1966 Corsa Convertible Restoration October 1996. Part One

Hey Gang! I found this old VHS recording of a restoration I did on a 66 Corsa Convertible back in 1996. Whew!... that was twenty seven years ago! I was much younger and had way more ambition than I do now. The entire floor section needed to be replaced. The rockers were pretty solid. Typical AZ car that sat outside after the top went away from the AZ heat.

[@MiniBikeMike]

I ran across your channel this morning….thanks for the videos. I inherited my first Corvair, 65 Monza w/140, from my wife’s grandfather. Her grandparents lived in Sedona from 1959 til their death in 1987 & 1989. Their son, my father-in-law, hauled the car from Oak Creek Cliffs Drive to Columbus, IN in 1988 and delivered to me. Although i treasured the car, I sold it locally in 1995, to help fund the startup of our business. Still miss it, it was beautiful.
In 1988, my wife’s parents moved into the Sedona house and lived there until 2015, when my FIL passed. My wife and I lived with them for most of 2013/14 and helped care for them.
Ironically, we almost moved to Cottonwood in 1995. I had the opportunity to take over a vintage RV repair shop in Cottonwood. For the life of me, I can’t remember the name of the RV, but seems it was something that resembled the Corvair name. I believe it used a Chrysler transaxle setup. I passed on the business and started our own steel shop in Indpls.
My current project is a 63 8-door panel Corvair. I don’t actually know much about Corvairs, but find them interesting.
Have a great day.
Edit: The RV repair shop in Cottonwood worked on Clark Cortez RV’s.

[@vintagecarcare1632]

Glad to have been a motivating factor! Keep up the good work. Mark

[@ACF6180T]

White with a red interior is one of the best color combinations on any classic automobile IMHO. Thanks for the video.