Literature not included in the search
This page is an auxiliary listing of (mainly) non-GM Corvair-related publications in
CorvairKid's collection. Some of the items unfortunately are no longer in print.
I hope this list helps you become aware of and locate publications I have found
interesting and useful.
Original GM publications
The items below were originally produced by GM. I
included them here because they either: cover vehicles that were successors to
or contemporaries of the Corvair, reproductions of originals, sections of larger
publications, or are multi-volume periodicals where I own more than one issue.
 | 1960-63 Corvair-Chevy II Parts
Catalog - P&A 34, 10/1/62 (reprint) |
| 1962 Chevy Truck Data Book info
pertaining to Corvair 95 - 8/1/61 (section) |
| 1962 Chevrolet Passenger Car and Truck Unit Serial Numbers -
TSB #748; 9/29/61 (copy) |
| 1963-67 Chevrolet seat belt instruction card - 9/17/63 (reprint) |
| 1964 Chevrolet Accessories Installation
Reference Manual - P&A 15
(reprint) |
| 1964 Corvair & Corvair 95
prices, options, and accessories - 12/15/63 (section) |
| 1964 Corvair 95 Assembly Instructions (reprint) |
| 1964-66 Chevrolet new car warranty envelope (reprint) |
| 1965 Chevrolet Accessories Installation Reference Manual - P&A 15
(reprint) |
| 1965 Chevrolet Trucks: Chevy-Van (successor to Corvan) |
| 1965-68 Delco battery owner's service policy certificate (reprint) |
| 1966 Chevrolet Accessories Installation Reference Manual - P&A 15
(reprint) |
| 1966 Chevrolet AM/FM radio and stereo adapter operating instructions
(reprint) |
| 1966 Chevrolet Custom Features Accessories Confidential Price Schedule - P&A
32, 1/1/66 (reprint) |
| 1966 Chevrolet Engineering Specifications,
Corvair section - September, 1965 |
| 1966 Corvair Assembly Instructions (reprint) |
| 1966 Corvair prices, options, and
accessories - 3/16/66 (section) |
| 1966 General Motors Seat Belt Installation Instructions (service
replacement) |
| 1966 GM Product Service Bulletins (Canadian--Corvair-related items
only) |
| March 1971 Chevrolet Service News (reprint--deals with Corvair heater) |
| Chevrolet new car dealer maintenance record and folder (reprint, used
several years?) |
| Chevrolet new car warranty coverage summary (reprint, used several years?) |
| Corvair Communiqués (complete set: V1N1 - V4N4, 1963-1966) |
| Facts on the good things you'll find in a new '66 Chevy II by Chevrolet
(contemporary of '66 Corvair) |
| GM 2003 Classic Cars and Trucks Calendar
(features a 1965 Corvair Monza convertible for July) |
| Over The Counter News, Volume 5, Number 5
(November, 1965) -- headline is "Donner and Roche Predict Continuation of
Record Sales for 1966" |
| Service Information on the New Chevy Van
- 1964 |
Original Corvair Literature from Bob Slusher
Bob Slusher was kind enough to
send me scans of a few pieces from his collection. All of these are original
Chevrolet items.
Canadian Corvair Literature
Corvair Service Literature
Official CORSA magazines and newsletters
I am very lucky to have a complete set of original Corvair Society of America
(CORSA) magazines and newsletters.
(Exception: My V2N2 Windmill is a copy.) Below is a genealogy of these
publications.
There have been many different official CORSA publications over the years.
From its inception until September of 1978, there were two basic types of
publications:
| A monthly plain-paper newsletter, which focused on topics such as
administrative news, local chapter news, cars and parts for sale, and tech
topics. |
| A quarterly glossy magazine, which focused on feature-length articles. |
The monthly newsletter changed names several times while the magazine was
always known as the CORSA Quarterly. Beginning in September 1978, the two
publications were combined into one publication, the CORSA
Communique. This
change coincided with CORSA's hiring of its first paid management and
publication staff. Until that time, administration and publication work was done
by an all-volunteer staff. Publication costs were paid by CORSA but not staff
labor.
Note that there are few years where the monthly publication (both the CORSA
Communiqués and the CORSA Communique) published fewer than twelve issues. This
occurred for a variety of reasons—change of staff, publication problems, etc.
The issue numbering convention for a skipped issue has not been consistent.
