For Sale: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair in Hilton, New York

Here's a very cool car; The Chevrolet Corvair 900 Club Coupe! A Beautiful example of the well recognized nameplate by America's own General Motors. Our Corvair is the Uplevel 900 Series making it two steps from the base 500 Coupe with the 700 series in the middle; Corvair also offered the Convertible model. This Corvair gets thumbs up wherever it goes and rides proudly down the road. Surprisingly responsive and sporty feeling, maybe due to it's dual carburetors at opposite ends of the flat six... We enjoy this car and sure you will too. The engine of the Corvair was made completely of aluminum making it very lightweight and durable. Road and Track hailed the car as a very well-designed car but another man, Ralph Nader, disagreed. The 'Big Three' (Chrysler, Ford, GM) primarily focused on intermediate and full-size vehicles during the 1950s, but the recession of 1957 sent consumers seeking less-expensive and more economical options. American Motors was one of the few automakers to witness an increase in sales during these lean years, prompting other automakers to explore this niche market. By the close of the 1950s and the start of the 1960s, the Big Three automakers had introduced 'compact' cars of their own, with most wearing scaled-down designs of the larger products. Instead of hefty V-8s, they were powered by four- or six-cylinder power, with bodies approximately 20-percent smaller than their standard cars. Led by General Manager, Ed Cole, Chevrolet designed a revolutionary new car named the Corvair. It was powered by an air-cooled, horizontal, six-cylinder engine mounted in the rear of the car, driving the rear wheels through a compact automatic transaxle. It had no conventional frame and was the first unibody built by Fisher. The suspension was independent all round, and the tires were an entirely new wide, low-profile design using GM's Z-body platform. Bucking the trend, the styling was rather unconventional and restrained for Detroit, devoid of tailfins or chrome grille, with elegant and subtle features throughout. They had a low silhouette with flat passenger compartment flooring, and offered improvements in ride quality, traction, and braking. The engineering was awarded numerous patents, and Time magazine placed Ed Cole and the Corvair on its cover. Motor Trend magazine named the 1960 Corvair its 'Car of the Year.' Production and sales of the Corvair dipped rather considerably for 1964, partly due to the introduction of new competition, including from within the Chevrolet brand. Chevy introduced the Chevy II with conservative styling and mechanical configuration, appealing to buyers who preferred front-engine layouts and contemporary designs. Ford introduced its Mustang in mid-1964, which made an immediate impact on those seeking a youthful and sporty vehicle. 1964 was the final year of styling that had been first introduced in 1960. The Corvair Monza Series 900 wore wider rocker panel moldings, full wheel covers, trim moldings along the wheel cutouts, and an inverted cross-shaped insignia positioned behind the front wheel housings. Body styles included a two-door club coupe priced at $2,280, a sedan at $2,335, and a convertible priced at just under $2,500. The most popular was the club coupe with 88,440 examples sold, followed by 31,045 of the convertible and 21,926 of the sedan. The list of standard equipment on the Series 900 included a Deluxe steering wheel with chrome horn ring, all-vinyl upholstery on the sedan and convertible, bucket seats, backup lights, rear armrests, simulated vents below the rear window, and glovebox light. We sell and ship worldwide Dome Lamp, Tinted Glass, Armrests - Dual Front, Automatic Transmission, Dual Carburetors, Am/Fm Radio, Full-Size Spare Tire, Spare Tire, Bucket Seats