a great car story no matter the marque or model. And I can completely understand where Christian is coming from because I have the same story with my grandfather. In fact our stories are similar in a sense because my story also includes a air-cooled flat six from the 1960's (although mine is from a German variety.)
Not often a car becomes (in)famous for being "unsafe at any speed" but it seems like more and more young Corvair enthusiasts are proving Mr. Nader wrong by improving what is IMHO one of the most unique designs on 60's American cars. Also it's not often that a person can have a coupe, sedan, wagon, pickup and van version of his favorite car like you could have with the Corvair. Thanks Petrolicious for telling yet another great car story.
Nader was kinda right but for the first generation cars due to the rear swing axle suspension. 386 and 911Porsches had the similar problem until recently - 15/25 years ago. They were called Widow Makers.
Also to note, American drivers did'nt know how to drive a light rear engined car.
LOL, they're "proving him wrong by improving it"? Can I prove everyone wrong by upgrading a Lada?
" I'm not necessarily a fan of American cars". Boy, that says a lot. About you, that is.
@@caribman10 we have twisty and small roads in Europe. American cars are made to go straight.
@@caribman10 funny the ones who always used to say "I respect your opinion" couldn't take a simple criticism. the irony.
IMHO, the 65 Corvair is one of the coolest American cars ever.
Love the organized tools at 3:43. Nothing prettier than a drawer opening to that sort of jewelry. Well done! :-)
Yeah, nice. My shop never, ever looks like that. Shame on me. Always too busy to clean it up. Oh well...
*WOW, Petrolicious you've gone back to your roots so impressed. The story is most important, from struggling then to self-made and those RIMS fit PERFECT to this car and suspension quality and genius dripping from it's authenticity can't get over it I'm shocked!*
Very nice. I had a friend in high school who owned a ‘65 with the 180 hp motor, the car was ahead of its time in many ways.
gwynn romano the car was even ahead of its engine!
remytv The best jokes are always in the comments!
And behind in an important one -- the pushrod tube O-rings. Had GM made them of Viton, there would have been n oil leak problems with the engines.
Don Homuth The accountants probably figured out that Viton o-rings would cost $1.23 more per engine, negatively affecting the profit margin and squelched that idea.
Yep, the perennial Bean Counters messed a lot of cars through the years. Sad.
What an incredible Corvair, WOW! I sure miss my old '66 Corsa Turbo Coupe, Artesian Turquoise w/ matching interior, headrest bucket seats.
This car is drop dead gorgeous, fantastic work on this. I do appreciate this guys talent, dedication and passion for his car and what he does to achieve that. Absolute legend.
I'm old enough to remember when Corvairs first hit the dealers. The styling has always pleased me. This car is the best looking Corvair I've seen. Keep at it kid!
This video scratched that little itch I always have for Corvairs in the back of my mind. Geez....it's so nice.
Christopher! Gorgeous car! I love how clean it looks! The details are so tasteful. bobbed door handles, no wipers...beautiful!!! Thanks For Sharing!
Do you know who this guy is or if he has an online site I can check out?
I NEVER gave Corvairs a second look until NOW .... This is NICE !!! The others in the background are also other ways of personalizing this car I hadn't EVER seen ....
101S Just for GRINS make it AWD ...
@@OLMEQ I wonder if you stuff a trailblazer ss or awd astro van drivetrain under it?
GOOD JOB YOUNG MAN WHO SHARES MY SAME PASSION MINE STARTED IN DECEMBER 1959 WHEN OUR NEIGHBOR DROVE HOME WITH A RED 2 DOOR SEDAN WITH 4 SPEED BLACK INTERIOR EVER SINCE THEN LIKE YOU THIS IS MY LOVE TOO NOW 71 YEARS OLD AND MONEY PROBLEMS I JUST BACK AND LOOK
People like this guy is the heart and soul of Petrolicious. Builder, Owner, Enthusiast!
