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63 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible Manual No Reserve 44k Miles Rally on 2040-cars

Year:1963 Mileage:44363
Location:

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Why a Corvair Monza Spyder?

We at Classic Motorsports magazine picked the Corvair Monza Spyder because it offered rarity (less than 15,000 built over three years, with 4761 made in 1963), technical interest (one of the first ever, mass produced, factory turbo charged cars) and much more uniqueness than a Mustang convertible. Those can be seen at every car show in America.

The Corvair Monza Spyder is quick, handles very well and has a great ride quality on the street. Don’t even believe all the Ralph Nader crap… a properly sorted Corvair is a great handling car.

This car seats four very comfortably and is a great entry-level classic that would be welcome at most shows rallies and autocross events.

Hagerty’s price guide shows a #2 quality car at $18,000 and a # 1 car is priced at $25,900.

The Monza Syder convertible is the rarest of the rare, with only 4761 built in 1963 and is the one Corvair to have in your collection.

 

Why This Car?

This is a “no issues”, collector quality car. It was sold new in Pasadena California and spent its entire life in the Los Angeles area. We bought it ten years ago, shipped it to Florida and began an extensive restoration. There are 44,356 miles on the odometer and except for a short time when the odometer was broken this is believed to be nearly original. We have all the receipts with this car and they back this claim up.

Repainted in PPG 2 Stage to concours level in the original color of Palomar Red, this car comes equipped with a newer white convertible top that works perfectly. The black interior is mostly original and in very good condition.

The entire inside of the car was stripped to the floors, which had zero (yes–zero!) rust, and were coated in POR 15 and then carefully covered in modern sound deadening material. New carpets were installed and all the heater ducting was checked for leaks and replaced as needed.

As outlined below, we have made some tasteful modifications that can quickly be returned to original condition. We have put a few thousand miles on this car since restoration and have everything sorted very well. Everything from the heater to the horn and all the lights, including the period correct rally lights work.

 

The modifications

Our intent was to build something the factory never did: a RallySport Corvair. Much like the Fitch Specials of the era, we wanted to add subtle graphic and functional improvements that are easily reversible, if someone wants to return the car to stock condition. Our goal was to build a period correct, rally-look car that would be a fun classic car rally and show car that has a genuine improvement in straightline and cornering performance.

 

Modifications

• Period Lucas rally lights,

• Swingin Sixties, offset tape strips in cream (not white) to blend in perfectly.

• New Koni Classic shocks

• 14x5.5” rally wheels with Chevy center caps and Firestone tires in good condition

• Factory optional quick ratio steering knuckles

• Professionally converted to front disc brakes Original front drum brakes (which are in good condition) come with car.

• Final drive ratio moved from 3.55:1 to 3.27:1 for better highway cruising. Increased power makes taking off from a traffic light no problem.

• Weber DCOE conversion to up boost and improve performance. Original completely rebuilt carb, linkage and perfect original air cleaner also come with car

• Ugly rocker panel moulding removed for sportier look. These come with car and have been polished.

• Complete set of custom made Cocoa Mats.

• Custom Autosound AM/FM/iPod radio with 4 discrete speakers.

 

The good

Completely rebuild engine and transaxle with parts and advice from Clark’s Corvair. New gas tank, fuel lines, electric fuel pump.

No rust ever on any part of the car, except one spot on one door that was fixed correctly by welding in a small patch panel.

Every bit of the underside of the car was wire brushed and restored and painted with Eastwood Chassis Black.

Engine compartment nicely detailed. Trunk nicely detailed. Spare moved to front trunk for better weight distribution, but could be returned to engine compartment in two minutes.

Original, optional glass washer bottle. Spare belts tools etc. in trunck go with car.

Every inch of mechanics from wheel bearing to wheel bearing at all four corners no expense spared. Could easily drive this car to anywhere in the country. No expense was spared and this car was restored as if we were going to keep it forever.

All bumpers and trim was replaced or buffed as needed to look perfect.

 

The bad

There is very, very little not to like about this car. While we put new seat padding in the seats, the covers are mostly original. There are a couple of well-done patches, in closely matching black vinyl.

The aluminum dash and glove box are original too, and there is slight pitting. Wherever possible, we left things original, as this is such a nice low mileage car. There is one nick in the windshield the size of a bb. It has not grown in the ten years I have owned the car.

There are a couple of minor nicks on original interior panels.

 

Every single aspect of this restoration has been covered in Classic Motorsports. In 2012. There are nearly 20 project update stories on our ClassicMotorsports.net website under cars. I am the owner of Classic Motorsports and restorer–not a dealer. You can bid in confidence and you are welcome to inspect the car, as it is in our magazine showroom. The only reason we are selling this car is we are out of garage space and need to write about the next car.

Stop by our showroom any time Monday-Friday 9am-5pm to see the car, or message me for more details.


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