<VV> 5-speed trans Super Monza Info

[tony.underwood at cox.net]

---- Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote: 
> I'll add a little to this, others in the Central VA club and CPF can add 
> more corrections.
> 
> The 60 (not 61) Super Monza was advertised in the Communique. No one 
> bought it due to the poorly worded ad ( 1960 Show Car, needs 
> restoration). At the same time, members of the CVCC that worked at 
> Reynolds Aluminum were looking into the story of a special Corvair that 
> came through Reynolds and was aquired by the Reynolds Family. It was the 
> Super Monza, and was still owned by the Reynolds family in KY. End 
> result, the Super Monza was donated to the CVCC, and we worked on it to 
> a point (lack of funds and time). Then it was given to Corsa to oversee 
> the rest of the restoration. It was on display at the Corvair museum in 
> Richmond until it closed.
> 
> The car had the stock powerglide.
>


It's worth mentioning that the Super Monza is VIN'ed as a 700 and not a 900.   

LIkewise the Super Monza's "sistership" convertible "Pinky" which was also a concept car, which had a custom convertible power top and a one-off three-speed automatic transmission.   

Pinky did not survive the ravages of time.   It was scrapped a while back by an ignorant (or uncaring) owner because it was rusty, having been passed on to the private sector and traded hands a number of times, and simply being worn out and allowed to "go to seed".     

Pinky was parted out and some of the parts ended up in the Communique classifieds, *Including* the transaxle which went to parts unknown, far as I know.    

THAT was the only 3-speed automatic transaxle to ever end up in a production (kinda) Corvair as far as I know, although word has it that GM had plans to produce a 3-speed auto for production before the Corvair was canceled and further development work was halted.    

IIRC that transmission would have been a variant of the TH-350... 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong here... Hey, been wrong before.   LOL



tony..