Introduced in 1961 the Corvan 95 van and 'Greenbrier' minibus were launched as part of the Corvair family. Sharing the same rear-mounted flat-six engine as the Corvair sedans and coupes the Corvair 95 provided a capacious van (Corvan) on a small 95-inch wheelbase. The Corvair 95 was offered as 6 and 8-door vans, Loadside pickup, Rampside pickup, and Greenbrier station wagon. The Corvair 95 was not a sales success and when Ford brought out its forward control Econoline based on cheaper conventional Falcon engineering grabbed the market.
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Chevrolet Corvair 95 1961 Van - badge on front door
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Chevrolet Corvair 1961 Greenbriar Sports Van - badge on front wing
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Chevrolet Corvair 1961 Greenbrier Sports Van - front grille
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Chevrolet Corvair 95 1961 Van. With an engine in the rear the front was rather plain. However, inside the cab was roomy with no engine to share the drivers space.
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Chevrolet Corvair 95 1961 Van. The standard Corvair 95 only had six doors, front doors, twin rear doors and a twin load doors on the driver's side. This model is the 8-door van with twin load doors on the passenger side for street loading.
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Chevrolet Corvair 95 1961 Van. Split rear doors were standard on the Corvair 95. The version is the 8-door van with twin loading doors on the passenger side. Cheaper models only had loading doors on the driver side.
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Chevrolet Corvair 1961 Greenbrier Sports Van. America's only rear-engined car turned into a van!
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Chevrolet Corvair 1961 Greenbrier Sports Van. Built on a 95-inch wheelbase and rear-engined with a 2,372cc flat six engine (later 2,683cc)
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Chevrolet Corvair 95 1961 Van. The Corvair 95 was built on a 95-inch wheelbase and was offered as 6 and 8-door vans, Loadside pickup, Rampside pickup, and Greenbrier station wagon
Dodge A100
Dodge A100 CampWagon 1966.It seems unlikely that Dodge will be re-using the name "CampWagon"!
Ford Econoline
Ford Econoline 1964. Launched for 1961 the Econoline was a new format for American vans, with a 'mid' engine placed behind the front axle. Mechanically the Econoline was Ford Falcon, but built on a 90-inch wheelbase. Engines were 2.4-litre or 2.8-litre Falcon 6-cylinders but a larger truck engine was also offered. The body may look like a Ford Thames 400E, but that's because it plagiarised the British van (instead of the other way around). Van versions were produced with up to eight doors, or with only rear doors. There were also pickups and minibus versions.
Chevrolet Corvair
GMC Handibus
GMC HandiBus Custom 1968 90 V8. Second generation of the ChevyVan, now offered in 90-inch or 108-inch wheelbase versions. As well as the familiar inline six engines, Chevy small block V8 engines were also offered