Used 64 Chevy Corvair Monza Convertible for sale in Clanton, AL

1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Two-Door Convertible

Runs and Drives

Corvair Powerglide two-speed Automatic Transmission (R-N-D-L) Parking Brake works perfectly

The car is 100% with original parts (including the Delco Remy 12v 35amp Generator, and the Delco AM Push-Button Radio)

VIN 40967W216435

VIN explained:
4- (production year 1964)
09- (for 900 or Monza)
67- (convertible)
W- (made in Willow Run, Michigan USofA!)
216435- (we subtract 100,001 because Chevy starts all their serial numbers with 100,001, and we get the 116,435th car produced that year)

The Good:
Runs and Drives, and is fun AF to drive by the way. everything is there, everything is serviceable, it just needs time to get it all done. no major cancer, no critters living in it, been kept under cover. all the reasonable things you would "at least expect" for someone owning a classic car

The Bad:
so. I haven't gone over every system, but this is what I know so far.
Head Lights- they don't work for whatever reason, I haven't tracked it down
Driver Door sags, but closes fine and everything
Driver Seat needs repair, just the seat part, not the backrest part, dunno what happened here, it just looks like a dinosaur took a byte out of the corner of the seat
Signal Lights "work" but you gotta click them on-and-off yourself, probably an easy fix I just haven't looked into it too tuff

The Ugly:
So, this is where I've focused most of my time with this car, the big stuff first.
well, big for me anyways.
So, I've replaced the old Starter with a new one from from Clark's Corvairs, the '64 was the last year that had the "weak ring-gear" on the torque converter, so it takes a few, to SEVERAL, tries for the bendix gear on the starter to actuate the ring gear on the torque converter to turn the car over.

one of the only fixes for this, as the starter cannot be shimmed, (curses under breath) is to replace the torque converter (which isn't all that bad for these little cars) with a new/modern one.

at first I thought this was a voltage drop situation as there are ZERO damaged teeth on either the Ring-gear nor the Starter when I inspected the ring-gear by looking through the port where the starter goes in.

BUT I replaced all the leads to and from the starter, and the battery, and grounded the frame. which sould have fixed any voltage drops to the starter.

So, every one I've talked to, every forum I've read, every local Corvair Club I've asked and bothered; all say the same thing. you gotta replace the torque converter/ring gear (they're welded together- the ring-gear is on the torque converter)

well that's all really, for the Ugly Stuff.

now, me.I just deal with it, and I put a momentary switch in the engine compartment so I can turn the belt and find a sweet-spot while I'm starting her up

THE WHY:

Well. it's simple really, and this in my opinion is the cars greatest selling point.

Me and my son bought this classic car as a project car for the both of us, and as an investment hobby for him, and if we get it fully restored well then it's worth tens of thousands of dollars and he would have had fun doing it. so we deep cleaned her, which wasn't to bad really as the old dude that we bought it from had it in his garage as a project car, but his son died and he couldn't look at the car anymore. perfectly understandable. and we got her on the road with the new starter. but now. we've got to move, and I can't take her with me

So she's all your ladies and gents, and we've decided to giver her back to the world for what we bought her for, I'm not here to make a buck and tell you that we put all this work into her to up the cost, if y'all can give her a good home- that's all I care about

these old cars are disappearing, and this one is in good shape . I wish I could take 'er with me, but there is just no way.

I'm sure I've left a bunch out, just ask

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