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TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION TUCSON ARIZONA
VOLUME 12 NUMBER 5 AUGUST 1986
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TUCSON COHViIH ASSOCIATION
CORVAIRSATION I a lurthly publmlion of Ihe TUCSONCORVMR ASSOC IAlIOH ~h l ch IS dedmed to the reserv l lon of the Corvair lodel of the Chevr~l e l Kuter Ol vi ~ lon The Tuc son Corv alr Association is a chart~rd
bullbullbull b r of Ih CORVAIR SOCIpoundTY OF A~ERICA ICORSA)
MONTHLY MEET I NG or held on the lh Wednesday of ach onth upt Deceber On technl cal ocl al event IS plnned fampr eh bullbullnth pt July nd August
MEMBERSHIP DUES if 11 0 per y bullbull r nd are pyab le to the lUeSON [ORVAIR ASSOCIATION through Ihe Melbershlp Chu raan
CORSA MEMBERSHIP DUES re 122 pEr yur ard Include subscriph on to the CORSA COIIUni que a onlh ly publlc ll on See a TCA Officer for 1lbershlp pplleilon
CLASSIFIED ADS are FREE 1011 rCA IElber5 and are 11 00 per hn io others The deadhne for terials sublltled fo r publication IS Ih 10th of the tonth for thai l onth s 155U bullbull il or de liver all tterials to the Corva I 5a l ~n EOl lor
BUSSINESS MAILING ADDRESS P O Box 5040 1 Tucson Arizona 85703
MEMBERSH I P CHAIRMAN WHEELS ampc SPOKES Carole Sanforo
17JO S Ce ylon P l a c e Tucson AZ 85748 (602) 885-9214
PRESIDENT Don Robinson LIBRARIAN 204~ W Snallmar Way Dave Baker Tucson AZ 85704 704 1 Arrowhead Drive (602) 297-J356 Tucson AZ 85715
(602) 2 96-1392
VICE-PRESIDENT ErnIe Riloy BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE 3434 E 5th Street Allen Elvick Tucson A2 8571 6 420 1 5 P-eston (602) 327- 312 J TUC So n AZ 8574 6
( 6 02) 8 8 3 - 4337
TREASURER Alan Atwood CORVAIRSATION EDITOR 4287 N Llmberlost Place Van Pe r s hing Tucson AZ 85705 4842 W Paseo de las Colinas (602) 888-4 433 Tucson AZ 85745
(602) 743 - 91H5
BOARD OF DIRECTORSRECORDING SECRETARY Current TCA Office r Bever I y Ba~e
7 0 41 Ar r owhead Drive Mark McKenna Bob Gay Tucson AZ 85715 Cal ole Sanf ord and t h e
( o r valr5a~ion Editor (b02 ) 9 b 13 92
From t t18 Pr es i acnt
ut lvnt rl Vie Vlent baek tv some or our vid ways with a jJEcking l ot svap r eet I d i dn t see any item s change h~ndG but i t W~H i atetc t ing se e i ng t he vari e ty of bood tiling ~wailab l _0 JOU knov t he dHfere nce be -t~ C 8lJ ~ 13 65 and 1900 or 2I-i1 script logo rhose ar e tne things you l earn w Jen talking s wap I h ope you wi ll br ing your swap it ems aga in this month
Ll1e r llj l~ - rno nth acliviti e~) s t 3r t aga i n in gtepterrlbec wi th a t our t o ~ i tt Peak ihis is s omething s pecia l that lan ~ tII )od i s l)l oIlrd fl G_
J-)V( ~l (dl ~)son i s the n l ~i -jn ~ ~ on Dave and fiaureen have o2n- Llitnful cUport0rs of the TeA Thanks Lave [or vuI unt 0ering f or thi~ JOD Lave has D Gre e nbrier s o he i ~ we ll pre pared f or the job ~r ing your cans to the nt tTl s o ve 1 on t eo h orne empty- handed
i ina lly got throu 9h th e d8ta of t he Owners Surv ey lou wi ll find ~~ E $ U i[ I ~ry ~ 1 2ew neIc in thi s i ssue LJl 1o n1-~ ~- ~ oJgt yoar i nt 0r ectint i lrput s ile vill have addishyt ion 1 Cilr l8Y blanc 2t tl~ meet ing If you havent L~illmiddot ( C)n c out lt10 it ~J ilvuld li ke to [~t your l(~c i )o 1~ l ~ olvCi i~ s w
NON-MEMBERS
We would like t th T a JOln e UCSo n Corvair AssociationW 11 send you thr I bull ~e camp lmentar y lSsues of the Corvalrsatlon and welcome y ou to all of Our activities Th i sis a g t h trea c ance 0 get to know us No matter what y our Corvair interests are youll find a lot of good folks wlth slmllar interests in the Tucson Corvair ASSoclatl o n If y ou decide to join us the dues are $1000 pr year
Th0 r Ju1 a r monthly meetin lt) of the Tucson Cor v ir ssoci a tion w s cllecl to order at 745 gt1 by President )on ltobinson at t P Eicadilly CaEEteri at 6767 t Bro1dway Tucson irizona on ~ElnesJay July 23 1386
Th minutes o f thE prEvious meeting WEre approved a 6 corrected by the ch~nging ~r Posts first name to Mack
rlnlpr old business the ~ational Conven tion begins this weEk ~nj Gor~on Cauble and hi s wi fe ar E among those attending this ~f~air in Cr3nd Rapids ~lichigan
~ew business lan ~ t~ood a nn ounc ed that he had the Clarks ~orvai r Parts Inc Ctlog for 198E -(7 on sale Carol Sanford crale rEports o n severl of o ~r l1ellbers who have mQved away and the librarLn Da ve Baker gavE a brief announcement on what he hos for the m~~bers to USe
It was announCEd th a t Don Cha s tain is our Custodian o f some t ools thi9t are available for use including a tow bar blower bE~ring luhEr and differEntial brack Ets ThE Chas tains havE moved tQ their new home at 7041 Crestline
Cne guEst was int rodu ced
f ter thE brek the drawing of the door pr izEs was held The o i Et s ltJere donated by Cun n inghilm Corva ir Inc (former ly knom as The EQlS from 2arnevs ) and the Tucson Corvair Association bull middot 11- tlo J Jon the li~ense plate prize ard the other gifts -r o won b y arry land ridge Ernie O11 0y Ed Sanford Betty Chastain and yours truly
shQrt tech sEssion f J 1loWE _ c once rn ing checking comlress ion 1ni tires
~ iTHetin g middotwmiddoti3S adj ou rnEgtd at 3 35
~e9pectfu lly subllitted
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OWNERS~ SURVEY - SECOND REPORT
