<VV> Corvair trim differences

Ramon Rodriguez III corvairgrymm at gmail.com
Tue Aug 16 18:53:36 EDT 2011


Thanks Lonzo,

The info I have says that the only (EM) year there wasn't a 700 coupe was
64, and all (EM) years had a 700 sedan.  I didn't word it very clearly when
I mentioned the 64 700' being sedan only, my fault.

Ray R.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:56 AM, <LonzoVair at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> Ray,
> Some years the models didn't have both sedans AND coupes... the 64 700 was
> only sedans (no 2 doors, only 4), and had belt trim on all sides EXCEPT the
> front. I believe that was the only year they did that "no trim piece on the
> trunk" thing (without looking in my books)...
> Good luck... if you want me to research this further, drop me a note, and
> I'll see what I can dig up.
> Later,
> Lonzo
>
>  In a message dated 8/16/2011 1:10:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> corvairgrymm at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hello all,
>
>      I was talking Corvairs with a friend tonight when I suddenly realized
> that I don't know what Corvair models (early) had the bright trim around
> the
> belt line that went all the way down the side of the car.  I did know that
> the trim that ends halfway down denotes that the car is a 700... but I
> never
> took note of which cars had the trim that didn't end halfway.
>
>      I looked through my literature..... and couldn't quite nail it down
> for
> sure but here is what I came up with:
>
> 60-61 700 series has full length belt trim
> 62-63 700 series has half length belt trim
> 64' the only 700 was the sedan and it looks like it had no belt trim??
>
> 500's and Monza's don't appear to have ever had belt trim... is this true?
> So ALL Corvairs with beltline trim are 700 series?
>
> What about Wagons, same rules apply or different?  Same rules always apply
> to 2 vs 4 door cars as well?
>
>
>
> I take pride in my ability to tell the various models and years apart, I
> appreciate any info =)
>
> --
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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