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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2010, 02:52:28 PM »
Nova hatchback proposal?
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #26 on: March 21, 2010, 03:46:18 PM »
Quote from: guido66 on March 21, 2010, 02:52:28 PM
Nova hatchback proposal?

No, not a Nova.
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2010, 06:13:06 PM »
Chevelle?
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #28 on: March 21, 2010, 07:45:06 PM »
Quote from: guido66 on March 21, 2010, 06:13:06 PM
Chevelle?

Sorry but it's not a Chevelle either.
It has a name that has been used elsewhere in the GM Empire, but it was a proposal for another unrelated US Chevy.
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #29 on: March 22, 2010, 04:07:36 AM »
This is like water torture.
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #30 on: March 22, 2010, 08:30:49 AM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on March 22, 2010, 04:07:36 AM
This is like water torture.

The answer's out there!
Trouble is, I don't think you can find it on the 'Net!
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #31 on: March 22, 2010, 08:41:04 AM »
Perhaps it's time for the Professionals to show us their prowess..
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #32 on: March 22, 2010, 09:03:44 AM »
A late-60s Chevrolet Nova prototype?
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2010, 09:06:51 AM »
Quote from: Djetset on March 22, 2010, 09:03:44 AM
A late-60s Chevrolet Nova prototype?

No - that one's been tried and discounted already!
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2010, 09:20:25 AM »
Commodore?
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2010, 10:08:20 AM »
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2010, 11:17:10 AM »
Corvair 2 / Corsa, a proposal for a 3rd gen Corvair.
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Re: NEH 396
« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2010, 03:17:23 PM »
Otto has got the right car!  No wonder he was champing at the bit...

Yes, it's a Chevrolet Corsa, and according to my book "Chevy toyed with both front- and rear-engine layouts for Corvair 2.  Badged 'Corsa', this full-size mock-up from July 1965 was obviously front-engined and maybe front-wheel-drive too, as its profile implies.  This same general shape would later appear on some Brazilian GM cars.  Reduced width and overall size suggest Corvair 2 may have originated as a subcompact companion to the existing Corvair, but it may also have simply been a study toward something for GM's European or South American operations."

Note - Corvair 2, not 3!
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Re: Solved - NEH 396: Chevrolet Corsa 1965
« Reply #38 on: March 22, 2010, 05:11:11 PM »
very Torana in profile though ...
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Re: Solved - NEH 396: Chevrolet Corsa 1965
« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2010, 07:46:14 PM »
Quote from: fnqvmuch on March 22, 2010, 05:11:11 PM
very Torana in profile though ...

Probably designed by the same people..
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Re: Solved - NEH 396: Chevrolet Corsa 1965
« Reply #40 on: March 23, 2010, 03:56:23 AM »
Here's a grouping of pics I had on file:


As it was a tad smaller than the "real" Corvair, it's been suggested the 2 would be a smaller companion to the Corvair, much as the Chevy II was a smaller counterpart to bigger Chevrolet sedans.
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Re: Solved - NEH 396: Chevrolet Corsa 1965
« Reply #41 on: March 23, 2010, 07:37:41 AM »
I was about to post a similar picture - mine are from the same book as yours!
Here it is anyway as it's a big bigger, and you can just about read 'Corvair 2' (or does it say 'Corsa'?!):
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