Project Greenbrier

Guy Spiller of Midlothian, VA has owned this '65 Greenbrier since the late 1980s. It is a 6-door unit with a PowerGlide transmission. The van is for sale for $1100 or best offer.

Here's what Guy had to say about his van:

"I have a '65 Greenbrier project that I've had indoors for many years, hoping one day to "get around to it". I don't think that's going to happen and I need to let it go.

There was a guy back in the early '80s who kept bunches of Corvairs at an abandoned motel south of here. Apparently, in the late '80s, the city made him get rid of them. I got a call from a friend about it, and I went down there and picked it up--saving it from the crusher, I'm sure.

It has some body damage on the right rear from an accident, but just sheet metal damage. It has a 110 car motor in it, but what appears to be the original motor, with broken crank, is in pieces inside the van, along with many other parts. Definitely a project for someone, but it could be a very nice vehicle again. Please note that I have no title for it."

The date code on the engine in pieces inside the van is T0817RX. The code indicates a 110 HP engine for a '65 Greenbrier with automatic transmission, built on August 17, 1964. So it is very likely this is the original engine.

Here are some photos that Guy sent:

I sure hope this project goes to someone who can get it on the road again one day!

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