<VV> (VV) 1963 CHEVROLET CORVAIR PININ FARINA PROTOTYPE

[John Miller]

I ran across this comment and picture i a discussion forum . I do know anything about it and have never seen a picture of it. The link below has the picture. Here is what it said.

1963 CHEVROLET CORVAIR PININ FARINA PROTOTYPE

in 1960 pininfarina put forward a project of their own providing the attractive, if controversial, rear engine corvair chassis with a body. this version was the first of two chassis's to be bodied by pininfarina in the course of the following three years. the first version being shown at the paris and turin salon's in 1960. two years later, at the paris salon, the chassis was shown again, this time a little less radical, but a more convincing project that involved a lot of work.

finally, the example that we have here was completely and prob ably was the most successful of the group. by 1963 it managed to be a four seater or at least a 2 + 2 and remains forever, as so much of pininfarina's work, "variations on a theme". this car was dept at the pininfarina museum for many years and eventually made its way to the u.s. the car was restored a number of years ago b y noted restorer fran roxas. this is an extremely unusual car and a one-off designed corvair. 

http://jetsetmodern.com/images2/1963corvairconcept.jpg 

John Miller
Iowa