Wow. We had one when I was a kid. I loved that car and miss that car. So cool! I love family cars. Glad you have such a cool story. Glad you got it fixed (both times). Thanks Petrolicious for the story. Your channel always does such a great job. Cool cars and cool warehouse. Oh, and don’t sell the family car!!! We have one of those too. Heidi
Great work by camera people
My dad had a 65 convertible with the dash shift navy blue with a white top. It was one of the best cars he ever had, and I wish I had it today. Yours is perfection.
My grandfather was huge into Corvairs, even raced a Yenko Stinger for awhile. That car is still around in Michigan being raced as of a few years ago. Someday I'll get one as a project car, even if I don't keep it for long I feel like I gotta give it a shot.
Watch out for the YS042 clone. It was raced in the area. The real one is in Arixona last I heard.
Nicest Corvair I ever seen. Very nice touches done. The all black look and wheels are incredible
+ disc brake conversion.
Beautiful job on your car (and your tools !). You have really done the car justice, it`s one of the nicest I have seen, it pushes all the right buttons for Corvair lovers. The front suspension setup is a real work of art, I was extremely impressed with that. I`ve owned three second-gen `Vairs, one was a Corsa with a Crown V8 conversion, that car was a LOT of fun ! :-)
What a beautiful story i also grew up with corvairs . my father had a 1965 corsa 140 when i was 5 my first car at 16 was a 50 dollar 1960 corvair my father bought me . he was so passionate about corvairs ,and at the time i really didnt appreciate it to much i wanted a muscle car. now at 59 years old i wish i still had the corvair. hopefully your son will love them just as much as you do. thank you so much for shareing your story
Not to sound hyperbolic, but that is one of the most beautiful cars I’ve ever seen.
Every choice he made is PERFECT.
One of my all time favourites
I almost cried
What a gorgeous car! Corvairs got a bad rap back in the day.
Gotta love the fake media and people with political aspirations. They were actually proven to be quite safe.
Gorgeous, absolutely stunning. I love how the stance of the car was changed to just a bit lower and just a bit more horizontal. It makes all the difference. Truly one of the best restomods I’ve ever seen
I have a Corvair, a 1964 Spyder coupe, god I love these cars, I have had mine 25 years now, and I still drive it. It really is a magical car. I had a 1969 coupe once too. Wish I still had that one.
Amazing car, I always loved Corvairs for some reason!
My only complaint is the car stereo, it needs something that looks more OEM/retro to match the interior.
The original radio is just AM. I was thinking of getting an aftermarket with period looks and modern guts - with tape player.
It's like an American Fulvia. Very cool!
My 68 was the best car I've ever owned. 200,000 miles. Had to replace left front wheel bearings abd two generators. Leaked oil but that was partly my fault. Didn't change the oil one broke summer and cooked oil plugged the oil cooler. Wish I still had it...parents sold it when I was away. Keep it up.
The Corvair was GMs response to the VW Beetle sales. They reverse engineered the air cooled Beetle, went to 6 cylinders for the US market. The original suspension was as dangerous as Nader said, but GM fixed it. Few people today realize GM once had an air cooled boxer six. The most interesting motor they ever built.
The suspension under the Early Models (1960-1964) was much like that of the Porsches and VWs of the day. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ran a number of tests in 1971 and concluded, "The handling and stability performance of the 1960-63 Corvair does not result in an abnormal potential for loss of control or rollover, and it is at least as good as the performance of some contemporary vehicles both foreign and domestic." www.corvaircorsa.com/handling01.html
Actually the early model suspension wasn’t as dangerous as Nader said, it was debunked by the NHTSA in 1972 that proved that it wasn’t any more prone to rolling over than any of its contemporaries from the same model years.
I have a 1963 Corvair and all it took to fix the suspension is a leaf spring kit people bought and installed between the rear wheels. It's kind of like a sway bar that keeps the wheels from kicking under in a turn.
okleydokley and you've probably never even drove a car with swing axle. You're just talking out of your ass as usual.
Somebody; Tempo maybe, built one called the Stinger......
