<VV> Red vent knobs, red instrument cluster

[airvair at earthlink.net]

Oh, and I might add that the 500's didn't get a matching glove box surround
applique and box door. The door and surrounding metal of the dash panel
were painted the interior color.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: <VV> Red vent knobs, red instrument cluster
>
> Alan,
>
> No, the first pic in the first listing is definately a stock 500
instrument
> panel. Look closely and you'll see the no-chrome 500 steering wheel. And
> yes, even the 500's had the "chrome" rings around the instruments. All LM
> Corvair dashes were basically the same, with a black plastic
> under-structure and a stamped overlay of sheet aluminum. The aluminum was
> taped off around the instruments (the rings) and painted either wrinkle
> silver (black on Corsa models and later years) or interior color (for the
> 500's). 
>
> On '65's only, they also had a "pinstripe" surrounding the entire
> instrument panel. With the Monza's painted silver, it doesn't show very
> well. But on the Corsa models, it shows up.
>
> -Mark
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Alan and Clare Wesson <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: <VV> Red vent knobs, red instrument cluster
> >
> > Someone has kindly posted one on the Internet:
> >
> >
>
http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/brochures/Chev/1965/Corvair/pages/65corva
> ir09_jpg.htm
> >
> > If you look, in the pic the dash has the silver rings round the dials,
so
> it 
> > can't be a 500 (right?).
> >
> > However, in this pic:
> >
> >
>
http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/brochures/Chev/1965/Corvair/pages/65corva
> ir11_jpg.htm
> >
> > The overview of the car has silver inserts.
> >
> > Curiouser and curiouser...
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Alan
> >
>