Therefore, the volume and issue numbers for all articles indexed below are
given, in addition to the month and year published.
| Name of Publication |
Volume / Issue
Number(s) |
Month(s) / Year(s)
Published |
| Preliminary Newsletter1 |
1 - 4 |
1969 - 19702 |
| No title |
V1N1 |
September 1970 |
| Turbo-Aire Topics |
V1N2 |
October/November 1970 |
| CORSA News |
V1N3 |
December 1970/January 1971 |
| The Windmill |
V1N4 - V3N4 |
March/April 1971 - October 1972 |
| CORSA Communiqués |
V3N5 - V9N8 |
November 1972 - August 1978 |
| CORSA Quarterly |
V1N1 - V7N4 |
January (Winter) 1971 - Summer 1978 |
| CORSA Communique |
V1N1 - Present |
September 1978 - Present |
1 These newsletters had the issue numbers in their titles, e.g.
"Preliminary Newsletter #1". Issue 4 had two titles: the normal one on
the first page of content and "CORSA News 4 -Preliminary-" on a
separate cover page.
2 The only one of these four
newsletters with any kind of date is #3, which has "April" on the first page at
the top. Also, my copy of this issue is postmarked May 26, 1970. My copies of
the other three newsletters are not postmarked.
Index of Tech Topics
Mike Kellstrand and I collaborated on an
index of the tech topics from the Communique through 1998. The
index is a nice way to more quickly find what you're looking for. Note that
many of the most-useful topics are re-published in the CORSA Tech Guide,
currently in its newly-expanded third version. It would be nice if someone
would volunteer to bring the index up to date (1998 and later).
Corvan Antics
Corvanatics, the
official CORSA chapter devoted to forward control Corvairs (Corvans,
Greenbriers, Loadsides, and Rampsides), has published Corvan Antics,
their newsletter, at least four times per year since 1972. I have a complete set
of the newsletters. My set is a mixture of originals and copies purchased from
the organization.
Technical and restoration-related publications
| The 1960-1969 Corvair Authenticity Series, Wayne Machan & Bill
Bruggen, © 1991 |
| 1961-65 Corvair Truck crash repair sheets from
Motor's Crash Book Service, © April, 1965
& April, 1969 |
| 1966 Corvair Electrical Tune-Up Charts (set of four), Sun Electric
Corporation |
| The Care and Feeding of Your Corvair, Corvairs of New Mexico, © 1995 (2rd
printing) |
| Chevrolet Service News compendium for 1965-69 Corvairs (Clark's
Corvair #C6962) |
| The Classic Corvair, Bob Helt, ©
2001-2006 |
| Converting Corvair Engines for Use in Experimental
Aircraft, William E. Wynne, © 1999 |
| The Corv-8: America's Original Mid-Engine Super Car, Greg
Riley, ©
2005 |
| Corvair 95 paint codes (compendium provided by
Corvanatics) |
| Corvair 95 paint and trim
combinations (compendium provided by
Corvanatics) |
| Corvair... A History and Restoration Guide, Bill Artzberger, ©
1984 |
| The Corvair Junkyard Primer, compiled by Larry Scrivener, second
edition (no copyright date given) |
| Corvair Secrets, Bob Helt, ©
2005 (third edition) |
| Corvair Technical Guide, Larry
Claypool & Clay Wispell, editors, © 1986-96 (updated) |
| Corvair Wheel Alignment, Frederick Johnson, © 1976 (6th printing) |
| How to Air Condition Any Corvair Vehicle,
Richard Finch, © 2003 |
| How to Identify and Rebuild Corvair Rochester Carburetors, Bob Helt, ©
2006 |
| How to Keep Your Corvair Alive!, Richard Finch, © 1986 |
| How to Select and Install Turbochargers, Hugh
MacInnes, © 1971 |
| Prevent Rust Outs and Leaks (Clark's
Corvair #C24) |
| Solo Is..., Warren LeVeque, ©
2001 (autographed copy) |
| Stop Corvair Lubricant Leaks, Frederick Johnson, © 1979 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Vairs with Air: A Specialty
Technical Manual, Greg Riley, © 2003 |
| Vair Tips, San Diego Corvair Club, V1 (1974) - V13 (1986); includes
indexes published in 1982 and 1985 |
Historical publications and books
| 1969 Corvair Finger Tip Facts, Mark
Ellis & Dave Newell,
© 1996 |
| 1969 Corvair Finger Tip Facts, Mark
Ellis & Dave Newell,
© 1999 (30th anniversary edition) |
| 1969 Corvair Finger Tip Facts Roster, Mark
Ellis & Dave Newell,
© 1999 |
| Air-Cooled Motor Engines, Julius Mackerle, M.E. (English
translation by K. Čáslavský), © 1961 (1st printing) |
| Assassination of the Corvair, Andrew White, © 1969 (1st printing) |
| Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 1 No. 3, © 1962
("By Corvair through Rugged Jungle Paths of Panama" & Automobile Quarterly's
