Can We get this rare 1961 Corvair to Start and Drive?
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- After sitting for a few years, can we get this 1961 Chevy Corvair Lakewood, driving again?
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Its nice to see Matt and Ed on your channel Rudy. Awesome that your dad helped you with this. I know that he loves the Corvairs!
Nice to see you and your dad working together. Just like the old days. This is what Matts TH-cam channel is missing
I for one do not like the way matts channel is headed.......they got rid of all the people who made me come to watch the videos, and the whole money grab thing now is a joke......
Exactly plus Trevor but Trevor and skeeter hv thier own shenanigans channel lol
@@RonBurgandy-o5zI agree with you although I still watch it but it's definitely changed it use to be my favorite out of the bunch but not its the fabrats channel and ofcourse Rudy's channel 😂
This is what every Dad wants to be doing! fixing stuff with the offspring!
@@RonBurgandy-o5z Most likely they all left of their own accord to move on with their lives. Getting "rid" of them is too harsh.
Remember kids.
Try Chevrolet’s revolutionary new Corvair, it’s faster than walking.
Only very slightly faster than walking , but much more stylish than walking for sure 😂😂👍🏻
how did it feel looking at it for all those years , and just looking at no one doing anything to her? and she starts - #satisfaction
Good to see Gracie back on the road, Matt working on Corvairs again and Ed overseeing the work! It was like a trip back in time.
Love seeing father and son doing this together 😊
Nice seeing you and your Dad together working on something even if just for a short time. Nice to see Ed as well in one of your video's. Y'alls love for old vehicles brings a smile to this old mans heart! Will be looking forward to seeing the "Corvair" trip. Take care and thank you for sharing
It seems like just yesterday. It probably was Oct 1st, 1959. After dinner my dad took me to the Chevy dealer. It was dark but we went out back to view several new Corvairs. One of them had a sign in it's windshield saying 'don't drive, bad transmission'. Two days later on Oct 3rd, when it was first allowed to sell them, dad bought a new Corvair for my mother. A Corvair 700 four door with auto trans. In New York State winters it was great. We lived on a hill and weight over the drive wheels helped. That Corvair also had a gasoline heater which got hot in less than 30 seconds, not an excessive amount of heat yet everyone thankful to have it quickly in winters. Dad never said so, but he must have been jealous of his gift to my mother, as he bought a second Corvair just two weeks later for himself. Overall our family had a total of 5 Corvairs through the years. The convertibles being the best driving/riding of all.
The lady's sarcastic sense of humor ROCKS! Keep it up doll, that's the spice Rudy's vids needs! Thanks.
Bring a Corvair into the shop and Matt is a moth to a flame.
Thanks Rudy & Janelle for another great video
Gorgeous ride! It's a good thing Matt has a few parts laying around for em.
He has Just a few spare parts, it's not like matt has a couple of full shipping containers full of them 😂
@@clipper1083 Was going to say the same thing.
I come from a family that had many Corvairs, my favorite one to drive was a rag top, 4-speed stick, late model Corsa.
That was a feel-good video, bringing your old Corvair back to life and working on it with your dad. That's gotta feel great!
Good to see Janelle back in a video again. I was afraid something had happened to her and I missed the explanation.
rudy pulled that slick move to get her to slide over next to him
@@larrycopenhaver"Stick shifts and safety belts, bucket seats have all got to go..."
@@larrycopenhaver that was a pretty slick move. So glad to see Janelle back in front of the camera. 😅
Love it........The car, the mechanics, the camera lady, the spectators, and the main character ( the Corvair).
Thank you for working on this sweet little wagon on camera! Love those Corvairs! Looking forward to the next Corvair video!
I love those foot vents. I had a 1980 Chevy pickup that didn't come with AC and had those vents. Nice breeze across the feet.
Cool to see Rudy & Matt working together nice to see Ed too, Corvair Lakewood "Gracie" runs great for an ole' girl, thank's for sharing God bless ❤️😉👍
It is a blessing for the two of you to work together so well.
Back in the 70s I was a 20 year old Corvair mechanic. Damn I loved those cars. I worked for a guy that opened a place called Corvair Corner in Newport Beach we could pull a engine in 10 minutes and overhaul it in 45 reinstall it in another 10 minutes. We had the setup’s throughout the shop. One guy stripping all the sheet metal, me and another rebuilding engines all day. One guy was overhauling carbs. We had it all together. Have a great time
Rudy they were a death trap so be careful with it. My mom died in one my dad’s best friend sided in that accident too as well as his girlfriend. That accident was in 1962. In a Monza spider of the same year. Sorry for the downer but just be careful.