Here we go ~gain -- - stuff from the or iginal Owners Survey TIlled out by e lghtc- E=ll peop le famll iE s ) c ouple of months ago The Dwnerstlip and preferences WdS not re~l I y what 1 EMpected Nine people owned cars dUl-ing their productiof1 years )60 to 69 None of ~he respondent sfirst owned Corvairs between 1967 and 1972
Would you buy =lnothef (Corvail-) Fifteen said yes and one said no I Two SlJrv~ys had a question mark
What production ca r would you purchase today that 15 equivanlent to a Corva ir There were two question marks and two blanks Two people indicated that their Corvair replacement needs to be to ugh One chose an MG Unlmog and the other chosE N Chevy truck Cavalier and Fiero received two vote s e ach Other preferences we re Porsche Nissan MaXima Honda Cor ve tte and a Ford There were four blanks or questIon markf) one saId there IS nothing as good and one wrot e funny
In the problem area by far the biggest complaint was the quality of gasoline they can bLty fo r their cars Eight people mentioned gas or Englne knO L l-- Thrpe people c omplMined of oil ) eaks AlIgnment SUSP~tlS Ion po l(l i Inn Idck of p a rts a V3i l ability w~C all mentioned by at e d si two l l J I F ~-~t r dl Dc-op ls- Wel-f using q~s ldJiL Ies and most people do preV l)n t VE~ IOdlntt--gtnancp Patlenc- gtIton la 15 and keeping ~nglne temperature down were melltioned as s p eclal fi x es
Everyone does some of their own maintenance and man y do most eVE t ything to koep theil- Corva1rs r-unning The local Corvair shop (Cunni ng ham s ) gets wOTk so me dont do 01- don t want to d o
Twn p 0 0pJe mentio ned that t h egty wer e no t sa t if 1 ed with their mdlTtenancl~ fGl r e d s on One said No hIS car was
unappreCIatIv e Allothel C-ald Ves middot they I lked th e wa y t heir car was mcintdlnpd
The b rJst featurrs Il di c aterl h y th e r~spondellts about their Cor v airs was (10 c-l l- pr sp to mc (lo r wou ld thlY be to others who ha v e owned th em --- hai1dling easy dnd fun to drive economy styling sizE --- all of tle superldt lvPS ~~erp mentioned rnany tImE~ It ~ s obvious
molt= t would aql-ee tvl t h the- ~~ ta tEment Corvai r s m)y WE t he best ca r ever
b u i I t by C h ev r 0 I EO t
The feat ure mos t tr-Jould add to mal--e thelr car mOI-e appeal ing was a 3-speed automatI C t ra nsmiS SI On four peo p le me n tion ing it More power d l Sk b r aKe be tter engille c(Jnllnq wider tires better radi o and air
conditIoning wer e mentioned b y s ome
Fa vo rlt~ model It middot a dr6w b et we en the 6 4 Spyder and a 6 6 Cor-sa coupe c o nvertIble wty T meless style and handling were th e h ig -easons
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
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I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
TUCSON COHViIH ASSOCIATION
CORVAIRSATION I a lurthly publmlion of Ihe TUCSONCORVMR ASSOC IAlIOH ~h l ch IS dedmed to the reserv l lon of the Corvair lodel of the Chevr~l e l Kuter Ol vi ~ lon The Tuc son Corv alr Association is a chart~rd
bullbullbull b r of Ih CORVAIR SOCIpoundTY OF A~ERICA ICORSA)
MONTHLY MEET I NG or held on the lh Wednesday of ach onth upt Deceber On technl cal ocl al event IS plnned fampr eh bullbullnth pt July nd August
MEMBERSHIP DUES if 11 0 per y bullbull r nd are pyab le to the lUeSON [ORVAIR ASSOCIATION through Ihe Melbershlp Chu raan
CORSA MEMBERSHIP DUES re 122 pEr yur ard Include subscriph on to the CORSA COIIUni que a onlh ly publlc ll on See a TCA Officer for 1lbershlp pplleilon
CLASSIFIED ADS are FREE 1011 rCA IElber5 and are 11 00 per hn io others The deadhne for terials sublltled fo r publication IS Ih 10th of the tonth for thai l onth s 155U bullbull il or de liver all tterials to the Corva I 5a l ~n EOl lor
BUSSINESS MAILING ADDRESS P O Box 5040 1 Tucson Arizona 85703
MEMBERSH I P CHAIRMAN WHEELS ampc SPOKES Carole Sanforo
17JO S Ce ylon P l a c e Tucson AZ 85748 (602) 885-9214
PRESIDENT Don Robinson LIBRARIAN 204~ W Snallmar Way Dave Baker Tucson AZ 85704 704 1 Arrowhead Drive (602) 297-J356 Tucson AZ 85715
(602) 2 96-1392
VICE-PRESIDENT ErnIe Riloy BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE 3434 E 5th Street Allen Elvick Tucson A2 8571 6 420 1 5 P-eston (602) 327- 312 J TUC So n AZ 8574 6
( 6 02) 8 8 3 - 4337
TREASURER Alan Atwood CORVAIRSATION EDITOR 4287 N Llmberlost Place Van Pe r s hing Tucson AZ 85705 4842 W Paseo de las Colinas (602) 888-4 433 Tucson AZ 85745
(602) 743 - 91H5
BOARD OF DIRECTORSRECORDING SECRETARY Current TCA Office r Bever I y Ba~e
7 0 41 Ar r owhead Drive Mark McKenna Bob Gay Tucson AZ 85715 Cal ole Sanf ord and t h e
( o r valr5a~ion Editor (b02 ) 9 b 13 92
From t t18 Pr es i acnt
ut lvnt rl Vie Vlent baek tv some or our vid ways with a jJEcking l ot svap r eet I d i dn t see any item s change h~ndG but i t W~H i atetc t ing se e i ng t he vari e ty of bood tiling ~wailab l _0 JOU knov t he dHfere nce be -t~ C 8lJ ~ 13 65 and 1900 or 2I-i1 script logo rhose ar e tne things you l earn w Jen talking s wap I h ope you wi ll br ing your swap it ems aga in this month
Ll1e r llj l~ - rno nth acliviti e~) s t 3r t aga i n in gtepterrlbec wi th a t our t o ~ i tt Peak ihis is s omething s pecia l that lan ~ tII )od i s l)l oIlrd fl G_
J-)V( ~l (dl ~)son i s the n l ~i -jn ~ ~ on Dave and fiaureen have o2n- Llitnful cUport0rs of the TeA Thanks Lave [or vuI unt 0ering f or thi~ JOD Lave has D Gre e nbrier s o he i ~ we ll pre pared f or the job ~r ing your cans to the nt tTl s o ve 1 on t eo h orne empty- handed
