[FC] 1964 Greenbrier
Western Canada CORSA
westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca
Fri Nov 27 00:17:57 EST 2009
Ben,
Make that four. One just showed up on Vancouver Island.
Regards,
Joel
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From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ben's Bus
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 7:40 PM
To: kenharri at comcast.net; Corvanatics Membership
Subject: Re: [FC] 1964 Greenbrier
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!
>
>
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