<VV> recycled Corvair parts, was: I've had enough insults humor

Dave Ziegler dziegler3 at comcast.net
Tue Dec 8 10:43:07 EST 2009


How about the instrument panel and glove box door on the "new" 1965  
Chevy sportvan?

Dave. .
On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:46 AM, airvair at earthlink.net wrote:

> The Chevy II (and all other GM cars) shared enough parts that such  
> things
> were often done. But the Corvair didn't share hardly any parts with  
> any
> other GM vehicle. Hence only such things as mirrors, antennas, odd  
> steering
> column parts, and the like were ever used on other cars. The most  
> blatent
> one I can think of are the '64 500/700 optional wheel covers that  
> turned up
> on a '70-something Vega.
>
> -Mark
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: n5hsr <n5hsr at sprynet.com>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> I've had enough insults humor
>>
>>  I know they made the Chevy II Nova as an Acadian in
>> Canada.  Did they ever make the Corvair at any of the other GM  
>> divisions
>> under another name?  I've never seen or heard of it.   Also GM has a
> habit
>> of recycling grilles and styles through other GM divisions.  Did any
> Corvair
>> bits ever show up in other vehicles?  Some of the current Chevy tail
> lights
>> remind me of our 62 tail lights a bit made me think of it.
>>
>> Charles Fregeau
>
>
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