This car is just amazing
BEST HAND DOWN EVER ! Hey Christian and Petrolicious - I am an old guy from Hermosa/Redondo area and got way into the whole Corvair thing as a kid in the 70s. Trying to pass this legacy on in the family to my Grand kids today. My older cousin had a creamy yellow 66 Monza 140hp with a 4 speed, it was lowered just a little; not a low rider per se but with an air dam on it, had old school chrome Cragars all around with "Polyglas GTs" and a really fine tuned exhaust -on the original four one barrels
- SUPER BAD little Car - like a Can Am -He tricked out and kicked some butt with the "Poor Man's Porsche" in the Downey area.
When it came time for me to drive (1971) He was heading off to Dental school so He set me up with that same little 66 Monza down in the South Bay area - I bought that car from him with less than 60,000 miles for $600 dollars! Love Corvairs! With the tuned exhaust, four one barrels & famous CA "Smog pump" she "Crackled" when you'd downshift or coast" - people knew it was Me coming with Rosie for miles!
MY WONDERFUL COUSIN GARY was killed BY A DRUNK DRIVER in 1976 on his BiCYCLE down in Belmont Shore (Long Beach) by a DRUNK DRIVER out on a Sunday cruise at the beach. But CRACKLING ROSIE - QUEEN OF HERMOSA LIVES - COOLEST CARS EVER!
I've been around cars all my life and that Corvair is simply the finest example I have ever seen. The cantilever front suspension, wire wheels, cleeeean lines and black paint cinch it! Your connection with family makes it that much more special. Fantastic job!
Wow that thing is incredible
Rolling work of art.
I've always loved Corvairs. My father had a '61 Corvair Monza 4-door when I was growing up. I learned how to drive in that car. I always loved the late model coupe body style the most, though. It's just a timeless beauty. And nothing else sounds like a Corvair.
My sister bought a 1962 corsair and a few years later I bought a "65 Corsa, convertible with the 140 hp motor. Couple of years later I bought two more '65 's. Still have all 3 of them. One of the best and most fun cars I have ever driven.
This year, this car, this color, this model is my dream car
Basically, a poor man's American 911. Shame America shat on it because of Nader, and wrecked a potentially excellent line of rear-engined cars. Imagine how great the 2018 Corvair would have been!!
Certainly. I'm already liking it on discovering it today.
Dude we are getting a mid engine corvette
Just a minute Chris. It was acknowledged in the video that there was a design defect in the first generation. Are you suggesting that holding a company responsible for life threatening defects I a bad idea? Ok, your next flight is on a 737 max...
New Vets ONLY have automatic transmission 🙄
@@rcpmac it was not a design defect, just an inferior design.
Wow! My second car (in 1968) was a box stock '63 Monza convertible with automatic transmission. A hand-me-down from my mom. I converted it to four speed by stripping a junked Corvair of it's transmission, shifter linkage, pedals, the whole deal. I got a 140hp four carb engine from an abandoned vehicle on a back street in Philly and a rear from a Greenbriar van (3.90 gear ratio if I remember correctly) from a junk yard in South Philly. Rebuilt the engine and put it all together. There were almost no aftermarket parts then so you had to make do. It would do 90mph in third, but when you shifted to forth, the fan-belt would fly off every time. There were no spring-loaded idler pulleys in those days.
I "tucked a rear wheel" a few times, but the worst thing that happened was a re-tread came off of the carcass once. Great fun, very unique and even then people couldn't understand what the hell I was doing. Loved your video, loved it! You get a BIG like from me and a subscription!
Absolutely beautiful car! I can really admire and respect the deep passion. I am a Minnesota native, and I found a black 1962 2 door Monza for sale. I would love to have that car, and the early models can be restored with a safer independent suspension. I will confess that the more i see these later models, the more attracted I am to them. This is absolutely beautiful!
Yep ... That's it ... I found my favorite car 😂
Beautiful.
My neighbor had a Corvair in the 60's. Loved the sound alone. Very unique sound to it.
I'm surprised these didn't become collector cars. One of the best American designs ever! Damn you Ralph Nader.
Wow, it's like a Karmann Ghia on steroids. Love it!
