Projects $200 '62 Corvair Score

Plus $35 delivery!

Been wanting a Corvair a long time, I found one a few months ago about 900 miles away, but I lost the contact info before I could find a brave soul to trailer it home for me. So I have been half-*** looking on Craigslist every few weeks, and I found one 10 miles from home. Even has shiny(but dirty) paint! Need doors and a windshield; I think I found some local, or I'll get some from 'Ol Flattop Bob. Did i make a good deal?


I didn't get the decklid with the new paint on it, but it's still pretty good.

Lotsa leaves, but no rust or collision damage I can see.

 

good luck... project 13 now???

 

Looks good to me, if that's the car you want then you seem to have gotten a good deal.

 

Did all the trim come with it? If so, you FREAKIN STOLE IT!

 

No trim, just what you see.

 

If it's not rusty under that paint, you did good...

I'd look for a copmplete parts car, buying it piece by piece will kill you.

 

All I need are doors, it's gonna be a race car.

 

Can't beat that price. I have a good windshield out of another '62 coupe but shipping it might be a pain.

 

i saw one in desert belonged to old hippy had a mid engine v8 the thing was bad ***

 

Check with Flat Top Bob/Owen's Salvage. I got a '60 front clip from him... maybe he still has the doors

 

He's got them, I'm trying to find some locally.

 

No ***le I suspect? Looks like a customer/body shop custody victim without doors or trim. Good buy for you nonetheless.

 

I gotta ask...what story did they give you as to why the doors are missing?

 

Nice score! Good luck,Man!

 

I have a 502 that I would love to put in a corvair mid mount with transaxle

 

"g***er"

 

Cut the top off , mount the rear seat on some 5' tall legs and make a quail hunting buggy . Then you don't need doors. Seriously looks like a great buy.

 

Are you being a rabble-rouser?

 

Are you gonna keep that paint job?

 

Great deal...
Good for you.
Love to hear these stories!!!
Keep us posted with pics on your progress..
Cheers,
Bob

 

The paint work is worth more than the car. Two late ones in the you-pick yard here, decent buildable ones but after being a no-sale all summer, out in the yard they went.

 

• Slide the lid back
• Weld some doors shut
• Install multiple engines

 

I'd still be pretty happy With that.

 

ROFL! Kinda like if Shirl Greer had started with a Corvair instead of a Mopar! Hell, with that nose stretched like that, an allison would work.

 

Looks pretty solid, good deal.

 

Throw a sbc in the front and make it a g***er, the body looks great. Congrats......

 

If anyone ever gives me a corvair, you can have it... Just sayin...

 

The paint is definitely worth more than $200. I bought it from a guy named Gary. Gary bought if from a guy who had it painted ($5000 according to Gary) and never re-***embled it. Gary bought it just for the doors; He has several other corvairs(none in nice shape, but Spyders) and he is building one for his wife. So he kept the doors and rear deck lid. I got a spare decklid from him, needs paint. I really think I will just get a couple doors(already found several sets) and try to match the paint on the doors and decklid. If it doesn't match, so what, I don't really like the color anyway.

 

we just parted out wrecked 66 corvair. I kept the bucket seats. I swear they are the same as chevelle/lemans? I thought smaller car they'd be smaller. Anyone know?

 

He was racing one night...and someone blew em off....

Result, nice find. Its gotta be worth that in parts alone.