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Great to see them back together like it should be .For me being 81 now there was nothing like working with dad on my model A just such good memories. happy Trails
It's great to see you and your Dad together working on a car project.
On my last few trips to Utah I've seen some Maverick stations carrying "clear", ethanol free, gas. I can't remember which grade it was in (85/87/??). So hopefully with that product available some of these older vehicles and sensitive fuel systems will have carburetor and other engine components last longer.
Wing windows were the original air conditioning. It's nice to see you working on cars that were just coming out when I was a kid. Brings back good memories.
My brother loved his Corvairs . . . he was a collector. Had 3 vans and two sedans . . . no station-wagons. He taught me how to carefully tension the circuitous fan belt so it would still turn the generator & fan without prematurely dying. I decided my 1964 Dodge D-100 Town-wagon was all I needed in the four-wheel vehicle category & added several motorcycles over the years to my vehicle experience.
Now ? Am down to a 2015 Nissan Leaf (simple like the Corvair without the pesky fan-belt) and a 1990 Honda PC-800. take care, rh
My 63 Monza always had 2 belts, Gen brushes, n 2qts oil just in case.....sorry never needed blinker fluid......miss that Lil Red Rocket...👍👍😊 bought it as a basket case in 77, literally motor was in laundry baskets 🧺, cost 300. Sold it in 92 for 3000. Never shoulda sold it....lesson learned.
Good to see the old Corvair running again! I'm still surprised when and old vehicle starts after sitting for a long time. She still sounds pretty good too. I hope to see it again and also see what your plans are for it.
I know you have your own life and Channell now, but it sure was great to see you and your dad working together. Corvairs are great. Storey time. Back in 1966, A friend had a Corvair Spyder Monza (I think) I was dating a girl with a bone stock Corvair with shifter on dash. He came up to us at redlight and was gunning his engine. Light turned green We left him at the light,, He stalled it and was very embarrassed we beat him. Thanks, Rudy, for helping this old guy remember the good old times. I had just graduated from High School, summer fling before going in the ARMY. Your young lady is a keeper, Treat her well.
That hill in and out of the Hurricane valley and the part of town around that part of town is the only thing that hasn't changed since my first visit there in 1982. I was in Hurricane a year ago and WOW... what a blast of progress or as I refer to it as rural decay. ;)
It's neat to see your Corvair back on the road again. Old iron needs to be seen and driven. Plus, there's enough people that don't know what it is to make it really cool. And there are enough people around, like me, who remember when they were new to help it be very cool.
Love how Matt can't miss an opportunity to work on a corvair with his son.
Went to the Georgia national fair a few weeks ago n there was a corvair parade. Half of the corvairs we're at the hotel we stayed at...they were beautiful cars. I love all the corvairs!
Really like seeing you two working together. Like the old times
That's a cool old car, a true classic! Nice to see some father+son working on stuff on the channel too.
My first car (back in 1969), was a used 68 Corvair Monza. 110hp, 4spd, some sort of gold color with matching interior. Loved that car. Upgraded it to 14" wheels (Crager SS mags) and added a hood tach (shout-out to the GTO Judge). Traded it for a used 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 GT (2dr fastback, 428, 4spd). Wish I had BOTH cars today...
My dad had a white Galaxy 500 back in the early 70s, traded it for an orange station wagon. lol
Love the 'Vairs. My '64 Monza had great ventilation via those floor vents. With nothing up front heating the air it came through pretty cool. And you would be surprised at the grunt those flat-six engines could put out.
Rudy, That triangle cross-section glass bottle originally had an alcohol solution in it that was to be added to water for the windshield washer. It was supposed to prevent freezing and also act as a solvent to clean the glass. The 1962 Oldsmobile, I had in High School, had the same thing. It was listed in the owners manual and mine still had a readable label.
It would be nice to see a full restoration on it. Costly, I know, but what a great car and it seems to be in very good condition for its age! Bet Robbie could use it for content on his channel, too, after you've done all the mechanical restoration.
It's nice when you can get help from your dad. I had a 66 two door 4 speed. I loved it.
Love seeing the Covairs in you and your dad’s videos. My first car was a ‘62 Monza, 102hp and four speed. my wife’s first car was a ‘65 Monza, 110hp with a powerglide. Wish I had them both. Would enjoy seeing you bring your ‘61 back to original new condition.
