Heroshot

1960 Chevrolet Corvair

700 Sedan
Mecum Orlando 2021
Wednesday, 28 July - Saturday, 31 July 2021
$9900
Sale Price
Yes
Reserve
29 July 2021
Sold Date
T181
Lot Number
#3
Visually maintained, largely original
Mecum Auctions
Auction House
Chassis no. 00769K118546. Blue with light blue roof over blue vinyl and cloth. 140/80hp, automatic, hub caps and trim rings, whitewalls, fender skirts, clear engine cover, original radio.

Evaluation: Rare first year Corvair and a long-time museum display car. The front bumper was rechromed at some point. The paint looks ancient but it isn’t original. Tidy original interior, but the driver’s side fabric has a few small rips. Original but seemingly maintained engine, visible under the nifty and very rare clear Plexiglass plastic cover. This car is a little rough around the edges, but it’s remarkable in that it even exists at all. People rarely saved early Corvairs, let alone more pedestrian sedan models like this.

Bottom Line: There were 14 Corvairs offered here out of the “Miami Corvair Collection.” Most were in driver-quality condition and were unexceptional in terms of equipment, but part of what made them interesting is that there were so many mundane base, automatic, four-door cars in one place. This one was made more appealing by its dealer-optional clear engine cover to show off that then-novel air-cooled six.

The bidders recognized that this is a rare car and afforded it to a high price for what it is, but remembered that this still a base Corvair sedan at the end and didn’t get too carried away. If it was a museum car it may need some sorting before hitting the road again, but both parties should be happy here.

by Andrew Newton
8 August 2021
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