[FC] Re: Corvan versus Greenbriar and more

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In a message dated 8/23/06 12:00:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
corvanatics-request at corvair.org writes:

> I would think there are more Greenbriers left because there were more
> produced overall. 

   Ben,that brings up a good point. With the uneven floor of the Vair vans I 
wouldnt think a lot were ordered for work purposes. Were Greenbriers produced 
for the purpose of being passenger vehicles or campers only?  Now that I think 
of it I ve never seen a Greenbrier without the rear seats or without evidence 
of them existing prior. Did they all come with rear seats unless camper 
versions or special ordered? 
       When I think of a Greenbrier I think of a passenger vehicle with rear 
seats. That's not the case though when I think of early Econolines,Chev/GM or 
Dodge A100's which all were sold a lot without the rear seats on the window 
van models. Econolines intended for passenger transport which had rear 
seats"almost" all were badged as Falcon vans,not Econoline. There were a few Econolines 
that were ordered with the optional rear seat,notice I said seat,not seats. I 
own one and have heard of a handful of others but havent seen any yet with 
provisions for the 2 rear seats as found on Falcons. Im assuming anyone wanting 
2 seats would be using it primarily for passengers and would just order the 
Falcon version.
      Another question comes to mind; Were any Corvair vans produced that 
were dispaly vans? Display van is what Ford called the work type van that had 
windows all along the passenger side but no windows on the drivers side of the 
body. This allowed for tool racks, bins, or displays to be mounted there. The 
windows provided light into the van to help in locating tools,etc and also 
allowed for good visibility while driving. It was kind of the best of both worlds,a 
crossbreed window/non window van. Utility companies used this version a lot 
and I happen to own one of the odd looking birds.
   
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