<VV> 1962 Monza seen at Hershey

[Vairtec Corporation]

At 09:26 PM 10/9/2010, Tom Gilbertson wrote:

>I saw a very special '62 Monza at Hershey today.  It is a black on 
>black 102hp 4 speed coupe.  It had a large ragtop sunroof which I 
>was told was dealer installed when the car was new.  It certainly 
>looked like it.  It was extremely well done and very large.  Has 
>anyone ever heard of this? in all of my years of following these 
>cars I've never seen anything like it.  It also had an aftermarket 
>tach fitted to the steering column just like the one I remember my 
>brother installing in his '63 coupe when it was new.  It also had 
>lucas lights in the high beam position.  this car was obviously 
>modified when it was new and it looked terriffic.
>
>It was a really well maintained original car and obviously very special.


The car lives in New Jersey and the owner is a member of my local 
chapter.  The car has been in my local club longer than the owner, as 
prior owners have been club members, also.

Anyway, the sunroof is branded, as I recall, "Golde," and indeed was 
installed when the car was new or very close to new.  It is far and 
away the best sunroof installation I have ever seen on a Corvair.

--Bob Marlow