i ina lly got throu 9h th e d8ta of t he Owners Surv ey lou wi ll find ~~ E $ U i[ I ~ry ~ 1 2ew neIc in thi s i ssue LJl 1o n1-~ ~- ~ oJgt yoar i nt 0r ectint i lrput s ile vill have addishyt ion 1 Cilr l8Y blanc 2t tl~ meet ing If you havent L~illmiddot ( C)n c out lt10 it ~J ilvuld li ke to [~t your l(~c i )o 1~ l ~ olvCi i~ s w
NON-MEMBERS
We would like t th T a JOln e UCSo n Corvair AssociationW 11 send you thr I bull ~e camp lmentar y lSsues of the Corvalrsatlon and welcome y ou to all of Our activities Th i sis a g t h trea c ance 0 get to know us No matter what y our Corvair interests are youll find a lot of good folks wlth slmllar interests in the Tucson Corvair ASSoclatl o n If y ou decide to join us the dues are $1000 pr year
Th0 r Ju1 a r monthly meetin lt) of the Tucson Cor v ir ssoci a tion w s cllecl to order at 745 gt1 by President )on ltobinson at t P Eicadilly CaEEteri at 6767 t Bro1dway Tucson irizona on ~ElnesJay July 23 1386
Th minutes o f thE prEvious meeting WEre approved a 6 corrected by the ch~nging ~r Posts first name to Mack
rlnlpr old business the ~ational Conven tion begins this weEk ~nj Gor~on Cauble and hi s wi fe ar E among those attending this ~f~air in Cr3nd Rapids ~lichigan
~ew business lan ~ t~ood a nn ounc ed that he had the Clarks ~orvai r Parts Inc Ctlog for 198E -(7 on sale Carol Sanford crale rEports o n severl of o ~r l1ellbers who have mQved away and the librarLn Da ve Baker gavE a brief announcement on what he hos for the m~~bers to USe
It was announCEd th a t Don Cha s tain is our Custodian o f some t ools thi9t are available for use including a tow bar blower bE~ring luhEr and differEntial brack Ets ThE Chas tains havE moved tQ their new home at 7041 Crestline
Cne guEst was int rodu ced
f ter thE brek the drawing of the door pr izEs was held The o i Et s ltJere donated by Cun n inghilm Corva ir Inc (former ly knom as The EQlS from 2arnevs ) and the Tucson Corvair Association bull middot 11- tlo J Jon the li~ense plate prize ard the other gifts -r o won b y arry land ridge Ernie O11 0y Ed Sanford Betty Chastain and yours truly
shQrt tech sEssion f J 1loWE _ c once rn ing checking comlress ion 1ni tires
~ iTHetin g middotwmiddoti3S adj ou rnEgtd at 3 35
~e9pectfu lly subllitted
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OWNERS~ SURVEY - SECOND REPORT
Here we go ~gain -- - stuff from the or iginal Owners Survey TIlled out by e lghtc- E=ll peop le famll iE s ) c ouple of months ago The Dwnerstlip and preferences WdS not re~l I y what 1 EMpected Nine people owned cars dUl-ing their productiof1 years )60 to 69 None of ~he respondent sfirst owned Corvairs between 1967 and 1972
Would you buy =lnothef (Corvail-) Fifteen said yes and one said no I Two SlJrv~ys had a question mark
What production ca r would you purchase today that 15 equivanlent to a Corva ir There were two question marks and two blanks Two people indicated that their Corvair replacement needs to be to ugh One chose an MG Unlmog and the other chosE N Chevy truck Cavalier and Fiero received two vote s e ach Other preferences we re Porsche Nissan MaXima Honda Cor ve tte and a Ford There were four blanks or questIon markf) one saId there IS nothing as good and one wrot e funny
In the problem area by far the biggest complaint was the quality of gasoline they can bLty fo r their cars Eight people mentioned gas or Englne knO L l-- Thrpe people c omplMined of oil ) eaks AlIgnment SUSP~tlS Ion po l(l i Inn Idck of p a rts a V3i l ability w~C all mentioned by at e d si two l l J I F ~-~t r dl Dc-op ls- Wel-f using q~s ldJiL Ies and most people do preV l)n t VE~ IOdlntt--gtnancp Patlenc- gtIton la 15 and keeping ~nglne temperature down were melltioned as s p eclal fi x es
Everyone does some of their own maintenance and man y do most eVE t ything to koep theil- Corva1rs r-unning The local Corvair shop (Cunni ng ham s ) gets wOTk so me dont do 01- don t want to d o
Twn p 0 0pJe mentio ned that t h egty wer e no t sa t if 1 ed with their mdlTtenancl~ fGl r e d s on One said No hIS car was
unappreCIatIv e Allothel C-ald Ves middot they I lked th e wa y t heir car was mcintdlnpd
The b rJst featurrs Il di c aterl h y th e r~spondellts about their Cor v airs was (10 c-l l- pr sp to mc (lo r wou ld thlY be to others who ha v e owned th em --- hai1dling easy dnd fun to drive economy styling sizE --- all of tle superldt lvPS ~~erp mentioned rnany tImE~ It ~ s obvious
molt= t would aql-ee tvl t h the- ~~ ta tEment Corvai r s m)y WE t he best ca r ever
b u i I t by C h ev r 0 I EO t
The feat ure mos t tr-Jould add to mal--e thelr car mOI-e appeal ing was a 3-speed automatI C t ra nsmiS SI On four peo p le me n tion ing it More power d l Sk b r aKe be tter engille c(Jnllnq wider tires better radi o and air
conditIoning wer e mentioned b y s ome
Fa vo rlt~ model It middot a dr6w b et we en the 6 4 Spyder and a 6 6 Cor-sa coupe c o nvertIble wty T meless style and handling were th e h ig -easons
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
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bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
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bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
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CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
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TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
From t t18 Pr es i acnt
