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- Nov 17, 2009 at 12:51 pm
- I've always thought the newer Corvairs were good looking cars. Yours was not only good looking, but a real runner, too! I'm sorry to hear that you had to sell it.
- Nov 2, 2009 at 9:22 pm
- You have to teach me some about Corvairs. You are so into them, and I know so little about them. I just got "into" cars recently, so I have a lot to learn. Ashley sounds like a great car!
- Sep 12, 2009 at 8:02 am
- I had a '64 Monza Spyder in high school. It was a lot of fun, but it leaked a lot of oil!
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- "Ashley": 33 pts (loss)
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- "Ashley": 48 pts (win)
- Total votes: 13
- Ended: Nov 3, 2009
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- "Ashley": 39 pts (win)
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Owner: Top_Fuel1771
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- "Ashley": 31 pts (win)
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Owner: JoeIsuzu
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- Ended: Sep 20, 2009
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- "Ashley": 51 pts (win)
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- "Ashley": 51 pts (win)
- Total votes: 16
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- "Ashley": 71 pts (win)
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- "Ashley": 79 pts (win)
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- "Ashley": 85 pts (win)
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1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza ("Ashley")
Last updated Oct 26, 2009
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About
Back in 2000, I had the misfortune to have to take a prescription that meant I couldn't drive. I sold the daily car I had at that point (one plain-Jane black 5-speed Cavalier coupe - a transportation appliance at best). A couple of years went by, and I changed doctors. The new guy prescribed something different for my condition, so I needed wheels once again. I could: A) spend $4,500 on a cheap used car that would just blend into the woodwork or, B) Find a really decent Corvair set up the way I like it. Now THAT car doesn't blend in. I found this '66 Corvair in Denver, CO, on eBay. The engine had been rebuilt by a nationally-known Corvair specialist shortly before the previous owner put it into storage for about ten years. It came out of the rebuild capable of putting 220 horsepower down to the pavement. Not bad for 164 unblown, carbureted cubic inches! It also had new tires all around. I won the auction, and flew out with my wife to drive it home. A fantastic road trip, and it cost half as much as shipping it would have. It became my daily driver for the next three years, until, in late '05, I had it in for state inspection at a friends Corvair restoration shop. While it was up on the lift, I got to see just how little rust the car had underneath. I decided at that point that it had seen its last winter of Pennsylvania road salt! It is now my nice spring day car, and a pleasure to drive. It still draws attention wherever I go with it.
Specs
1966 Corvair Monza Sport Coupe
164 C.I.D. Opposed 6-cylinder engine, air cooled.
Lemonwood Yellow paint, Black interior
Factory Options
(All options verified by build sheet)
140 horsepower, 4 carb engine
4-speed transaxle
Posi rear
Sport Suspension
"Mag-Style" full wheel covers
AM pushbutton radio
Mods
Engine rebuilt to Yenko Stinger Stage III specs - 220 net horsepower.
Suspension lowered 1 coil.
Gas shocks
Steering Dampener
Low-restriction intake and exhaust.
Full window tint.
Tail panel painted silver (like the factory did with the Corvair Corsa model).
AM/FM/CD/Stereo unit mounted under the dash - NO holes cut or drilled for the installation!
Additional gauges (Tachometer, Voltmeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temperature)
Pennsylvania Vanity Plate "CORVA1R"
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