It feels good to see Rudy and dad together wrenching. I missed that.
In 1961 my dad had a ‘58 Chevy wagon and your car’s body took ques from that year. Love that body style!
At 5:38 in this video is such a great pic. Ed , Matt and Rudy working together. Priceless memories right there!!!
Got it running with tips, parts, tools, help from dad. A start and shop run after 2 yrs. Getting ready for a Corvair road trip.
you two make a great couple, enjoy each other, and the Corvair.
We want more content on the Corvair.
Great video, Rudy, you bring back the great memories of doing donuts in the parking lot in a car with a bench seat and a pretty girl good and squished into your side and squealing with the fun of it. Great memories from 50 years ago when we didn’t have all this modern garbage.
My Dad's '64 Impala wagon had one of those bottles on the inner fender. If I remember correctly, it was windshield washer fluid concentrate. Have fun restoring it. Looking forward to seeing the process.
My dad and I restored many Corvairs in the late 70s - early 80s and flipped them. You could pick them up dirt cheap. He once purchased a 65 Monza Four Door for $100 that the owner was fed up with because it was "burning oil" my dad gave him $100 and then I followed him to a parking lot two streets over where he pulled out a speedometer cable and ran it up and down through the )2 Sensor Pipe on top of the motor and that fixed it. He sold it later in the week for $500. The lakewood is a pretty rare model and that one looks really good.
An old guy down the street growing up had a Corvair. They were super cool. Always loved them. You guys must be the #1 Corvair team on the planet, eh?
My dad had a red 1961 Corvair when I was around 10 years old. Was a fun car especially in the snow
Rudy nice to see you and Dad working on the Corvair together. Rudy nice ride.
Really enjoyed seeing Rudy and Matt working together!
All the videos I have seen and just now found out that Matt is your dad. I saw you with him on alot of recoveries learn something new every day!!✌️🇺🇲
Janelle repping the grass valley merc shirt. Love that place. Was there yesterday.
IT was great of your Dad to help you get it running and use his garage. Nice car.
I had a '65 Corsa convertible in HS(mid late 70s) and had a lot fun with that car in those
days . Sadly it got totaled but we stripped it and my brother still has the original 140hp 4x1carb engine it came with !
Glad your Dad had the Ethanol resistant accelerator pump gasket and other Carb gaskets so y'all could get the carbs working reliably. Dude; be nice and gentle with that old Corvair Wagon. It's not good to beat on it. Treat it with the respect you would give your grandmother. It's old, and it's a true "unique original survivor".
It was good to see your Dad in the video.
Nice Corvair Lakewood project car. That rear grill down by the tailpipe was OEM on the early Corvairs, but, to my knowledge, never available as a replacement part. You could only buy later model rear grills which looked totally different. So, you have something really precious there.
You are correct
I love to see a Nadder's Folly driving around!
So cool to see you doing a Corvair! I’m a ‘61 model myself and have a couple of Corvairs but the ‘61 Lakewood is on my bucket list.
Awesome original Corvair wagon... very solid shape. Also glad u didn't blow a rad hose on the way back home!
Cool car Rudy.
When I was 15 one of my uncles gave one to my aunt. Cuz he had to. Had a 62. I think the other one was a 64 Monza.
Southern California. Orange County. I like the way it sounded I think it had a sporting Muffler.
3-speed on the floor.
Good Times so is I never have a driver's license until I was 18.
But I start driving on my roads highways at 13. Yes I dropped out of school at 14. So no driver's ed for me I didn't change it. Have fun Rudy 👍🏽🤙🏾💪🏽💪🏽🙏🏽😊😎🙋🏽♂️
Matt the corvair whisperer.
Fun fact in 1961 three corvairs started the harrowing trip across the darien gap ,one of the 3 is still in the jungle. The two that made it are the only 1 of four groups to have crossed the darien .the first was a couple model ts in the late 20's the second was a couple land rovers and a jeep ,third was the corvairs the fourth was a group of jeep cj7's .
Thank you Bud I enjoy your show the most, again thank you for sharing your time with us all. Gerald Ingram. Feilding, New Zealand.