ut lvnt rl Vie Vlent baek tv some or our vid ways with a jJEcking l ot svap r eet I d i dn t see any item s change h~ndG but i t W~H i atetc t ing se e i ng t he vari e ty of bood tiling ~wailab l _0 JOU knov t he dHfere nce be -t~ C 8lJ ~ 13 65 and 1900 or 2I-i1 script logo rhose ar e tne things you l earn w Jen talking s wap I h ope you wi ll br ing your swap it ems aga in this month
Ll1e r llj l~ - rno nth acliviti e~) s t 3r t aga i n in gtepterrlbec wi th a t our t o ~ i tt Peak ihis is s omething s pecia l that lan ~ tII )od i s l)l oIlrd fl G_
J-)V( ~l (dl ~)son i s the n l ~i -jn ~ ~ on Dave and fiaureen have o2n- Llitnful cUport0rs of the TeA Thanks Lave [or vuI unt 0ering f or thi~ JOD Lave has D Gre e nbrier s o he i ~ we ll pre pared f or the job ~r ing your cans to the nt tTl s o ve 1 on t eo h orne empty- handed
i ina lly got throu 9h th e d8ta of t he Owners Surv ey lou wi ll find ~~ E $ U i[ I ~ry ~ 1 2ew neIc in thi s i ssue LJl 1o n1-~ ~- ~ oJgt yoar i nt 0r ectint i lrput s ile vill have addishyt ion 1 Cilr l8Y blanc 2t tl~ meet ing If you havent L~illmiddot ( C)n c out lt10 it ~J ilvuld li ke to [~t your l(~c i )o 1~ l ~ olvCi i~ s w
NON-MEMBERS
We would like t th T a JOln e UCSo n Corvair AssociationW 11 send you thr I bull ~e camp lmentar y lSsues of the Corvalrsatlon and welcome y ou to all of Our activities Th i sis a g t h trea c ance 0 get to know us No matter what y our Corvair interests are youll find a lot of good folks wlth slmllar interests in the Tucson Corvair ASSoclatl o n If y ou decide to join us the dues are $1000 pr year
Th0 r Ju1 a r monthly meetin lt) of the Tucson Cor v ir ssoci a tion w s cllecl to order at 745 gt1 by President )on ltobinson at t P Eicadilly CaEEteri at 6767 t Bro1dway Tucson irizona on ~ElnesJay July 23 1386
Th minutes o f thE prEvious meeting WEre approved a 6 corrected by the ch~nging ~r Posts first name to Mack
rlnlpr old business the ~ational Conven tion begins this weEk ~nj Gor~on Cauble and hi s wi fe ar E among those attending this ~f~air in Cr3nd Rapids ~lichigan
~ew business lan ~ t~ood a nn ounc ed that he had the Clarks ~orvai r Parts Inc Ctlog for 198E -(7 on sale Carol Sanford crale rEports o n severl of o ~r l1ellbers who have mQved away and the librarLn Da ve Baker gavE a brief announcement on what he hos for the m~~bers to USe
It was announCEd th a t Don Cha s tain is our Custodian o f some t ools thi9t are available for use including a tow bar blower bE~ring luhEr and differEntial brack Ets ThE Chas tains havE moved tQ their new home at 7041 Crestline
Cne guEst was int rodu ced
f ter thE brek the drawing of the door pr izEs was held The o i Et s ltJere donated by Cun n inghilm Corva ir Inc (former ly knom as The EQlS from 2arnevs ) and the Tucson Corvair Association bull middot 11- tlo J Jon the li~ense plate prize ard the other gifts -r o won b y arry land ridge Ernie O11 0y Ed Sanford Betty Chastain and yours truly
shQrt tech sEssion f J 1loWE _ c once rn ing checking comlress ion 1ni tires
~ iTHetin g middotwmiddoti3S adj ou rnEgtd at 3 35
~e9pectfu lly subllitted
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OWNERS~ SURVEY - SECOND REPORT
Here we go ~gain -- - stuff from the or iginal Owners Survey TIlled out by e lghtc- E=ll peop le famll iE s ) c ouple of months ago The Dwnerstlip and preferences WdS not re~l I y what 1 EMpected Nine people owned cars dUl-ing their productiof1 years )60 to 69 None of ~he respondent sfirst owned Corvairs between 1967 and 1972
Would you buy =lnothef (Corvail-) Fifteen said yes and one said no I Two SlJrv~ys had a question mark
What production ca r would you purchase today that 15 equivanlent to a Corva ir There were two question marks and two blanks Two people indicated that their Corvair replacement needs to be to ugh One chose an MG Unlmog and the other chosE N Chevy truck Cavalier and Fiero received two vote s e ach Other preferences we re Porsche Nissan MaXima Honda Cor ve tte and a Ford There were four blanks or questIon markf) one saId there IS nothing as good and one wrot e funny
In the problem area by far the biggest complaint was the quality of gasoline they can bLty fo r their cars Eight people mentioned gas or Englne knO L l-- Thrpe people c omplMined of oil ) eaks AlIgnment SUSP~tlS Ion po l(l i Inn Idck of p a rts a V3i l ability w~C all mentioned by at e d si two l l J I F ~-~t r dl Dc-op ls- Wel-f using q~s ldJiL Ies and most people do preV l)n t VE~ IOdlntt--gtnancp Patlenc- gtIton la 15 and keeping ~nglne temperature down were melltioned as s p eclal fi x es
Everyone does some of their own maintenance and man y do most eVE t ything to koep theil- Corva1rs r-unning The local Corvair shop (Cunni ng ham s ) gets wOTk so me dont do 01- don t want to d o
Twn p 0 0pJe mentio ned that t h egty wer e no t sa t if 1 ed with their mdlTtenancl~ fGl r e d s on One said No hIS car was
unappreCIatIv e Allothel C-ald Ves middot they I lked th e wa y t heir car was mcintdlnpd
The b rJst featurrs Il di c aterl h y th e r~spondellts about their Cor v airs was (10 c-l l- pr sp to mc (lo r wou ld thlY be to others who ha v e owned th em --- hai1dling easy dnd fun to drive economy styling sizE --- all of tle superldt lvPS ~~erp mentioned rnany tImE~ It ~ s obvious
molt= t would aql-ee tvl t h the- ~~ ta tEment Corvai r s m)y WE t he best ca r ever
b u i I t by C h ev r 0 I EO t
