ADDED BONUS! SEE VINTAGE MATCHBOX TOYS IN THIS WAGON. THIS ORIGINAL '61 CORVAIR LAKEWOOD WAGON IS AN ORIGINAL SURVIVOR. CORVAIRS WERE INTRODUCED IN 1960 TO COMPETE WITH THE INFLUX OF FOREIGN GAS PINCHING IMPORTS. CHRYSLER PRODUCED THE PLYMOUTH VALIANT, STUEDEBAKER THE LARK, FORD THE FALCON, OLDSMOBILE THE F-85, BUICK THE SPECIAL, PONTIAC THE TEMPEST. CHEVY'S CORVAIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMY CARS WAS DIFFERENT. THE ENGINE WAS IN THE REAR. 1961 CORVAIR OFFERED THE STATION WAGON MODEL, THE LAKEWOOD. CORVAIRS WERE PRODUCED IN 500 AND 700 MODELS, PLUS THE BUCKET SEAT SPORTY MONZA. THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE LAKEWOOD STATIONWAGON. ENGINES FOR '61 HAD AN INCREASE OF CUBIC INCHES TO 145. CORVAIRS WERE MADE WITH 3 OR 4 SPEED GEARBOX WITH STICK SHIFT OR AN AUTOMATIC. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS IN BACK THEN THE TRUNK WITH OUTSIDE LOCK WAS IN THE FRONT WITH A 10 FOOT CUBIC SPACE. THE LAKEWOOD CAME IN TWO MODELS BOTH WITH 4 DOORS AND A PASSENGER CAPACITY OF SIX PEOPLE. THE CARGO BAY HAD A ONE PIECE LIFTGATE AND WITH THE SECOND SEAT FOLDED DOWN GAVE A 58 CUBIC FEET CARGO SPACE. THE WHEELBASE WAS 109 INCHES, AND OVERALL LENGTH WAS 209 INCHES. OPTIONS INCLUDED TWO SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS, GAS HEATER, AND A PUSH BUTTON AM RADIO. TOTAL SALES OF 500 AND 700 LAKEWOODS AMOUNTED TO 26400 UNITS IN '61. YOU MIGHT SEE AN OCCASIONAL CORVAIR AT CAR SHOWS BUT YOU WILL SELDOM SEE A FIRST YEAR 700 SERIES LAKEWOOD STATIONWAGON. THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE CONDITION OF THE ...
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