<VV> Re: vv diff between Corsa and Monza

[Harry Yarnell]

Nope. The '66 had silver paint on the horizontal bars of the 'grill'. The 
'65 had the horizontal bars cut out, and two chromed inserts replaced them.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
To: <Sethracer at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 8:21 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> Re: vv diff between Corsa and Monza


>
> snip
>
> The lower  grill piece on
>> the 500 and monza
>> (in 1965) was unadorned and had  a pair of small grille
>> openings stamped into
>> the center parts of  the lower section. The whole section was
>> painted body
>> color, including the  stamped portions.
>
> I always understood that the grille area on the Monza where the Corsa
> inserts would otherwise be found was painted silver on the Monza.  Chuck
> Armer used to have a low mileage '65 madeira maroon Monza convertible, and 
> I
> believe that the insert area was painted silver on his convertible.  I
> recall that the car did experience some pretty serious collision damage 
> and
> was repaired and repainted, but my understanding was that the silver was
> correct.
>
> Anyone out there own an original paint '65 Monza?
>
> Norm Witte
>
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