The feat ure mos t tr-Jould add to mal--e thelr car mOI-e appeal ing was a 3-speed automatI C t ra nsmiS SI On four peo p le me n tion ing it More power d l Sk b r aKe be tter engille c(Jnllnq wider tires better radi o and air
conditIoning wer e mentioned b y s ome
Fa vo rlt~ model It middot a dr6w b et we en the 6 4 Spyder and a 6 6 Cor-sa coupe c o nvertIble wty T meless style and handling were th e h ig -easons
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
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100 plus Corvairs
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bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
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I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
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(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
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TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
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COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
Th0 r Ju1 a r monthly meetin lt) of the Tucson Cor v ir ssoci a tion w s cllecl to order at 745 gt1 by President )on ltobinson at t P Eicadilly CaEEteri at 6767 t Bro1dway Tucson irizona on ~ElnesJay July 23 1386
Th minutes o f thE prEvious meeting WEre approved a 6 corrected by the ch~nging ~r Posts first name to Mack
rlnlpr old business the ~ational Conven tion begins this weEk ~nj Gor~on Cauble and hi s wi fe ar E among those attending this ~f~air in Cr3nd Rapids ~lichigan
~ew business lan ~ t~ood a nn ounc ed that he had the Clarks ~orvai r Parts Inc Ctlog for 198E -(7 on sale Carol Sanford crale rEports o n severl of o ~r l1ellbers who have mQved away and the librarLn Da ve Baker gavE a brief announcement on what he hos for the m~~bers to USe
It was announCEd th a t Don Cha s tain is our Custodian o f some t ools thi9t are available for use including a tow bar blower bE~ring luhEr and differEntial brack Ets ThE Chas tains havE moved tQ their new home at 7041 Crestline
Cne guEst was int rodu ced
f ter thE brek the drawing of the door pr izEs was held The o i Et s ltJere donated by Cun n inghilm Corva ir Inc (former ly knom as The EQlS from 2arnevs ) and the Tucson Corvair Association bull middot 11- tlo J Jon the li~ense plate prize ard the other gifts -r o won b y arry land ridge Ernie O11 0y Ed Sanford Betty Chastain and yours truly
shQrt tech sEssion f J 1loWE _ c once rn ing checking comlress ion 1ni tires
~ iTHetin g middotwmiddoti3S adj ou rnEgtd at 3 35
~e9pectfu lly subllitted
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OWNERS~ SURVEY - SECOND REPORT
Here we go ~gain -- - stuff from the or iginal Owners Survey TIlled out by e lghtc- E=ll peop le famll iE s ) c ouple of months ago The Dwnerstlip and preferences WdS not re~l I y what 1 EMpected Nine people owned cars dUl-ing their productiof1 years )60 to 69 None of ~he respondent sfirst owned Corvairs between 1967 and 1972
Would you buy =lnothef (Corvail-) Fifteen said yes and one said no I Two SlJrv~ys had a question mark
What production ca r would you purchase today that 15 equivanlent to a Corva ir There were two question marks and two blanks Two people indicated that their Corvair replacement needs to be to ugh One chose an MG Unlmog and the other chosE N Chevy truck Cavalier and Fiero received two vote s e ach Other preferences we re Porsche Nissan MaXima Honda Cor ve tte and a Ford There were four blanks or questIon markf) one saId there IS nothing as good and one wrot e funny
In the problem area by far the biggest complaint was the quality of gasoline they can bLty fo r their cars Eight people mentioned gas or Englne knO L l-- Thrpe people c omplMined of oil ) eaks AlIgnment SUSP~tlS Ion po l(l i Inn Idck of p a rts a V3i l ability w~C all mentioned by at e d si two l l J I F ~-~t r dl Dc-op ls- Wel-f using q~s ldJiL Ies and most people do preV l)n t VE~ IOdlntt--gtnancp Patlenc- gtIton la 15 and keeping ~nglne temperature down were melltioned as s p eclal fi x es
Everyone does some of their own maintenance and man y do most eVE t ything to koep theil- Corva1rs r-unning The local Corvair shop (Cunni ng ham s ) gets wOTk so me dont do 01- don t want to d o
Twn p 0 0pJe mentio ned that t h egty wer e no t sa t if 1 ed with their mdlTtenancl~ fGl r e d s on One said No hIS car was
unappreCIatIv e Allothel C-ald Ves middot they I lked th e wa y t heir car was mcintdlnpd
The b rJst featurrs Il di c aterl h y th e r~spondellts about their Cor v airs was (10 c-l l- pr sp to mc (lo r wou ld thlY be to others who ha v e owned th em --- hai1dling easy dnd fun to drive economy styling sizE --- all of tle superldt lvPS ~~erp mentioned rnany tImE~ It ~ s obvious
molt= t would aql-ee tvl t h the- ~~ ta tEment Corvai r s m)y WE t he best ca r ever
b u i I t by C h ev r 0 I EO t
The feat ure mos t tr-Jould add to mal--e thelr car mOI-e appeal ing was a 3-speed automatI C t ra nsmiS SI On four peo p le me n tion ing it More power d l Sk b r aKe be tter engille c(Jnllnq wider tires better radi o and air
conditIoning wer e mentioned b y s ome
Fa vo rlt~ model It middot a dr6w b et we en the 6 4 Spyder and a 6 6 Cor-sa coupe c o nvertIble wty T meless style and handling were th e h ig -easons
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
OWNERS~ SURVEY - SECOND REPORT
