{"id":1842,"date":"2011-08-14T12:18:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wpmu\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2022-01-11T19:33:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T00:33:47","slug":"questions-about-my-early-production-1965-canadian-corsa-convertible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/questions-about-my-early-production-1965-canadian-corsa-convertible\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions about my early-production 1965 Canadian Corsa convertible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"members-access-error\">\n<p class=\"restricted\">Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.\u00a0 If you have registered for the site and are logged in, the most likely reason you are getting this message is that your status has not been upgraded yet.\u00a0 Please email the <a href=\"mailto:SCG_Officers@Corvair.org\">site administrator<\/a> to have your profile reviewed.\u00a0\u00a0Once the administrator determines that your profile is complete, s\/he will\u00a0adjust your permission settings to\u00a0allow viewing of member content.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not currently a CORSA member but wish to join, please visit here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.corvair.org\">http:\/\/www.corvair.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently a CORSA member but not a member of SCG, please visit here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vv.corvair.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/scg-list\">http:\/\/www.vv.corvair.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/scg-list<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"cprp_section_title\">Here are some other related posts on this site<\/h2><div class=\"cprp_items list \"><ul><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/my-new-car-28000-mile-66-corsa\/\" title=\"My &quot;new&quot; car - 28,000 mile &#039;66 Corsa.\">My \"new\" car - 28,000 mile '66 Corsa.<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">60<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">Good day! I am going to begin reviving my 'new' car. It's a '66 Corsa Coupe (140\/4) with 28,000 original miles. It appears to be all original except the tires and no battery. It is in excellent condition. I'm not planning to 'restore' it. I just want to make it&hellip;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: car, convertible, project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/1506\/\" title=\"1962 Monza Wagon\">1962 Monza Wagon<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">50<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">I've just purchased a 1962 Monza Wagon. It's a 102\/4 speed car. Here is the Fisher Body ID tag Originally it was Honduras Maroon code 948 with a Fawn interior code 769. That code also indicates that it came with optional bucket seats. The ACC codes are AEHJO A=Direct Air&hellip;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: car, body, bucket, dash, engine, project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/1960-corvair-survivor\/\" title=\"1960 CORVAIR 500 SEDAN SURVIVOR\">1960 CORVAIR 500 SEDAN SURVIVOR<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">49<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">This car was purchased in 2007 for $600 in Alabama - still has origional paint<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: car, project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/1774\/\" title=\"1960 CORVAIR 700 CLUB COUPE\">1960 CORVAIR 700 CLUB COUPE<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">47<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2011\/07\/1780\/\" title=\"1960 CORVAIR MONZA\">1960 CORVAIR MONZA<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">47<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/john-glenn-corvair-by-the-numbers\/\" title=\"John Glenn Corvair - By the Numbers\">John Glenn Corvair - By the Numbers<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">42<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">I am finally getting around to starting the restoration of my 1964 Corvair Monza Convertible - originally owned by John Glenn when he was still a NASA astronaut and living in Texas. As the first step, I am documenting the \"numbers\" - Here are some photos. I will add more&hellip;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: convertible, project, cars<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"cprp_data\"><div class=\"cprp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/1966-canadian-corsa-turbo-convertible\/\" title=\"1966 Canadian Corsa Turbo Convertible 610767001602\">1966 Canadian Corsa Turbo Convertible 610767001602<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cprp_percentage\">42<\/div><div class=\"cprp_excerpt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/1966-canadian-corsa-turbo-convertible\/\" title=\"1966 Canadian Corsa Turbo Convertible 610767001602\"><img src=\"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Exterior-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"cprp_thumbnail\" title=\"1966 Canadian Corsa Turbo Convertible 610767001602\" alt=\"1966 Canadian Corsa Turbo Convertible 610767001602\" \/><\/a><span class=\"cprp_excerpt_content\">I owned this car from October, 1998 until January, 2016. 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We had two 1963 Monza Convertibles built the same week in April 1963 (Build Date 04E) and BOTH had the bottom part of the Deck Lid support welded to the body. Neither one had holes in&hellip;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cprp_tags\">Tags: body, cars, car, noticed, holes, note<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"members-access-error\">\n<p class=\"restricted\">Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.\u00a0 If you have registered for the site and are logged in, the most likely reason you are getting this message is that your status has not been upgraded yet.\u00a0 Please email the <a href=\"mailto:SCG_Officers@Corvair.org\">site administrator<\/a> to have your profile reviewed.\u00a0\u00a0Once the administrator determines that your profile is complete, s\/he will\u00a0adjust your permission settings to\u00a0allow viewing of member content.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not currently a CORSA member but wish to join, please visit here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.corvair.org\">http:\/\/www.corvair.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are currently a CORSA member but not a member of SCG, please visit here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vv.corvair.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/scg-list\">http:\/\/www.vv.corvair.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/scg-list<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[21,30],"ppma_author":[222],"class_list":["post-1842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-project-cars","category-research","tag-21","tag-canadian"],"authors":[{"term_id":222,"user_id":107,"is_guest":0,"slug":"antkoto","display_name":"Duane Wentlandt","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd02b66b4cb48d512750b0e79c7a2ee89aa94a8ea7d14cb12e274691eecb5d03?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3607,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions\/3607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock.corvair.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}