Post Your Corvair 95 Rampside/Loadside Trucks
 

Post Your Corvair 95 Rampside/Loadside Trucks

Throughout most of the 1950s, American cars had one primary feature in common: they were huge! When more compact, economical imports starting flowing into the States from Europe (i.e. Fiat, Renault and Volkswagen) most American manufacturers got busy creating a homegrown alternative. Thus, on October 2, 1959, Chevrolet introduced the 1960 Corvair, a radical departure from the norm. Powered by an aluminum rear-mounted, air-cooled flat six engine, the Corvair represented a breakthrough in unibody construction, and sleek, elegant design, lacking typical American tailfins and chrome. The car also offered technological advances in the form of turbo-charging and true four-wheel independent suspension. In fairly short order, Time magazine put the Corvair on its cover, and Motor Trend named it 1960's Car of the Year.
Originally offered as a 2-door coupe and a 4-door sedan, Chevrolet exploded the Corvair product line for 1961 with the addition of the Monza sedan, station wagon, family van, commercial panel van and two pick-up trucks, the Loadside and the Rampside. The Corvair 95 trucks' name came from their 95-inch wheelbase and featured a two-door cab. Because the load floor of the truck had to be raised to accommodate the rear-mounted engine, Chevrolet offered an alternative to the traditionally tail-gated Loadside with the Rampside, which offered a hinged ramp that opened off the passenger side of the truck bed. Rubber trim kept the paint from scratching, and the Rampside was favored by anyone who hauled rolling cargo.
Despite critical admiration, the Corvair failed to capture critical market share. Both trucks sold well in their first year, but plummeting sales caused Chevrolet to discontinue the Loadside after 1962, and the Rampside was only produced through 1965. Although many blame the Corvair's demise on negative public opinion created by the 1965 publication of Ralph Nader's muckraking "Unsafe at Any Speed," the real truth is a bit more complicated. Only one chapter of the book focused on the Corvair, and Nader's complaints about suspension flaws had already been corrected. GM would later be cleared of all charges by the NHTSA. Ironically, 1966 might have been the Corvair's last model year, but GM kept the line going in limited production to save face.

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...r-95-rampside/

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And yes the way I would do one.... if I had one! PRO/STREET or DRAG!
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Those are just cool! weird yes, but cool. kinda weird cool I guess.

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http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...w=1259&bih=622

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Does anyone know if these Corvair vehicles were popular or shunned?

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Well the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Pickups had thier issues from the suspension which contributed to a greater tendency of loss of driver control, spin-out and roll-over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

Chevy vs. Ford 1960's Truck Comparison
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367799

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There is a couple of guys in my area with them. I see them at the local cruise nights.

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..:jest:

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Ha ha. . I like that!
I would love to see one wide open and then slap on the brakes!
I'd make her a wheelstander like the Little Red Wagon.
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Might look kinda like this..

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Go to Youtube and type in: [ CHEVY REBELLION ]
I have seen this truck a Shadyside Dradway in Person.
When it slams on the brakes the rear tires bounce at least 3 feet in the air chirping the tires.
I would so do this if I had one!
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/44...600x600Q85.jpg

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I was told by a Corvair guy that the Rampsides are getting really collectible and are bringing pretty good money. Is this true?

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There is a guy at work who has one. He converted it to electric power about 20 years ago and still drives it. Stupid thing sneaks up on you in the parking lot when he drives by and scares the heck out of you.

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Whenever i look at ANY CAR/ TRUCK I look at the door handle hood bumps and TAIL LIGHTS and the corvair has some rad lights and almost look like caddy lights that everyone does but with a twist stand them up and set them in the rear of your truck and you have a cool set of lights that noone else has
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After over-exposin' myself to all those U-Tooooob's with mid-injun wheelstanders bein' driven frontwards & backwerds I jes thank my lucky stars that the ol' truck stays on all fours most of the time.....unless, of course, we're jumpin' clean over somethin'.

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Bump;)
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I pass by a 64 or 65 rampside everyday on my way to work. Its been sitting outside in front of an old garage forever. I have worked at my job for 15 years and it was there then when I started. It's black and appears to be the original paint.

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http://motoburg.com/images/chevrolet-corvair-95-02.jpg
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Chevrolet Corvair 95
https://www.google.com/search?sugexp...KYHo0QHDh7GOAQ
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There are a pair of them on the Memphis Craigslist for $1050 obo. One is a van and the other a Rampside. If I had the extra cash I would get them myself.:ito:

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Found one on kijiji (not mine) http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...AdIdZ370880186

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You guys are making Terry very jealous.. lol

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my Dad had one back in the day (1961) we lived in a little town in N ca that had a sawmill in the middle of town. (cazadero) my Dad was a Gen. contractor and being in a logging town he sure got some ribbing from the locals when he got that truck. it was red and white with a 3 speed, and got great traction on uphill dirt roads. sadly it caught fire one night and burnt up. they suspected a electrical problem started the fire? wouldn't rule out the old man dropping a cig though-----

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Hey, dont forget the crewcab corvair...this one is probably my favorite.