Here we go ~gain -- - stuff from the or iginal Owners Survey TIlled out by e lghtc- E=ll peop le famll iE s ) c ouple of months ago The Dwnerstlip and preferences WdS not re~l I y what 1 EMpected Nine people owned cars dUl-ing their productiof1 years )60 to 69 None of ~he respondent sfirst owned Corvairs between 1967 and 1972
Would you buy =lnothef (Corvail-) Fifteen said yes and one said no I Two SlJrv~ys had a question mark
What production ca r would you purchase today that 15 equivanlent to a Corva ir There were two question marks and two blanks Two people indicated that their Corvair replacement needs to be to ugh One chose an MG Unlmog and the other chosE N Chevy truck Cavalier and Fiero received two vote s e ach Other preferences we re Porsche Nissan MaXima Honda Cor ve tte and a Ford There were four blanks or questIon markf) one saId there IS nothing as good and one wrot e funny
In the problem area by far the biggest complaint was the quality of gasoline they can bLty fo r their cars Eight people mentioned gas or Englne knO L l-- Thrpe people c omplMined of oil ) eaks AlIgnment SUSP~tlS Ion po l(l i Inn Idck of p a rts a V3i l ability w~C all mentioned by at e d si two l l J I F ~-~t r dl Dc-op ls- Wel-f using q~s ldJiL Ies and most people do preV l)n t VE~ IOdlntt--gtnancp Patlenc- gtIton la 15 and keeping ~nglne temperature down were melltioned as s p eclal fi x es
Everyone does some of their own maintenance and man y do most eVE t ything to koep theil- Corva1rs r-unning The local Corvair shop (Cunni ng ham s ) gets wOTk so me dont do 01- don t want to d o
Twn p 0 0pJe mentio ned that t h egty wer e no t sa t if 1 ed with their mdlTtenancl~ fGl r e d s on One said No hIS car was
unappreCIatIv e Allothel C-ald Ves middot they I lked th e wa y t heir car was mcintdlnpd
The b rJst featurrs Il di c aterl h y th e r~spondellts about their Cor v airs was (10 c-l l- pr sp to mc (lo r wou ld thlY be to others who ha v e owned th em --- hai1dling easy dnd fun to drive economy styling sizE --- all of tle superldt lvPS ~~erp mentioned rnany tImE~ It ~ s obvious
molt= t would aql-ee tvl t h the- ~~ ta tEment Corvai r s m)y WE t he best ca r ever
b u i I t by C h ev r 0 I EO t
The feat ure mos t tr-Jould add to mal--e thelr car mOI-e appeal ing was a 3-speed automatI C t ra nsmiS SI On four peo p le me n tion ing it More power d l Sk b r aKe be tter engille c(Jnllnq wider tires better radi o and air
conditIoning wer e mentioned b y s ome
Fa vo rlt~ model It middot a dr6w b et we en the 6 4 Spyder and a 6 6 Cor-sa coupe c o nvertIble wty T meless style and handling were th e h ig -easons
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
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LIBRJIlY rNVCNTORY
TUCSON CO IWII( SSOCIATION
~orvair Shop MAnu~ls 196n 1961 1967-63 1l61- SUPIJ lemen 1~65-Cha ssis Shop Manual
- 1967-3upp1ement 19fi8 1969-chAssis Shop Manual
~le ~u to Body (e~air
The 1u to Repair Book lIow ro Keep Your CorvAir li ve Chassis and Dody Parts CaLliog 1960-1969 Servicing the Corvair-Powerqlide Transmissions Corv3ir Reference Guide 1977 ldrk s corvoir ~drtS la taloq 1982 and 1906-87 -merirD COrva ir liu ts ciltJfog 1978 corvair Underqrownd Cotrofeld Corvol ir I rts )nd ccssories Car collector Magazine August 1977 corvair oecade Corsa llfmbership Hoster 0 19 30 windmill 1-1-71 to 10-1-7) Corso Comnluque 1972 through 1982 CorSil middot)uarterly 1971 to 3u mlner Issue 1978 rorvllr ff )i r (orv~irsotion from 1978 to present time
ccorrlinq to the lltlst inventory PCA did ha v e a 1966 Corvair Shoo middot11nu middot1 0 but it i s not there now If you know where it is pllose return it to Jave Ba ker I lso the 1961 I~a nual was -shycheckEd in 1982 an not returned and the 1964 Manual was chfc-kprl Ollt in 19f14 nd has not heen returned
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
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I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
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CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
C U V AIR J- O REVER
This is the second month we are spotlighting each year of the Corvair in the COV_LsectiDQn This month wil l spotlight the 1961 Corvair
1961 PRODUCTION 329632 units
Coupe 151 5 8 euro Sedan 104445 500 16857 500 18752 700 24786 700 51948
Monza 109945 Monza 33745
R-95 47 557 Station Wagon 26 042 Rampside 10787 500 5591 Loadside 2475 700 20451
Corvan 15806 Greenbrier 18489
IIE_-UP SPEC~
D l s t rlhu t or dwel l 31 --3 4 n e g gap 0 6 ( u s ed) 0 19middotmiddot( new) hr eaker- a r m te ns ion 19 -23 oz
1im l nq 8 0 l-1P-Manu a l ( Dl st PI N 1 1 10 2 58 ) 4 de g ree s B T DC 8 0 HP - Auto ma ti c ( D i st P i N 111 0 2 59) 13 d eg rees BT DC 9B HP - All I D l st P ~I 11 1(260 ) 13 de g r ees B TDe
Sp ar k Pl uqs S t andar d A C 46FF Colder AC 44 F F --shyT g h t e n i ng T orque 2 0 -2 5 F t-Lb
ALL CORVAIR ENGINES
I i ri ng Order 1 - 4 -5-2 - 3 -middot 6 ( Front to Rea r Right Bank - 1-3-5 L eft Bank - 2 - 4 - 6 )
Co mpr es s ion c ra nl- l nC) spC Qd W i t h t h l-ot t l e v a lves w ide-ope n 130 PS l
Ma xj mum Varlation h e twee n c y lind er s 2 0 p Si
B lower Be lt Ten s io n 55 I h t 5 lh ( u sed) 7 5 l b plusmn 5 l b (ne w )
1961SPEClFlCAnONS MANUF ACfURERS KK) dill 2middot dr bullbull 1t10 500 edoctr 1874 1961 SUGGESTED 500 atoG 2Z68
Overall htDlJlb bullbull U1OO In 100 daD 2-d bull bullbullbullbull bullbull lNRET AIL PRICES Holgb 513 In Too bullbulld -dr 2038Wldb 67 0 In 100 asoD bullbullbull bullbullbull 2331Wheelbue tOBOlD 800 d 2middotdr bull 2201 Ofplacement 145 cu ln