Matt DaKav you're right...check out the VW Type 34
Helps to remember the Karmann Ghia styling was originally done for a Chrysler project that was canned, then Ghia downscaled it & sold it to VW. With all the retro Beetles, I'm surprised VW hasn't done a retro KG, which would be a huge sales success & enable them to capitalize on the Boxster running gear w/o cannibalizing the sales of that model to any extent...
@@jonakee342 those are cool
I just bought one and my son asked me what’s a Corvair, I told him it’s a bigger badder version of a Ghia!
Awesome.
Excellent video. Team Tweety is Warren LeVeque (sp?), who lives in my hometown and has been racing Corvairs for decades. I sold him a '65 Corsa convertible I had back in the 80s - it broke my heart to lose the car but I had no money or a proper place to store the car out of the harsh winter weather. Thanks to Christopher, Warren and everyone else who is keeping the Corvair alive.
I don’t know what’s more beautiful, the car or the story.
You did a great job on this car!!
My first car was a ‘61 4-door Corvair.
Tastefull indeed!
Don't ever crash it again dude!!!
I really enjoyed this. My first car was a '65 Corvair Monza four door with a 2-spd Powerglide transmission. I paid cash I had saved working part time and got it two months before I got my license in 1987.
In college in the early 1970's, I was so fortunate to receive a 1965 Corvair coupe from my aunt & uncle. It unfortunately had a leaky cowl that led to brake-line rust-through (fortunately at very low speed), I loved that vehicle and was heartbroken when it threw the fan belt on the local Interstate; it was still operable after that but never ran the same.
I had a '67(last year of production was '69 thanks to Nader) in 1971 ..... BEST car I ever owned ..... "Road and Track" named the early independant suspension ones "best handling American production car".......mine had 14' (stock)corvette rims and goodyear radials .... I put a EMPI shifter and exhaust on it (stock 110hp eng.) and set up the suspension for road racing (EMPI specs)..... wasn't very fast in a straight line but, I was faster than anything on the street in the twisty parts ............ ;-p
Anyone heard of the "spider" version Corvairs? My cousin had one, apparently little hopped up from standard.
Corvair Monza Spyder! These were the ones with the turbo engine! Ex wife had a '64 Spyder ragtop.
I hope to God people like this never go away. Seeing a car like this and hearing the story of how it came to be make my day. Not one of those "I gave someone 100k and they have me a nice car a year later" type cars but a car with character.
A truly inspirational story. Christian is an amazing man, one of a kind, and has made a fantastic life for himself doing what he loves. Dedication like his is rare. So glad to have the opportunity to see this video and be allowed such a personal view of this story. And of course there are the cars. I loved my '64 Corvair in high school. A 4-spd convertible, I put a short-throw mod on the shift linkage. Always wanted a '65 or later Corsa, but never pursued it.
Just converted me to American cars. Wow. Engine in the rear is just the bomb.
He crashed it again a week after filming this video.
This is why people like him can’t have good things.
I'm a MOPAR guy for many years . My first was a 62 monza 4 spd . The motor broke . Then I went crazy with it . This car was comfy with thick seats . 3rd gear rubber was not uncommon . i drove it from Long Beach Calif. to Daytona Fla. in 52 hours doing over a 100 much of the way . My second Vair was a 64 monza 4 spd I bought for 20 bucks with a bad motor . I got a good motor in pieces for 70 bucks . Put it together and continued the fun . I could go for another .
Awesome collection. My first car was a 67 Corvair Monza. I took it apart, never drove it and sold it 30 years later. My second car (bought a few weeks after the first) was a 65 Corsa Turbo which I put a seriously built engine in from the Weber 45DCOE bolted to a modified early model turbo all the way down. My dad and Doug Roe used to race together, they got me started in cars. All in all I've owned 1 of every model ever made. Sadly I sold the whole collection a few years back. Now that the custom private aircraft people have taken a shine to the engines, they are really getting high tech. I've seen Covair engine/transaxles down to 181 pounds, nearly 700 hp (not counting the special fuel dragster engines), up to 3.4 liters, redlines well over the 11K mark, roller cams, distributerless ignitions and multiport fuel injection. There's even a few 5 speed transmisions out there.
