<VV> Rarity of various Corvairs!!!! very long
Bigwave Dave
thebigwave@comcast.net
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:00:56 -0800
Well after all the talk about which Corvair is rarer, I have decide to post my
article about Corvair rarity on this list. Numbers that are estimates use
ratios of known production numbers to arrive at the estimates. Some of the
numbers I've seen posted are just plain wrong. Cut and save! Enjoy!
Bigwave Dave Trull
HOW RARE IS IT? (total US production = 1,786,243) 1960 - 69
Total models produced in US * = estimated #
This list includes all US built Corvairs with a total of less than 10,000
units built.
Models are listed in order of numerical rarity. Estimated values are gross
estimates which employed the same ratio formula used to derive the generally
accepted estimated value of 585 for the 1966 Turbo Convertible.
1966 Corsa Conv w/AC 46 *est (Tonawanda
engine figures, 153
1966 Corsa Coupe w/AC 107 *est A/C 140s were
built for use in Corsas)
1962 Loadside 391
1969 Monza Conv 521
1966 Corsa Turbo Conv 585 *est
1964 Rampside 851
1966 Corsa 180 Coupe 1,366 *est
1968 Monza Conv 1,386
1965 Greenbrier 1,528
1963 Rampside 2,046
1967 Monza Conv 2,109
1965 Corsa 180 Conv 2,101 *est
1962 Monza Wagon 2,362
1962 Rampside 2,475
1966 Corsa 140 Conv 2,557 *est.
1962 Spyder Conv 2,574
1969 Monza Coupe 2,717
1969 500 Coupe 2,762
1967 500 Sedan 2,959
1967 Monza Sedan 3,157
1962 Lakewood 700 3,716
1962 Rampside 4,102
1964 Spyder Conv 4,761
1965 Corsa 180 Coupe 5,105 *est.
1961 Lakewood 500 5,591
1966 Corsa 140 Coupe 5,964 *est.
1964 Greenbrier 6,201
1965 Corsa 140 Conv 6,252 *est.
1964 Spyder Coupe 6,480
1968 Monza Coupe 6,807
1962 Spyder Coupe 6,894
1968 500 Coupe 7,206
1963 Spyder Conv 7,472
1964 Corvan 8,147
1966 500 Sedan 8,779
1967 500 Coupe 9,257
1967 Monza Coupe 9,771
1965 Turbocharger option 7,206
1966 Turbocharger option 1,951
HOW RARE IS IT? ( total Canada production = 48297 ) 1960 - 66
Canadian produced Corvairs
1962 700 SW (Canada) 68
1963 Spyder Conv (Canada) 76
1966 Corsa 180 Conv (Canada) 94 *est.
1965 Corsa 180 Conv (Canada) 117
1966 Corsa 140 Conv (Canada) 117 *est.
1966 Corsa 180 Coupe (Canada) 143 *est.
1964 Spyder Conv (Canada) 154
1963 Spyder Coupe (Canada) 204
1962 Monza SW (Canada) 205
1965 Corsa 140 Conv (Canada) 243
1966 Monza Conv (Canada) 279
1965 Corsa 180 Coupe (Canada) 296 *est.
1961 500 SW (Canada) 331
1960 500 Coupe (Canada) 362
1966 500 Sedan (Canada) 365
1964 Spyder Coupe (Canada) 502
1966 Corsa 140 Coupe (Canada) 539 *est.
1961 700 SW (Canada) 547
1964 Monza Conv (Canada) 559
1960 700 Coupe (Canada) 562
1961 500 Coupe (Canada) 590
1965 Corsa 140 Coupe (Canada) 1,055 *est.
Total turbos produced 1966 237 per Dave Newell
1965 Corsa Convertibles: 321 built, with 39 exported. per GM Canada
1966 Corsa Convertibles: 192 built, with 19 exported. per GM Canada
* Regarding how the estimated values were derived. Estimates involve only the
breakdown of Turbo vs. 140 cars in the Corsa model. The only known value for
Canadian built Corsa Turbos is the 117 value for the 1965 Corsa Convertibles.
This number was blessed by GM Canada. Kent Sullivan and Dave Newell have
examined records spanning a period covering 863 1966 Corvairs. Using this data
they were able to extrapolate a breakdown of 92 turbo Convertibles, 141 Turbo
Coupes for a total of 233 turbos. This projected total agrees quite closely
to the actual total of 237 Turbos. This is within 1.7% of the actual, so this
gives us a very reasonable estimate. So the estimates above for the 1966
Corsas use the ratio of Coupes to Convertibles Kent and Dave derived, and
were plugged into the equation with the known total (237) built.
HOW RARE IS IT? ( total US Corsa production = 46,319 ) 1965 - 66
Since we separated US and Canadian produced models due to build location, we
can further separate US built Corsas by where they were produced. Production
totals from each plant are available, but actual production numbers for each
model are not available. W e can estimate by using the same ratio formula*
employed to get the 585 estimate for the US built 66 Turbo Convertible (this
number seems to be the general consensus). Understand that this is a rough
estimate, and assumes that the ratios are similar in the two plants, but this
will give you a general idea of the scarcity of these rarer US built cars.
Los Angeles vs. Willow run produced cars:
1966 Corsa 180 Conv (LA) 79 *est.
1966 Corsa 180 Coupe (LA) 184 *est.
1965 Corsa 180 Conv (LA) 256 *est.
1966 Corsa 140 Conv (LA) 345 *est.
1966 Corsa 180 Conv (WR) 506 *est.
1965 Corsa 180 Coupe (LA) 622 *est.
1965 Corsa 140 Conv (LA) 761 *est.
1966 Corsa 140 Coupe (LA) 805 *est.
1966 Corsa 180 Coupe (WR) 1182 *est.
1965 Corsa 180 Conv (WR) 1845 *est.
1965 Corsa 140 Coupe (LA) 1849 *est.
1966 Corsa 140 Conv (WR) 2212 *est.
1965 Corsa 180 Coupe (WR) 4483 *est.
1966 Corsa 140 Coupe (WR) 5159 *est.
1965 Corsa 140 Conv (WR) 5491 *est.
1965 Corsa 140 Coupe (WR) 13337 *est.