63 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder Convertible Manual No Reserve 44k Miles Rally on 2040-cars
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
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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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