Daily driver
Gary Gatts
of Fredericktown, PA is the newest owner this Greenbrier. He purchased it in
December, 2006 from Kevin Fear of Brewerton, NY. Kevin had previously
purchased it from
Jon DeVos of Mays Landing, NJ, who had purchased it in the spring of
2006.Here's what Gary
had to say about his new purchase:
"I bought it on eBay for $1400. It runs and the body is in pretty
good shape.
The only interesting thing I have found it is the faded remains
of a "7" on the front of both sides. I can only assume it was used as
some sort of public transportation or airport limo. I am really excited
about owning it and have become a Corvair nut since I bought it.
The most exciting thing is I just bought a pair of '65 Greenbrier
emblems off eBay for $12.50! They were missing on mine, just had the
holes in the doors. The guy had them listed as being from a '61. Prior
to finding them on eBay I had contacted 15 different Corvair parts
dealers in search of them and nobody had them."
Gary reports that the engine code is T0821RU, which which is very likely the original
because the code
indicates a
110 HP engine built on August 21, 1964,
with a manual transmission.
When Kevin had the rig for sale, he shared the
following info:
"I bought this on a whim with thoughts of
restoration. The other ten cars got in the way. The main reason I bought
it, in addition to the rareness is that the drivetrain appears original.
This van is not molested. It even has the original hubcaps! The
differential has the leaf spring mount for 64 car but no numbers stamped
on it. No numbers!
It runs & drives and is complete. It was originally red on the outside.
The interior is decent and an interesting brown color, almost
leather."
When Jon had the rig for sale, he shared the
following info:
"Everything works, even the lights and all the gauges.
The previous owner said the engine was rebuilt. The seats are very nice
and the interior doesn't look bad. There is some rust in the floor but
no real holes. The 'dog ears' have rust and the lower fenders behind the
doors. Also, the windshield is cracked on the passenger side.
I love this vehicle but don't have time to restore it."
Information from the data plate