GreeDbrier bull bull 2651 Bore x Stroh 3431 x 260 la o Horsepower lTorque Turbo-Alr 60 4400 126 pounds
rt 23OO Super Turbo-Alr 98800 132 2800 CORVAIR REAR AXLE IDENTIFICATION CompreloD Ratio Turbo-Air _ 80 1 CORV A I R 3-Speed o r 4 -Speed (3 27 ret io) BO Super Turbo-Air 901 CORVA I A Auto matic Transmission (321 rat io) BCTranltDltIIOD 101108
CQ RVA I A 3speed or 4-Speed (355 rat io) BF 3-opbullbulld 3IO 198 1001
COR V A IR AutOmatic Transmiss ion (3 55 ra l io) BJ4-speed 3M 235 144 1001 AutomatiC 162 1001 COAV AIR 3-5r eed or 4 -S peed (3 89 ra t io) BL Re ar Axle Rala CQ RV AIR Automatic Transmiss ion 138 9 ratiol BY Standard 3211 Al 0 3middotSreed or 4-Speell 13 89 rat io) 8L Oplooal _ 355 3881
Al 0 Au toma t ic Transmission 1389 rat io BY
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
CHAPTER g
HOW TO GO FROM ECONOMY TO PERFORMANCE IN ONE EASY YEAR
In 1960 falcon sold 435000 units Rambler sold 332000 And Corvair Well Virginia seven more than a quarter of a million aint bad Or is it
Chevy wasnt used to taking second place let alone third place in sales (except in 1957 and 1959 when it gave up first place in auto sales to Ford) so something had to be done One thing as already mentIoned was the crash Chevy I program But another was diversification of the line
from a somewhat pathetic lineup of two four-door sedans in the fall of 59 the 1961 Corvair line expanded to thirteen distinct candidates for the consumer dollar New this year were the 500 and 700 Lakewood wagons a Monza 900 sedan two Greenbriers two pickup trucks and the 95 Cor van panel truck If that couldnt woo that fickle beast the public nothing would
But the public saw only the Monza Club Coupe Of the 280000 passenger cars sold in the Corvair line the vICC accounted for almost 110000
Of course there was very little change in the 61 model The major difference was in the motor It was an almost complete detail Change The former cooling tan collar was gone as was the choke in the air cleaner The displacement went from 140 cid to 145 by an increase of 18 in bore The horsepower rating stayed the same however on the standard engine The horsepower rating on the optional Super TurboshyAir was now 98 hp The cooling system added damper-doors to the lower-shroud controlled by two thermostats one per shroud A hand-operated choke now graced the carburetors operated by a single cable from under the dash and the battery was moved lrom the right side of the engine compartment to the left the air-cleaner was changed to two Individual units connected by a cross-over duct with a central air-intake Those changes made way lor the mounting of the spare tire in the engine compartment the weight of which in that place was about as necessary as tits on a boar as my grandfather used to say (Add the condensor and compressor of the new-for-61 optional air conditioner and you had approximately 3565 front-rear weight ratio Good luck)
With the removal of the spare from the trunk not only did trunk space increase (02 cu ft plus the volume of the spare) but gasoline tank capacity increased from II to 14 gallons
While the gasoline heater was still an option there was a new Forced-Air heater made possible by the ducting change around the motor The gas heater became a dealer-installed option and few were installed
A word about the optional 98 hp engine is in order This engine had a 9 I compression a HP camshaft larger valve springs revised ignition timing modified carbs 12 larger exhaust and tail-pipes and a smaller () clutch disc theoretically for better shifting This rip-snorter required premium gas as did the standard engine when installed on the -Ionzas with Powerglide (The same heads were used on both engines) Fa lcon people had a chuckle over this choice tid-bit since all Falcon engines ran on regular Plus in the 61 Mobilgas Economy Run the falcon got 2 mps better than the Corvair And Falcon outsold Corvair again in 61
Taking a look at the sales figures for the year the least popular models in the Corvair line were the Lakewood 500 wagon and the Loadside 95 pickup trUCk 5600 and
- 31 shy
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2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
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bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
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l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
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FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
shy
2500 sales respectively The lonza on the other hand with 110000 seemed to be leading from utilitarianism to sportiness
The fickle beast was again pointing the way for Corvair While 5005 were backing up on dealers lots lonzas were selling like mosquito spray at a nudist picnic
$Ulnil nn-U 1 14l RPO 614 COMFORT- SAFET Y-CONYENIENCEshyGREENBRIER AND 1961 l middotsm Uk it I PO ))) APPEARANCEGRHNBRIER DE LUXE IIlIdu PWUloulloll IttIndlolUctd WI~tf
fOA IIISPORTS WAGON OPTIONS ~ wlNUieW bMr fOA UO H-Dbullbull~ fouOmiddotAlr Inlt
(middotn-I 8tm bullbullPO TRANSMISSIONS
IIP 0 Wi1 HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT ~ IIIIItV lli~ II PO 651 UO ) IflClwiSes PUUIilullon WlfldwliS ampIhl CGnair INI H~ IlIclrk WlaWoilU wifbull I PO III
HllfJmiddotOIItJ IIQ )ImiddotPlllr bull OmiddotAmJHt 1110 ull hU Dtbullbull I lui RrO 664
