Maroon Magic
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Ken Boulan,
of Sterling Heights, MI, purchased this all-original, low-mileage Greenbrier in June,
2003 from William Cowger, of Monticello, IN.
William had owned the van since August, 1990. He bought it from the
original owner, Manford Wolf, of Walton, IN. Mr. Wolf owned Wolf Funeral Home
and used the Greenbrier to deliver flowers to grave sites. The van
currently has 30,278 miles on it. At the time Mr. Cowger bought it in 1990,
it had 29,600 miles. It has been driven very little in the past 15 or so
years!
Here's what Ken
had to say about his rig:
"I have always wanted a '65 and now I have one. It has only 30k miles
on it with a lot of documentation to verify it is original mileage. The
engine was replaced with a car engine but everything else is original.
It has a 3-speed transmission. I am in the process of rebuilding a FC
engine for it. The body is in excellent shape and needs very little body
work. I feel very fortunate to own this van."
From the original documentation, Ken sent me a scan of the
Protect-O-Plate. We verified that the original owner was Manford Wolf of
Walton, IN. He bought it from Grable's Chevrolet in Twelve Mile, IN. The
vehicle was delivered to Mr. Wolf on December 9, 1964. Some other important
info from the plate:
 | Original engine date code was T1119RU (110
HP engine with manual transmission
built on 11/19/64); note that there
is no plant designation because all Corvair engines were built in
Tonawanda, NY |
| Original transmission date code was S0914 (three-speed transmission
built on September 14, 1964 at the Saginaw, MI plant) |
| Original differential date code was AV1029B (3.55:1 ratio, manual
transmission, non-Positraction, built on October 29, 1964 at the
Buffalo, NY plant) |
Ken also sent some photos of the van (below). He is pictured in the third
photo with his wife, Claudia.
Ken, keep us posted as you do work to the van. It's a nice original
example with an interesting history! |
Information from the data plate
(Click on a heading in the table for more information on that item.)
Note: The delivery
date stamp on this rig departs from the normal three-digit format. Perhaps
the dealer had not received the official training! |
