Things would never be better for the Chevrolet Corvair Monza place beach waggon than they were in 1962 . True , more power , critical bod acclivity , and an attractive restyle were all in the offing for General Motors ' controversial compact . But 1962 bring exciting new models and enhanced performance , and yield of 292,531 cars would stand as the high pointedness in the 10 - year run of Chevy ’s answer to the Volkswagen Beetle .
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The Chevrolet Corvair Monza station beach waggon made its debut in 1961 as part of the midlevel 700 series . The six - passenger Lakewood , as it was called , declare oneself 58 cubic metrical foot of cargo distance on a burden floor that was nearly 6.5 foot farseeing with the 2d - words stern shut down down .
A ready to hand one - piece of music liftgate contribute well-off access to the shipment custody , but the floor sat well above bumper height to make room for the Chevrolet Corvair ’s Al - occlusion , horizontally opposed , melodic line - chill six - cylinder locomotive .
The 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza post beach wagon start at $ 2,569 and was trimmed like the other models in the serial ( though bucketful seats , which give other Monzas a clean identicalness were an option ) .
The 145 - cubic - inch engine made 80 H.P. with the standard three - speed manual infection ; 84 HP with the superfluous - cost Powerglide automatic . Powertrain options included a four - speed stick and a " Super Turbo - Air " locomotive engine with production raise to 102 horsepower .
However , 1962 Chevrolet Monza glamor did n’t seem to scratch off on the Monza station wagon . Just 2,362 were made in 1962 ( plus another 3,716 in 700 trim ) , and the body style was unload .
Among the uncommon survivor of that handful of 1962 Chevrolet Monza station wagons is Douglas Englin ’s Twilight Blue example featured here . This particular 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza was a solid , rust - free elevator car when he bought it in 1992 in North Dakota .
Even so , Englin , of North Aurora , Illinois , spent five geezerhood repair it with , among other things , new paint , trim , and upholstery . Power is provided by the 102 - horsepower Super Turbo - Air engine , which is mated to the Powerglide .
Other special - toll items on Englin ’s railway car include its front bucket seats , tissue paper dispenser , telegram cycle covers , cap single-foot , bumper guards , and side - window " ventshades . "
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