[FC] 1964 Greenbrier

[Ben's Bus]

You have found yourself a Dormobile camper. The camper conversion company 
was British as you know. Chevrolet never offered a pop top roof on any van. 
All of that was aftermarket. Your is one of only 3 Dormobile Corvair van 
conversions I know of.

Keep it a camper! That makes the vans extremely useful for a 
picnic/weekend/long trip vehicle. The Dormobie top is fiberglass and offers 
eight feet of headroom. They are amazing!

While I do not have any Dormobiles covered on my camper page yet, I do hope 
to add information on them. Please send me some pics of your rig. My Corvair 
Van Camper page can be found at:

http://mysite.verizon.net/bensbus/index.htm

Enjoy and ask away as more questions arise.

Ben


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kenharri at comcast.net>
To: "Corvanatics Membership" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:28 PM
Subject: [FC] 1964 Greenbrier


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> Greetings Gentlemen,
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>
> I am a new member. I just picked up a 1964 Greenbrier with camper 
> conversion. I believe that it is a Dorman (Great Britain) conversion. It 
> runs well but has a throttle pedal problem (sticky). The Chevrolet shop 
> manual (61-63) shows a differrent setup than what I have but mine looks 
> original. Did this change for the 1964 model year?
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>
>
> On the other hand, it looks like the floor shifter was retro fitted to the 
> early model mount just below the seat. Is there a legitimate reason for 
> changing from the original ( 1964) and going back to the earlier style 
> shifter?
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>
> I currently plan to restore the van to original 1964 factory 
> configuration. Was the Dorman conversion offered as a factory installed 
> option? Is there an over riding reason I should keep it as a camper 
> conversion ? Is it more "historic" as a D orman camper than as a straight 
> Greenbrier? The top looks to be in fair condition but would need alot of 
> restoration work in its own right.
> Any input will be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
> Kent Harrington
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