Rusty Crusty Loadside

The day I picked him up and took him to his new home. (Wife insists it is a he not a she) I got it home and began inspecting the condition and cataloging parts.  I found a good bit of rust (not a surprise) and some areas that previous owners tried to fix rust.  I also found that the motor was locked up. The first thing that I did was to reattach the doors as the truck will be stored outside for now until I build a new garage or I am able to free up some space in the ones i currently have.  I wanted to keep water from coming in thru the window opening even tho the floor is gone.  I also put some marvel mystery oil in the cylinders to try to free up the motor.  The motor will be torn down and gone thru but i wanted to be able to spin it by hand before the tear down if possible. Doors on and secured.  They still need aligned and latches need cleaned/lubricated but they will be coming back off later so no need to be perfect now

Here is a brief little article about the Corvair95 Trucks. Courtesy of Corvanantics For more info or resources on the Corvair95 please visit them at  https://www.corvair.org/chapters/corvanatics/index.php Corvair 95s, named for their 95-inch wheel-base, were referred to by GM as "Light Duty-Forward Control (L.D.F.C.)" vehicles and marketed from 1961 to 1965. The line consisted initially of 4 models - two vans and two pickups: Corvan panel delivery, model R-1205 Greenbrier station wagon, model R-1206 Loadside pickup, model R-1244 Rampside pickup, model R-1254 Forward control referred to positioning of the steering mechanism forward of the front axle and engendered the "Corvair FC" moniker for the line. The short, 95 inch wheelbase yielded vans resembling (in size) more recent minivans. With a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,700 pounds the pickup trunks were intended for lighter though possibly bulky loads and not to compete directly with conventional half-ton pickup...

Welcome to the blog. This blog is to document my restoration of a 1961 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Loadside pickup.  The Corvair pickup has always been an interest of mine but I was never able to purchase one. A month or two ago the wife and I picked up a 1963 Corvair coupe for her, this began the adventure that is the 61 loadside.  We noticed that the 63 needed a front hood and a driver side door and began looking for replacements.  We posted on Corvair pages on social media looking for parts.  The advise we got was to go to Corvair Ranch in Gettysburg Pa.  We emailed Jeff, the owner of Corvair Ranch, we went on a Saturday and were impressed with Jeff's customer service, prices, and collection of parts.  After we picked out a nice hood matching the color of the 63 and a door from another early model coupe, I casually asked Jeff if he sold entire cars and give him a little background on what I was looking for.  He immediately said he has a 61 loadside that wa...