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Dream car Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT and SS - if you had been allowed to

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Created on October 29, 2011

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Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Tom Wood (RM Auctions)

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - das Design von Bill Mitchell und Larry Shinoda ist zeitlos und elegant

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - auch heute noch von bestechender Eleganz

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - eine atemberaubende und kraftstotzdende Frontgestaltung

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - die Front mit Klappscheinwerfern und die aufgeklappte Fahrerkabine

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Chevrolet Monza Spider (1963) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1963 - Prototyp mit nach vorne öffnender Kuppel

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - Heckansicht, gut sichtbar die verstellbaren Lamellen

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - das Konzeptfahrzeug war fahrbar

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - Das ganze Heck konnte genauso aufgeklappt werden, wie die Fahrzeugkabine

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - Mittelmotorbauweise, gegenüber dem serienmässigen Corvair war der Motor um 180 Grad verdreht eingebaut

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - wie beim von Bertone stammenden Chevrolet Testudo konnte die ganze Fahrerkabine hochgeklappt werden

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - Interieur mit verstellbarem Lenkrad

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - ein vollsynchronisiertes Vierganggetriebe mit normaler H-Schaltung diente zum Wechseln der Fahrstufen

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - während die Sitzlehnen fest montiert waren, konnten die Kopfstützen verstellt werden

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - die Front konnte dank Mittelmotor und Klappscheinwerfern extrem flach und spitzverlaufend konzipiert werden

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - bei geöffneten Scheinwerfern verliert das Fahrzeug etwas an Eleganz und wirkt dafür noch brutaler

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (1963) - dem Mittelmotor wurde die Luft durch diese Öffnungen zugefächelt

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS (1963) - der offene SS war wesentlich näher an der Serie als das Coupé, der Motor war wie beim Serien-Corvair als Heckmotor eingebaut

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS (1963) - die offene Version war nur 76 cm hoch

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS (1964) - der offene Sportwagen aus der Vogelperspektive, Ähnlichkeiten zum späteren Opel GT sind nicht zufällig

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Chevrolet Corvair Monza SS (1963) - Experimental 'Dreamcar' - Versuchswagen in der Ausstellung, im Hintergrund die GT-Version

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Chevrolet Testudo 1963 - Frontansicht

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Chevrolet Testudo 1963 - Heckansicht

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Chevrolet Testudo 1963 - Seitenansicht

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Chevrolet Testudo 1963 - Seitliche Heckansicht

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Chevrolet Testudo 1963 - Detail Fahrzeugkuppel

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Summary

In the early 1960s, Ford and General Motors also competed with each other in the field of concept cars. Ford had presented a mid-engined vehicle with the Mustang, among other things, and General Motors consequently also presented a car with the engine in front of the rear axle. The basis (engine and transmission unit) came from the Chevrolet Corvair, but the drive unit with six air-cooled cylinders was rotated 180 degrees, turning the rear-engine concept into a mid-engine concept. This report presents the vehicle and its sister variant, the SS, and includes rare images of both vehicles, as well as the press release from 1963.

This article contains the following chapters

XP 777
Presentation at the 1963 New York Auto Show
More compact and, above all, flatter than the standard Corvair
Dream cars and one-offs
Further information

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the early 1960s, Ford and General Motors also competed with each other in the field of concept cars. Ford had presented a mid-engined vehicle with the Mustang , among other things, and General Motors consequently also presented a car with the engine in front of the rear axle. The basis (engine and transmission unit) came from the Chevrolet Corvair, but the drive unit with six air-cooled cylinders was rotated 180 degrees, turning the rear-engine concept into a mid-engine concept. In 1962, the concept car, then called the XP 777, was shown for the first time at the Sports Car Club of America race at Elkhart Lake. The breathtaking design almost took the visitors' breath away. Reports from the time cite an ultra-light tubular trellis frame as the basis and a lightweight, two-seater plastic body, implying a low overall weight.

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