Wifey and I took took the 64’ Ragtop out for an after dinner evening cruise. It’s a totally a different vibe then driving the corvette around. It’s perfect for a short not in a hurry type of cruise.

I picked up a another vintage 1964 classic car. The Chevrolet Corvair Monza convertible is a neat little ride with all sorts of first time for Chevy details.

I don’t think I’ve ever really paid too much attention to these rides since these were not known for being a muscle car or even in the cruiser category.

If anything, the claim to fame with the Corvair was Ralph Nader’s book “Unsafe at any speed” which he dedicated a chapter in hammering the shit out of the Corvair’s safety issues or rather his interpretation of safety standards.

One of the funkiest things about this ride is the engine location and type. An air cooled, flat six engine is stuffed into the rear trunk. This was a Chevrolet first and often compared to the Porsches. The kicker is, Chevrolet was doing this before Porsche. Go figure that out.

My Corvair is not a show ride by any stretch. It has dings and dents all over. The hood looks as if someone had extra black primer and decided to do a hack paint job. Actually that’s being generous. The hood paint job sucks.

I need to figure out what to do with the rear convertible top boot cover. Throughout the years it must have seen a lot of sun. I’m thinking it was parked outside for a long period of time.