[FC] FC carryover parts to '64-66 Chevy vans?

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Ben, 
I met up with a guy back in August who had a 65 Chevy Van. It originally  
was a panel van, and a previous owner put solid windows in it (they didn't 
pop  out or anything)... this van was also a factory 4 cylinder engine van 
with 3  speed on the column... talk about a nightmare of linkage...
What I found  interesting was the fact that his side door used what we know 
as the "left side  intermediate door handle", or the "8 door door handle", 
only it is on the right  side door... and to open it, you twist it up (quite 
an unnatural  feeling!)....
The hubcaps fit all the C & R series trucks, 61-63 &  64-66...
Take care!
Lonzo
 
 
In a message dated 12/22/2012 4:30:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lbstiles at verizon.net writes:

Hello-

A  fellow vanner on a vintage van site recently  asked me what parts are 
transferable between Corvair FCs and the earliest  Chevy vans. I came up 
with at least steering wheels, horn buttons, dash  clusters, glove box 
doors, door handles (exterior and interior and gaskets  for such), vent 
window handles, turn signal levers, and interior window  cranks. Also 
hubcaps.

I know Clark's has reproduced much of this. I  would like to give the 
Chevy/GMC van guys info for another parts source  for their vans.  GM 
"borrowed" lots of our FC parts in order to bring  out the Chevy van in 
1964 with extreme economy. Question is- how much was  borrowed?

This thread would not correlate to the 1968 GMC van Pete  Koehler 
recently talked about on the Corvair Forums. GM totally redesigned  the 
Chevy and GMC vans for 1967 and the common shared parts mentioned  above 
were no longer  used.
_______________________________________________
Corvanatics  mailing  list
Corvanatics at corvair.org
http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
This  list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,  
http://www.corvair.org/