Solved - NEH 1889: Chevrolet Corvair XP-785 Super Spyder - 1962

Carnut · June 29, 2012, 06:05:10 AM

I can't understand why I can't find this one on AP; surely it's been puzzled before?
If not and you can identify it you'll earn 1 point:

ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS GLEANED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE WILL BE BANNED FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD!

Otto Puzzell · June 29, 2012, 06:33:44 AM

A glaring omission - thanks for posting it!

JonathanPoll · June 29, 2012, 06:36:10 AM

Isn't it a chevy?

Carnut · June 29, 2012, 07:47:58 AM

Quote from: JonathanPoll on June 29, 2012, 06:36:10 AM
Isn't it a chevy?

Indeed it is!

JonathanPoll · June 29, 2012, 08:39:22 AM

One of the Corvettes?

Carnut · June 29, 2012, 09:14:08 AM

Quote from: JonathanPoll on June 29, 2012, 08:39:22 AM
One of the Corvettes?

Not a Corvette.

spider · June 29, 2012, 03:22:22 PM

Chevy corvair super spider

Carnut · June 29, 2012, 07:07:52 PM

Quote from: spider on June 29, 2012, 03:22:22 PM
Chevy corvair super spider

Quite so.
From 1962.

Otto Puzzell · June 30, 2012, 04:23:39 AM

A bit more:

The full name of this car is XP-785 Corvair Super Spyder. The XP-785 was based on a 1962 convertible body shell. Its overall length of 171 inches and its 93-inch wheelbase are both shorter than the stock 180 and 108-inch dimensions. The differences stem from increased front and rear body overhang and the removal of a 15-inch section of the body between the doors and rear wheel arches.

Aaron65 · July 02, 2012, 08:19:03 AM

Here it is at the GM Heritage Center last year...it's obviously been repainted.

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Solved - NEH 1889: Chevrolet Corvair XP-785 Super Spyder - 1962