fQ StiSn$ lid tlNprs Stln6ad on Moftll JoInJDltJ IPO 6SOCOMfORT-SUET Y-CONVENIENCEshy 1$Ampcr bull low 1I1 ln Dlllt Id ~I RPO )11 APPEARANCE IlItllldlt ~ (1111pound11 iintel ItlIIbnd viilaquo 110
bullbull mluu $~niSd 011 Nonu ~11lMIt 1HLWua r OA
HIII middotDIII rO A III 4middot000R SEDAN CLUB COUPE AND loll B1bullbullbull [ue f OA 120 lncuiS IIKkcp hh OtIIStiS IImtw mlnOf ~tU
f~fCl(lmiddotAillpt LAKEWOOD STATION WAGON wUler lion tDtnPlflmt ~ llil~l Huw middotD~ut f O A III ~lItt OPTIONS It 0 11 R PO 2
4middot0001 sd nlf SI~lio4 1011 onl UO III11 Dt Ln _1 POWER TEAMS I PIM hll u o m 1nl1k1 I~ IIlut IJHtII Qf IIY coIDrmiddotItrtll llpaoolll wlnI InluDI 111m wi t lid Pi eoltt 0 N Hr Tmiddot h middot I PO VI bull 1 I-Sri If r rOA 117
SIndrd 00 MOllllone Mlnlllllnl j)I~ 1Iod Iou companmenL doo blipl I PO l60 lslm j)bt tlpllU h IIIMmiddotblnd wn Of IHIIfIlS flM I~ re SI n -UIII) bull IPO I
4middot~ S_lnmiddotbullbull TIIIww middot RPO mlfIlrHU u doIn hhl Dim c-Iuond lot nd ~ lIu n -f I U IPO Ul weu led IltUtK jutII 1 IJlILIhb Ad w1hI tll-USI middot I PO 59)
Lpoundwood SlllIo WIt onl fOf 54nl od Coupn Shnckf4 i ukft904mll h~b PI bumptll Ind WftWUilIUI lid RliPlflt stbullbull Th L RPO at
111m AllbullbullIUI-Ut IPO 662 4middotDoot Stda nd Clu C4pe 0111
l bullbull Olif) SuI IlPO rQ 11 modlls
rmiddotT ~ 001111 LIHmiddotflaM 1M o~ R PO HEAVYmiddotDUTY EQUIPMENT NollIitbl on Mont Club Cowpt
etrmiddotPUurMl ad R PO m HUt middotOcy hltlrJ I PO ~5 RADIOS 11 cutt-S IJf 1010 r OA Il
S-4 middotPlIll 4D m~r h(IUf Illifll
bull lII l tIITIi-lN IIH1II] ntUl IP 0 MUlIUII1II a atIIbull f OA lillHIII 0- Gift middot RPO 61O ])middotAntptfl Iw cut in bullbullIiknu biJe Alkul rO A 104
FOR SALE 64 MONZA I=OUPF Good running engine 11 0 HP automatic transmission Ood y needs war y Leave mes sage at 327 - l t7 18
FOR SALE TUNE-UP PARTS f or 1960 ~ nd ea r l y 1961 See the Mechandise Cha i rperson Pet e Moga a t the next meet ing
FOR SALE ESPECIALLY f or the do - it- yourselfers tune-lip k lts~ distrIbutor caps wrapped f a n belts ai r f i 1 t el- S amp () 1 I f i 1 t er s a 1s o
v i ton O-r 1 ngs trunk and engllle lId weathe r s trlps plus many othelO Corvair part s Ca ll Gordon Cauble 2 9 9-1122
FOR SALE 61 LAKEWOOD 110HPAlJtomatic alternator Bright Yellow paint browntan v elarvinyl interior w cut pile carpet 3 -prog wire wheel covers ra d ials good looking inside amp out Wa s 4-speed-have most of the parts to change it back PLEASE MAKE OFFER Call Van 743-9185 (home) or 7 99-4012 (office )
FOR SALE 66 MONZA 2-daor 110hp4-speed r adials regal red nose co v er GOOD CONDITION $1000 o r best offer Call Da v e Thompson 7 48- 71 0 5
FOR SALE 65 MONZA Coupe Resea 1 ed eng i ne r ebushed rear su s pension and new e xhaust one year ago New batter y and regulator New s teel radials No rust very original runs great dr ive anywhere $800 Don Roblnson 297 - 1356
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
TREASURERS REPORT
Balance July 1 1986 $96 9 54
Income Dues 4000 Co rvairsation ads bullbull 45 00 Raffle tickets 2600 Merchandise sales bull 900 Aluminum cans 2966
Total Income $14966
Expenses rill V l ii i i 1111 bullbullbull bull bullbullbullbull bull bull bullbullbullbullbullbull ( ())
Mi scEll aneous 292 rotal ioxpenses bull $2492
Balance August 1 1986 $109428
Alan Atwood
Jerry Bishop is wreckin em out shy
100 plus Corvairs
JERRY BISHOPS TOWING
amp SALVAGE 748-1444
4260 E ILLINOIS
TUCSON ARIZONA 85714
DTTDPARTSDTTD OTTO DTTDPARTBDTTD
~ PARTS ~ Q
FOR CORVAIR ENGINE amp TRANSAKLE PARTS MANY NEW PARTS
~ iii D 0 t shy
bull ~alsafe C8f11 gearsbull A kof11 lflU(Jl fan beenlly iJSSybull Rebu~l fan benrl rl(l asy
bull Hwow rut bealI1Q collar steel bull Hrgh UJl) dill gasket sets 4 SPIder dd l kits
0 O~
I bull ljlj 69 Irltlns nlO111 gthalt 61 65 Counter shafts
bull RUIn(illOned connectln9 rods
bull Corv-8 mid eng-e kIts ~ a a
~ N~~FCR~~~t~ ~~V~~~ ~~~O S OTTO PATB Super BelLS 2112200 + 1150hipping
~ a ~ Callfoms Restwnts arid $1 43 tat 86 Catalog FREE With order ~
a 9859 REMER STREET SO EL MONTE CA 91733 ~
~ (818) 579-5875 11
OTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPARTSOTTOPAR
CateloQs available at the TCA metings ~or 200 a
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
CUNNINGHAMS 622-0478
CORVAIR AUTOMOTIVE 2635 N S t one Ave 6 Tucson
(behind B tmsco Hardware)
B a rry Cunningham - Larry Oandridge
C orvair Spe c ialists for eign amp domeshystic cars too
8 am - 5pm Mon -Fri no ppointment necossary
S t turd aye by appointment
New amp Used Parts Tune shy U ps
Engine Resealing Towin g
FUN STUFF SALES SPECIALIZING IN TRUCKS SPORTS CARS
RVS amp MOTORCYCLES
(602) 2 93-6668 RICHARD amp PEGGY 631 E PRIN CE AUFMUTH
TUCSON AZ 85705 PROPRIETORS
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait
TUCSON CORVAIR ASSOCIATION REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
FOURTH WEDNESDAY of each month Pi c cadilly Cafeteria 6767 E Broadway Tuc50n p
630 pm Par~ing Lot Bull Session 700 pm Di nner (Optional) 7 ~O pm Meeting S t art s
CORVAIRSATION EDITOR PO BO ll 50~Ol
Tuc son Ari zona 85703
J--_
L7 ASSOCAifff
COMING E V ENTS
SEPTEMBER MID- MONTH ACTIVITY A SPECIAL TOUR OF FACILI TY WHICH WI LL INCLUDE A LOOK AT RESTORATION PROJECT SOUND STRANGE TO YOUR CORVAIRSATION FOR DETAILS
THE KITT PEAK A CORVETTE KEEP TUNED TO
NOVEMBER 7-9 Great Western Fan Belt Toss and Swap Meet Palm Spr i ngs Ca l ifornia Details will be published i n the Corvairsation later Call Alan Atwood ~ 888 - 4433 if you cant wait