<VV> '65 Monza 140hp

[Mark Corbin]

True. The '67 high-mount is an anomaly. Only cars for California were
equipped with the smogger, starting in '66. However '66 turbos and a/c cars
were exempt. After that, a/c cars in California had the smogger standard.
Then in '68 the smogger became standard on all Corvairs.

The smogger wasn't available on non-California cars in '66-7.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> '65 Monza 140hp
>
> '67 did not have A/C available w/ the 140HP? But the '67 A/C compressor
mounting bracket was the "high mount". Did all the '67 cars come equipped
with A.I.R.?
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net>
> >Subject: Re: <VV> '65 Monza 140hp
> >
> >In the LM cars, the 95hp engine was the base engine for the 500's and
> >Monzas. The 110hp engine was an option, as was the 140hp engine. The
> >exceptions to this is the Corsa which had the 140hp engine standard and
the
> >turbo optional (which was NOT available on 500's or Monzas), and in '67,
> >when the 140hp engine was at first dropped as an option, then reinstated
on
> >a COPO. Also, the only year a/c was available on the 140hp engine was
'66.
> >
> >All engines were available as crate motors. But it is virtually certain
> >that no dealer would swap an engine in a new car with another new car's
> >engine. It is also highly unlikely that any dealer would pull an engine
> >(unless it was heavily damaged internally) out of a new car and replace
it
> >with a crate motor. All these situations would be considered unethical
> >behaviour by the factory, and would probably result in the dealership
> >losing their franchise. The only way such would have happened is if the
> >customer owned said car(s) and wanted the work performed by the dealer.
> >
> >-Mark (grandson of two car dealers)
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> Subject: Re: <VV> '65 Monza 140hp
> >>  
> >> In a message dated 6/12/2010 1:25:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> >> BobHelt at aol.com writes:
> >>
> >> In a  message dated 6/12/2010 10:06:09 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

> >> shortle556 at earthlink.net writes:
> >>
> >> My  question: Was an engine  option on the dealer level available or
was
> >it 
> >> ordered  from the  factory ONLY?
> >> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado   
> >>
> >> NO!!!!!!
> >> Regards,
> >> Bob Helt
> >>
> >> No to both of Tim's questions or just one?  And which one?  As  the 140
> >was 
> >> a listed option I've always thought that they were ordered from the  
> >> factory by the buyer (unless GM built the car with it and forced it on
> >the  dealer 
> >> as part of a group of cars).  In early 1967 (late calendar  1966) my
> >dealer 
> >> didn't show the 140 as an option, but the dealer said they could  get
it 
> >> (December 1966).  I'm still not sure how one did that until the  option
> >was 
> >> restored later in the model year.
> >>  
> >> Bob Hall
> >> Group Corvair
> >> Corvanatics
> >> CORSA
> >> 
> >
>