I remember fixing those accelerator pumps in my 63 Corvair and also in my Mom's 65 Impala super sport with a quadrajet. It sure made a big difference. 👍
Had one and loved it put 155000 miles on it and it was used when I bought it. Had one Valve job done on it, it rusted away in Key West, Fla.❤
Nice to see you and your dad working together on project
I had a great running Greenbriar 8-door van that I replaced the engine with a 140 HP Corsa engine. It was great if you did not need heat. It was a portable smog generator if you turned on the heater.
Love to see them working together need to do more videos like this. Makes me wish I could do this with my dad. Keep up the hard work.
Rudy this brings up great memories of my dad and I restoring a 61 corvair 4 door coupe that we completed in time for me to drive back and forth to high school.
Cool you have the same interest as your dad in classics. Your dad's love of those cars shows. He dropped everything and jumped at the chance ot lend you a hand. Your channel has a decent variety of projects going that appeals to a wide audience. Keep it up.
OMG!!! That is the same car my dad has in his backyard. Nearly a twin - same color, same patina, similar condition (still has the door cards), wagon. But it's got the 4 speed tranny. One of the first cars I ever drove.
I was 8 years old when that Corvair rolled off the line.
I’d love to see it restored.. ❤️🇷🇴
My parents bought a 1962 Biscayne wagon instead of the Corvair that I was hoping for. It's been my favorite car for over 60 years, so, I'm really looking forward to this restoration series!
Janell is absolutely correct on the floor vents. I had a 67 Plymouth with floor vents and I'd put a cooler filled with ice in front of the passenger floor vent. Pair that with another ice filled cooler between the driver and front seat passenger and you were comfortable at highway speeds.
Yeah Rudy got his Corvair Wagon running with Dad's help and drove it back to his shop. Good luck getting her fixed up and ready for the trip Rudy!
This is the TH-camr collab I want to see, Matt and Rudy
Always great watching you working with your dad.
Bless them Corvairs that bring you guys together again … love it!
When you said “good morning” at the gas station it sounded just like your dad. I wasn’t watching at the moment and it took me by surprise.
The 1961 Corvair wagon with all the sought after options like ....Headlights 'n a windshield....meh....Hey Rudy...Would be a nice restoration project....Body seems solid 'n is not missing parts....I'd love'ta see that car restored with all new interior, new suspension 'n a Robby Layton body 'n paint workover with the OEM color paint...That would be beautiful 'n would bring tears of happiness to 'yer dad's eyes....you know how much he loves those cars...Oh and....Loose the Fuzzy Dice Amigo...
My mother had a Corvair here in Arizona. In the summer, that vent window and foot vent turned it into a convection oven.
You need to make your own MoorVar with that thing. Would be cool to see 2 of them out there doing recoveries
I totally agree with you about this 👍 💯
Nice to see dad and son just hanging in the shop
Priceless 👍👌😎
Any Corvair is number one on my wish list over american vars. Good looking and quirky, everything I want in a car.
i love the wagon, the only ones ive seen since the '60's are yours and your dads, if theres interest, theres a van for sale up the street from me.
Gracias por revivir esa leyenda que por estar adelantada a su época fue descontinuado 👍🇻🇪
My dad gave me a 1961 Corvette Spyder in 1973 he bought a brand new and 1961 for me to take to school I am now 65 years old still have the car gave it to my grandson on his 16th birthday love that car all original
That greenbrier back there is nice too! I'm happy to see you got this thing out and driving again.
Nice ride keep it the way it is 😊just make it reliable and fun to drive, wish we had these in Australia, am a big vw fan
The Wetzel family single handedly increasing the value of Corvairs over the last couple years :D
My 63 Corvair Monza was that teal color or whatever they called it. No rust though, we don't have rust in Southern California.
Oh my, seeing the ‘air conditioning’ took me back to my ‘63’ Plymouth Belvedere. Right down to the vents at your feet. That’s sooo cool. Pun intended. 🙂
Nice video as always Rudy. I had a '65 Corvair. It was a fun car. Thanks for sharing.
Random video from parking lots. Great stuff!!! Always good to see your dad.
Awesome ride Rudy. Enjoy and LEARN from your Dad.
I like to see your dad step in and help you out, he is the real deal ❤
He just dives in to help you out 👑
Janelle, if you are out on the highway and you have that vent window open, hopefully you don't have what happened to my mother happen to you, we were on the road going on vacation and all of a sudden she had a dead bird end up in her lap. Apparently it hit one of the vent windows and got deflected into her lap. It's good to see you back on the channel again.
I became a Corvair fan the day my grandmother came home with a brand new 4 door sedan in 1960.