<VV> Std Equipment for 65 Corsa

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/27/2008 9:16:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
j.botwick at snet.net writes:

Hi Seth,
 
Looking for the standard equipment on a regular 65 Corsa.
 
Thanks,
Jay



 
Jay - In selling all Corvairs, even the Corsa, Chevrolet relied on options  
to "Personalize" the car for the intended user. Many people actually ordered 
the  car they wanted and waited for the factory to build it for them. Of course, 
the  dealerships had to have cars in stock, so they normally ordered cars 
with  certain commonly desired options. The Corsa had the 140HP motor as 
standard. The  180HP turbo was an option. By 1965 seat belts (in the front) were 
standard.  A radio was not standard, but was ordered on most cars. There is a radio 
 "block-off" plate which relaces the chrome trim around the factory radio and 
 covers over the hole where the radio would have been. The heater was a 
"sort-of"  option. Basically it came on all of the cars unless you placed an order  
including the "Heater delete" option. Almost all of those cars went to  
Hawaii. The Corsa, even the Convertible and the turbos, had the 3-speed  
transmission as standard and the Corsa offered the 4-speed as an option. The  PowerGlide 
was not available on the Corsa. Left-side (Outside) rear view  mirror was 
optional on most Corvairs, it might have standard on the Corsa. The  right side 
outside mirror was not standard on any Corvair, just an option. Have  I helped 
you?  Many of the items you would think of today as standard  equipment were 
options (or not even available) in 1965. In late 1965, when the  1966 models 
were already out, the federal government required a number of items  to be made 
standard. Windshield washers and two-speed wipers and back-up lights  were 
then required. (The 1965 Corsa had the back-up lights as standard, the 1965  500 
models did not!)  - Seth Emerson



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