Introduction
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...