Glad to see they younger generation keeping the car alive. Maybe some day I'll be knocking on one of your doors looking to get another one.
Side note: both my dad and Doug Roe (google "Roe racer") raced early models. Neither ever lost to a late model or a Mustang and neither did my '65.
Legend has it that he crashed it 3 more times after this.
I think I just found my dream car
Never owned one but my cousins boyfriend had one, and at 14 he let me drive it, it was one of the best driving cars I have ever driven.
Working at the crossway of psychiatry and law, it's more and more difficult for me to trust human nature and human interplays. This amazing video is a message of love, respect, aesthetic of life. Moreover, your car is a real jewel ! Thanks Petrolicious, thanks for this lovely family, thanks for this message of peace !
How does this guy go from riding the bus to having a big warehouse and cool cars jn such a short period of time?
Alex 10,000 selling drugs
Hardworking and dedication to a dream. Imagine saving the money spent on fast food going to fund your dream... what could you accomplish?
@@dracophyle haha i was kidding this man obviously works hard for what he has
Beautiful job on this car. The crash stories aren't helping it's reputation though!
jonny818boy haha, the car’s rep or are u talking about the driver’s?
both?
Of my six Corvairs, I had a crash in two of them. Both were because the other driver did not see the car (they ride low without any modifications) and both times I and my Corvair survived the experience MUCH better off than the other car! czcams.com/video/NI9Hq0_Mhy0/video.html
This is easily one of the most gorgeous cars I have ever seen!
My dad bought a brand new 65 in red and my uncle in red but convertible i was one year old when he bought it , he had it for many years and i nremember always driving in my dads car and thinking my dad was the coolest dad. RIP Dad you loved this car so much.
Im surprised there was no mention that the Corvair was also the first turbocharged production car and came with water/meth injection. GM really broke the mold with this car, its a shame that a smear campaign ruined its reputation.
Don't Tread On Me the Olds Jetfire was introduced just before the Corvair Spyder turbo. The Corvair did NOT have injection of any kind, the compression was lowered, and the carb was a tiny Carter YH, from the 6 cylinder Corvette-1953-4, and Hudson Twin H.
its debatable which came first i tend to agree with you but many say the Corvair Spyder turbo beat it to market. I did just assume on the water/meth because the jetfire did have it so it was a reasonable assumption. Both were mold breaking engines a turbo air cooled flat 6 and a all aluminum high compression turbo 3.5L v8 with factory water/meth in 1962ish not to mention the fuel injection on the Corvettes and Bonneville's and chevy's 4.6L v8 with a 7,200rpm redline in the mid 50's, that was really GM's peek
Don't Tread On Me the olds engine was a failure because people forgot to put methanol fluid in, I guess they call it jet fuel or something. The Corvair turbo was lame, I have a 62 Spyder with a 64 engine with a high-performance turbo and a giant Rochester Quadrajet. Right now it's running like crap, but if you search corvairwild turbo boost you'll see me cruising around with Mr mugs my dog in the back seat making whistling boost with no Muffler. A fun car, and I have several, and I will forever. The 4.1 engine can still be found in the Range Rovers and such, Olds and Buick got fed up with it pretty quickly enough, it went across the pond
they did try to buy it back but Rover wasn't about to sell it seeing how it had a great rep. If only they didn't try to make it high compression it would have been less of a burden, i think if it had a few more years to mature they would have worked out the kinks. Hell the original small block chevy didn't even have a oil filter but they stuck with it and improved it. A lot of people dislike the Qjet but if you take the time to set it up right it can make great power and be far better on the street, i"d go as far to say its one of the most advanced carbs ever made. i had a 75 lemans with a 455olds from a delta 88 it was the high out put version, added a Qjet off a 500caddy, a aluminum intake/velocity stack, "half"cam and open headers (after a exhaust pop blew one of the glass packs right off it! ) nobody would get in the car a second time ;)
Quadrajet is too big. Best set up is a Weber DCOE with small chokes. 40 with 28's I had a 65 running Doug Roe's modified early turbo (first #8, Doug was a good friend of my dads) and it pumped boost like no tomorrow. Enough to shatter a differential. If anything, cut back to a Holley 350 2 bbl or find a Stromberg. I was running ported 110 heads, isky 270 cam, and 9:1 compression. Boost pegged the factory gauge (accuracy??).
