[Dealer Film] 1966 : The Chevrolet Sporty Two-some (CORVETTE & CORVAIR)

1966 Corvair and Corvette dealer film strip showing new engines and features. Corvair on first part of film, the second half is Corvette.
180 HP for the Corvair, 425 hp for the Vette!

[@ACF6180T]

The Corvair Sport Sedans were some of best looking 4 door compacts of the mid 60's IMHO. Thanks for the video.

[@carlmontney7916]

I've always felt in 1966 was the banner year for every automobile maker. They all look beautiful.

[@davidkastin4240]

I love the late gen Corvairs. Good looking car in and out 🤗

[@fairfaxcat1312]

The wide wheel treads and wide rims add up to road hugging stability. The one hundred eight inch wheel base and the short turning diameter contribute to quick and easy handling and maneuverability. The Corvair ride is smooth and comfortable because of the four wheel independent suspension with a coil spring at each wheel.

[@jameshallett5395]

My Corvair had 4 single barrel carburetors. Trying to get them to work together was a challenge. But when they did, well one could burn rubber in all 4 gears😊

[@UncleRobsGarage]

My grandmother drove a 1964 corvair from Ohio to California, and back! Very courageous.

[@pcno2832]

The '64 was a lot safer than the earlier ones, with a front anti-sway bar and a rear see-saw bar, both of which had been available as options all along, as standard equipment. GM should also have put tire pressure limiters on the front wheels, since most people feel funny putting only the specified 14 or so pounds in any tire. Over inflated front tires were a major factor in the car's instability.

[@BennyM_]

Gourgeous cars!

[@keith3970]

That woman's voice just sends me.

[@tomservo56954]

Joyce Gordon...one of the top voiceover artists in the business. She also appeared on screen, being the first woman in a commercial to wear glasses

[@cot5thorchid551]

Corvairs are Cool Cars and Corvettes are Hot.

[@maxr4448]

It has always been my dream to have a '66 or '67 corvette roadster. Any engine

[@jerryj5833]

Wish I had a 4 speed Corsa coupe, either 140 HP or 180 HP turbo.

[@loumontcalm3500]

Did anybody buy the Vette with the standard 3 speed? That would be a unicorn-
Even though most V8's are fine with a three speed, having plenty horsepower and torque.
It was small European engines that required 4 speeds and it became a "sporty" byline.

[@davidmckibbin4440]

but still the auto was a two speed powerglide, it would still fly with the base engine.

[@pcno2832]

@@davidmckibbin4440Yes, I can see why the kept the 2 speed Powerglide for the Corvair, since the Corvair needed a unique transaxle and the Powerglide was chosen when it was expected to be sold as an economy car. But I don't see why the didn't have a THM 400 in the Corvette by this time.

[@davidmckibbin4440]

@@pcno2832 about 90% were sold with the 4 speed, some 3 speed. the powerglide was offered from the first model year, most autos im sure were bought by women,

[@tomservo56954]

Making a big show for the Corvair...what people don't know is that in normal circumstances, this would have been the last year for the model. Earlier in 1965, GM brass saw that even with it revamped inside and out (and underneath), the Corvair was totally eclipsed by the Mustang. It would be replaced by the Camaro for the 1967 model year
(and leave Ralph out of this...the decision was made months before the book was even published. Also note that its original reception was muted--only when it was discovered that GM had hired private detectives to find information to discredit Nader that it came to the forefront)

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

Chevrolet had a large market share in the 1960s... enough that a Nova SS, Camaro, and Corvair Monza could all compete in the sporty compact class. The Corvair Monza/Corsair appealed mostly to customers considering import cars. Ralph Nader's book scared off many of those potential customers.

[@tomservo56954]

@@SpockvsMcCoy The irony is that Nader gave thumbs up to the 1965 suspension revamp...

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

@@tomservo56954 The suspension improvements began with the outgoing 1964 model... with the 1965 Corvair using fully independent suspension.

[@tomservo56954]

@@SpockvsMcCoy I knew they did something to the '64 that took care of the worst of it--why I used the word "revamp" for '65

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

@@tomservo56954 Besides suspension design, overinflation of the front tires also contributed to handling problems with early and later Corvairs. Owners and maintenance techs would often not follow the proper procedure. General Motors also erred in relocating the spare tire to the engine compartment which added to the weight imbalance.

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

66 corsa convertible 140 hp 4speed ,posi am /fm ,head rest and a 66 vette conv 327 4speed is fine

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

The combination of the Ford Mustang and Ralph Nader book torpedoed sales of the Corvair. Sales dropped by about one half in 1966. Many of the quirky handling characteristics were resolved in the 1964 model. Regardless, the Corvair was basically a hard sell afterwards... but Chevrolet committed to offering it through the 1969 model year. Corvair sales were so weak in 1967 that the 4-Door model was dropped in both 1968 and 1969. The Chevy II was a much better competitor to the Valiant and Falcon. General Motors later gave Corvair owners a voucher if they traded in their car on a new GM vehicle.