Award for Design Excellence Presented to the 1962 Corvair Super Spyder") |
| Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 3 No. 3, © 1964
("GM's Prototype for Production [Monza SS]") |
| Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 8 No. 4, © 1970
("Remember the Corvair? Here's a Look at What We Lost" & "A Corvair Gallery") |
| Automobile Quarterly, Vol. 20 No. 3, © 1982
("M-3 Tanks, The Lakeshore Hotel and Corvair: An Interview with Ed Cole") |
| Car and Driver, June 1966 (Yenko Stinger review) |
| Chevrolet Corvair 1959-1969, compiled by R.M. Clarke, no copyright
date |
| The Chevrolet Corvair Photo History, Monty
Montgomery, © 2004 |
| Chrome Colossus: General Motors and Its Times,
Ed Cray, © 1980 |
| Corvair Affair, Mike Knepper, © 1982 |
| Corvair by Chevrolet: Experimental & Production Cars
1957 - 1969, Ludvigsen Library Ltd., © 2001 |
| The Corvair Decade, Tony Fiore,
© 1980 |
| Corvair Guide, Hans Tanner, © 1965 |
| Corvair Performance Handbook, OCee Ritch with
Don Francisco, Bernard Cahier, Jerry Titus, Jim Wright, and John Lawlor,
© 1963 Petersen Publishing Company (Hot Rod Magazine
Technical Library) |
| Corvair Performance Portfolio 1959-69, compiled by R.M. Clarke, no
copyright date |
| A Custom Mirror for the 1961 Corvair 95,
Coronado Manufacturing Company (model 660-91) |
| Devin brochure, undated but thought to be 1963 |
| Evaluation of the 1960-63 Corvair Handling and Stability, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, July 1972, report #HS-820 198 / PB 211 015 |
| The
Fitch Phoenix: A Limited Edition (invitation to unveiling in NYC), 1966 |
| Fitch Sprint packet (mailed to prospective
buyers), 1966 |
| Fitch Sprint catalog, 1967 |
| Glenn Pray: The Man Who Brought Legends to Life, Josh B.
Malks, © 2007 |
| Hit & Run: The Rise—and
Fall?—of Ralph Nader,
Ralph de Toledano, © 1975 |
| How to Hotrod Corvair Engines, Bill Fisher, © 1969 (revised
edition) |
| How to Lift the 1960 Chevrolet Corvair on Globe
Hoists, Globe Hoist Company, © 1959 |
| The (in)Compleat Corvair Story, Dave
Newell, © 1979 |
| The Investigation of Ralph Nader, Thomas
Whiteside, © 1972 |
| Panel Evaluation of the NHTSA Approach to the 1960-1963 Corvair
Handling and Stability, General Testing Laboratories, Inc., January
1972, report #HS-800 676 / PB 211 014 |
| The
Phoenix: America's First Rear-Engined Sports Car, 1966 |
| Phoenix by Fitch:
Delightfully Different, "Wickedly Beautiful", 1966 |
| Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nader, © 1965 |
| The Yenko Era: A scrapbook of stories, recollections, and the
occasional fact..., Mark Gillespie, 2006 |
| The Yenko Stinger brochure, Yenko Sportscars,
1966 |
Miscellaneous
Below are a few items that don't seem to fit in any of the other categories
but might once a few years pass.
| Chevrolet Los Angeles (Van Nuys plant) annual outing (1965) pocket
knife |
| Chevrolet Los Angeles (Van Nuys plant) annual outing (August 15,
1966) drinking glass |
| Cordially Yours... (Cord Sportsman brochure) |
| Corvair Club of America membership card (unsigned) and
decal |
| Corvair Returns to Ypsilanti! (program from
Corvair Preservation Foundation's Corvair Museum Grand Opening Celebration at
the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Collection, August 25, 2002) |
| Ever see a guy enter a bend
talking European and come out speaking American? Corvair by Chevrolet
(Corvair magazine ad
from 1965) |
| Gentlemen of General Motors, Scharchburg et al.,
© 2000 (produced by McVey Marketing &
Advertising--not officially endorsed by GM) |
| GM Switzerland grille badges (one each, early and late '60s) |
| Lost Cause ceremony invitation (program from
2004 CORSA International convention where Jeff and Toni Barrett unveiled the
restored Lost Cause prototype) |
| Mostly Motorsports 2000 flyer signed by Jerry Thompson (of Yenko
Stinger fame) |
| Racin' Adventures and Tropical Tales (program from Corvair
Preservation Foundation presentation at 2000 CORSA convention) |
| Solar Cavalier promotional kit (cover letter, catalog,
ordering form, & newsletter) |
| SS 396 (side 1) and Corvair Baby (side
2), Paul Revere & The Raiders, © 1966 Columbia
Records (45 RPM single, labeled "Complimentary Copy" and "Licensed for
Broadcast" by "Columbia Special Products") |
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