Users' questions

What is the difference between a Corvair Monza and Corsa?

What is the difference between a Corvair Monza and Corsa?

The Monza (or the cheapest model, the 500) usually had a standard 95 or 110 hp motor, identified by two carburetors. The Corsa had the 140 or 180 hp motor with four carburetors or turbo. You had the option of buying the cheapest Corvair, the 500, with a 140 hp motor.

How much is a 1965 Corvair Corsa worth?

Data based on 37 auction sales. note: The images shown are representations of the 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa and not necessarily vehicles that have been bought or sold at auction….Chevrolet Models.

Bodystyles Median Sale
Sport Convertible $16,750

What is a Corvair Corsa?

The Chevrolet Corvair Corsa was like a hipster car in the mid-1960s as far as what American car culture entailed. Thanks to an air-cooled, flat-six engine mounted in the rear, connected to a manual gearbox that helped spun the rear wheels, the Corvair cranked out 80 horsepower.

How do you tell what year a Corvair is?

The # in the 6th digit spot is the year, so a 1965 Corsa has a “5”, but a 1966 has a “6”. If the car was originally a convertible, there will be a “67” in the 4th and 5th digits, if a 2-door coupe, it will be a “37”. So, it may look like: 107676L = a 1966 Corsa Convertible built in Los Angeles, CA.

What is a Corvair worth?

Prices for the Corvair can start at $5,000 and run as high as $30,000. Most cost less than $10,000. “I don’t drive too fast—it’s just a cruiser,” Pendleton told me.

What is a Corvair Monza?

The Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT was a mid-engined experimental prototype automobile built in 1962 and based on the early model Chevrolet Corvair series. As it was essentially a concept car, the Monza GT did not enter production.

Was Corvair a good car?

“A lot of people put down the Corvair, but I consider it one of the 10 best General Motors cars of all time because it was just so different from anything else they built. They really handle. They’re built nicely. They’re a lot of fun.”