I learned to drive manual in my Dad’s ‘64 GB. It was only a 6-door.
By Jordan Rimpela
Sep 8, 2019
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Corvair,
Car Catcher,
Corvair Greenbrier
Photos courtesy Bring a Trailer
Back in the early '60s, GM offered something for nearly everyone—including a van with eight doors. The Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier utilized low floors and barn doors on three sides, making ingress and egress a breeze.
This 1961 example received a full restoration and repaint in turquoise over white. It also sports a fun, checkered interior.
I learned to drive manual in my Dad’s ‘64 GB. It was only a 6-door.
It's unfortunate that the van wasn't upgraded to the second generation Corvair chassis and styling, being replaced by the conventional G-series Chevy Van instead.
Oh, wow, yeah, just picturing how a second-gen Corvair van would look. But, yeah, the traditional van was already there.
funny thing though, is that SOP for the traditional van was delayed, so they continued the Greenbrier into the 1965 model year, for about 3 months of production. one of the new-for-1965 features on Corvair passenger cars was an alternator instead of a generator, with the associated different voltage regulator and (iirc) slight change to engine compartment wiring. so the 1965 Greenbrier was mostly a carryover 1964, but it did get the alternator / voltage reg / wiring change. i'm pretty sure they even tooled up a new Greenbrier door emblem for 1965-only.
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