Not Model A, but what year is this air cooled chevrolet?

[Neil Mylar LakewoodCA]

Went to the grocery store after dark tonight and saw this nicely restored Chevrolet station wagon.
Does anyone know what year and model this is?
I think it is air cooled. Notice the vents at the rear sides.

[J Franklin]

Corvair

[BillCNC]

Yup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Greenbrier

I like the Rampside Pickup versions myself.

Regards
Bill

[Richard in Anaheim CA]

Corvair 1960-1964

That s a van but they made one as a pckup with a side loading door where the van doors are.

6 cylinder flat opposed air cooled

[DougVieyra]

That was Ralph Nader's favorite car - the rear-engined, air-cooled Corvair. He wrote more about it than Carter had pills. It was the car that launched Ralph on his meteoric career as an evangelical environmentalist.

Unsafe At Any Speed

[Bruce of MN]

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Ironic that it was published in 1965, well after the improvements in 1964 that took away the swing axle issues, not to mention the completely different IRS that the '65's had. I couldn't make my Dad's '64 spin out in snow! Didn't know the e-brake trick then, though.

[ronn]

rampside was called the Greenbriar

[midgetracer]

It was a gutless wonder. Couldn't get ours over 60 mph and it really dropped on hills.

[Patrick L.]

A friend in high school had a Corvair Spyder ragtop. Great little car.

I've always thought Ralph Nader was a nut, time hasn't changed that opinion.

[jhowes]

I put 225 thousand miles on my 65 convertible and found it handled exceptionally well as long as I rode on radial tires. Bought it new in 65. Jack

[Keith True]

I had the pickup version of that van.I thought it was OK,but I was used to the Model A and a 36 HP Volkswagen.I used to work for a man that owned Motor Vehicle Research of New England,Andy White.Very smart and interesting man.He hated Nader and wrote a book called,Assassination of the Corvair.

[CarlLaFong]

Originally Posted by ronn

rampside was called the Greenbriar

The van was called the Greenbrier. Rode many miles in one

[100IH]

Corvair was not the first air cooled Chevrolet. Pretty sure 1914 was and lasted only about 2 years.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

In his Corvair Sedan, a friend hauled a cement bumper stop, in his trunk, to protect himself from SIDE WINDS!
Bill Stable

[Keith True]

I think the air cooled engine was called a Chevrolair.I'm not sure if it was for a car or an airplane.

[jrelliott]

It is a Greenbriar, built from 1960 to 1964 as others have said. They also produced a station wagon version from 1960 to 1963. The very first ones were 90 hp, but later increased to 110 hp. You could also get a four carb version with 140 hp and the turbo at 180 hp, pretty good for only 230 cu in at the time. I inherited a '64 four door Monza from my in-laws in 1980, which I restored several times. It was slightly hopped up so would go pretty good, got to see it over 100 and still climbing. Both kids drove it to high school and beyond. My son still has it completely restored. Would like to restore a '65 or '66 Corsa Corvair with turbo, Four speed and disc brakes on the front.

[Ruth]

Originally Posted by jrelliott

The very first ones were 90 hp, but later increased to 110 hp. You could also get a four carb version with 140 hp and the turbo at 180 hp, pretty good for only 230 cu in at the time.

'64 up the engine was 164 ci . The early Corvair engines were only 145 ci.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Who says lying doesn't pay? Nader got rich doing it.

I read his book back in 1970, and it was clear he was against corporate America, and was clueless about automobiles. From 1965 to 1979 Corvairs were my daily drivers, and I still own them. They are a very sporty, comfortable car that handles better than almost any I've driven.

[eagle]

The corvair engine is used in pietenpol airplanes somewhat.

[Neil Mylar LakewoodCA]

Thank you for all the information.
I remember a neighbor who had a corvair, but I never remember seeing a Greenbrier or the truck version before.
I remember they used to leak oil on the neighbor's driveway.