Superb story and car. Nader can suck it.
Nader's book hit the stands on 11/31/65. That was six months after GM decided to cancel the Corvair.
Are you sure of your data ? I doubt it...
A nice post. We never lose our childhood affections: from mom's cooking to the cars we rode inside.
I remember walking home from school, a new 65 was parked. I looked at it for a few minutes. The style became much more refined through the years. Friend had a Corsair van too. Priceless years & memories! 🇺🇸
So beautifull for a american car!
Nobody:
Him: I'm so broke I cant fix my car.
Also him: hey look at my four corvairs and my snap on tool chest full of snap on tools
Man i love to hear stories like that though. Come from nothing to living the good life
My first car and still my favourite. SO far ahead of it's time. Beautiful timeless styling = and the engineering was frankly so exceptional. I owned a 68 Monza 4-speed. Would love to own another. This gentleman's Corvair is just off the charts! Beautiful and a true labour of love. Extremely well done.
Beautiful Corvair. The shaved door handles while so subtle, make a huge impact in the overall look of this car.
back looks like a 71 cuda front a chevelle
The back of a 71 cuda looks like a corvair!!!
Ralph Nader gave this a down vote.
I once spoke directly with Nader about the late model Corvairs. He said he had no problem with them.
I'm from Europe, for me this is the most beautiful American car ever . Congratulations to the owner !
65 corvair my brother owned..in 1982 4spd 110..with modifications..blue black interior...brother hung a crystal from rear view mirror..that would cast prisms as a kid..I loved going out with him..in that car..
A beautiful car... and what a story that goes with it. It's so cool that you still have the very thing that was so influential to you as a child.A lucky man indeed...
the man's workshop is immaculate. *so* clean.
My dad had a 67 Corvair Monza Convertible. So wish he would have kept it, it was silver with a black top and interior, 6 cylinder, 4 speed, factory tachometer and man it was sweet! This brings back those vivid memories. Thanks for sharing your passion!
Thank you for sharing that. I drove a 1965 Corvair Monza in high school back in the early '70's. Your video brought back some great memories of a wonderful car.
This story really took me back. My first car was also a '65 Corvair, though the base "500" model, rather than the Monza. I spent a lot of time and money restoring it, but it never looked anywhere near as cool Christopher's. Kudos to him for following his passion. Unfortunately, I traded mine away and haven't owned one since.
Your car looks so sleek & elegant, even by today's standards. Your mods have made the car timeless. There's nothing better than taking your dreams & your passion and turning it into reality.
My father loved corvairs ! This video actually helps me with the loss of my father. I cannot thank you enough for this video. What a beautiful garage and Corvair collection you have !!!!
I fell in love with Monza watching and speaking with the driver of a RR at Road Atlanta. I remember him sliding out of corners, squatting and accelerating away.. Beautiful lines.
These stories are so much better than the over-the-top blue chip cars. There's depth to the story that is missing in some the videos. These cars have such presence. Excellent video and I love the work shop!
I'm going to go ahead and say that I am impressed with all of it and him. I had friends growing up that had all manner of corvairs; the spyders, the monzas, the Vans and even the pickups. Such unique vehicles that I appreciated from day one, even at 8 years old.
It's always neat to see them around when you do, however rare that is. Glad that he is a devotee of such a unique and rare animal.
I enjoyed and miss my gold '65 Monza. It was fun to drive and it stood out in a crowd
When he picked his son up at the end just like his grandfather/godfather icing in the cake....
I was really into corvair a years back and even had a 59 bug with a corvair engine in it, dang what a blast. This is a very nice corvair and luv your passion.