What could be better than a vintage Alfa Romeo with racing pedigree and bash/bumps to prove it? If that same car was offered for a reasonable sum of money that didn't require a trust fun or the sale of your remaining good kidney. You'll need that kidney for all of the booze your gonna drink when working on this car...because trust me, you won't want to take this to a mechanic. Find 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI Corsa offered for $11,975 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist.
If you are going to get a Corvair, the 2nd generation Corsa Turbo hardtop is the one to get, but prices are appropriately high. The trick is to find one for a significant discount off the going rate, even if it needs paint or body work...just make sure you've got one with the 180 horsepower turbo engine. Find this 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo offered for $5,500 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist.
When it was first released in 1960, Sports Car Illustrated called the Chevrolet Corvair “the most profoundly revolutionary car … ever offered by a major manufacturer.” The second generation Corvair offered from 1965-1969 was both the
evolution and the swan-song for GM’s domestically produced answer to the
onslaught of imports. For a brief moment, there was a Corvair for just
about every garage, as it was offered as a two door, four door, station
wagon, pickup and convertible. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa here on eBay bidding for $8,100 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go, located in Florence, AZ.
DT first featured this car in June of 2015 when it sold for $10k via ebay, but it is back and just as awesome as the last time. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Convertible here on eBay bidding for $11,100 reserve-not-met with 5 days to go, located in Seattle, WA.
By Hunsbloger -- DT doesn't applaud new market highs because we're all about finding the
best cars for the least amount of money, not seeing who can set the new
market high for a decent car! We're outraged by careless overspenders
who ruin it for the rest of us, causing us to watch formerly desirable
and nearly affordable cars escalate away in prices that are the result
of frenzied old men who are bidding to impress their girlfriends rather
than buying a car for the right price. The effects of these wacked-out
outlier sales take a while for the market to shake off because we'll now
have to wait as all the overspending speculators come into the market
with their refurbished flips. While aircooled Porsches, anything Ferrari, and certain BMWs have skyrocketed to silly prices, we will seek out the good stuff for a reasonable budget, like this 1966 Chevrolet Corvair offered for $6,500 in San Diego, CA via craigslist.
We first picked up on the scent of this fine example of 60's domestic engineering back in 2014 when it was offered for just shy of 15 large in Wisconsin -- but it is now halfway across the country and equally as tempting. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo Coupe here on eBay with opening bid of $10,000 reserve-not-met located in Montgomery Village, MD with 5 days to go.
Checkout this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa here on eBay bidding for $1,877 with auction ending Sunday at 12:35 PM PST.
DT's own Hunsbloger found this Corvair on his hourly search for 'Vairy good deals, but this might just be a deal that is too good to be true. If you are going to get a Corvair, the 2nd generation Corsa Turbo hardtop is the one to get, so finding one for a significant discount off the going rate (even if it needs paint) means you should tread lightly and see this one in the flesh before handing over any cash. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Turbo offered for $5,500 in Los Angeles, CA via craigslist.
The second generation Chevrolet Corvair continues to be a favorite topic of discussion around the water cooler at DT HQ. (Actually, this isn't true, because even if there was a DT HQ, we'd be drinking beer, whiskey, or tap water). Prices for the 'Vair continue to be great for the buyer when you consider the general appreciation of all things 60's, particularly sporty models with manual transmission. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Convertible here on eBay
currently bidding for $8,600 with a few hours to go, located in Greenville, SC.
A Chevrolet Corvair convertible in nice condition for a reasonable price is a particularly hard feature to pass up. With 'Vair prices headed up in the past few years, a 140/4spd/convertible with wire/spinner wheel covers in a nice color seems like a buy. Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Convertible here on eBay
offered for $8,500 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Lead Hill, AR.
Ever see a modified example of one of your favorite cars that looks about perfect? Maybe its the color or wheels but you know when you see it and you instantly want it. How about this little red Corvair? Find this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa
currently bidding for $6,700 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go and a buy-it-now of $14,800 on eBay, located in Sheboygan Falls, WI. .jpg)
Sometimes we get lucky and life presents us with choices which are in black and white, but most of the time we live in the dog-eat-dog world where its all varying shades of gray, just like those stippled portraits in the NYTimes and this White/Black 1965 Corvair Monza convertible
in Tumtum, WA which is currently offered on Ebay with a required opening bid of $4,400 but no bids in play, with just one day left to run. This car's white/black color combination and generally decent appearance isn't enough to overcome its elements of gray which seem to be keeping the bidders away; making it ripe for a DT pick.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2013 Well, it looks like this Corvair we posted in October will be starting 2014 with a new owner. We found this youtube video which includes a segment of the car being driven, while cruising for more Corvair bargains. Turns out the car is probably even nicer than we expected, making it an extremely good buy. The purchaser even knows his vehicles well enough to know when to get a dig in on Corvette owners! 
While still scratching our heads over the admittedly great looking, but incredibly over-bid Volvo 122S we featured the other day (which closed yesterday at an amazing price of $36,100) we came across this beautifully restomodded 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Turbo Convertible for sale on Ebay offered for sale in Dallas Texas by Starwood Motors, for a market high price out of $22,888. Read on for more ranting about the market.
In a market crowded with lots of over-priced cars, cars posted without an asking price, and cars posted in a manner that purposely hides defects, we really appreciate coming across sellers who are candid about the condition of their cars. Especially when those cars represent a real opportunity for their next owner. Case in point, last week's 1966 Corvair Convertible with A/C.
We would like to dedicate this post to Ralph Nader’s failed attempts mess with the public. While he is most recently remembered for his lack of impact on past presidential races, he’s more notoriously remembered as the guy who helped drive the nails into the coffin of an otherwise lively little car; the Corvair. The second generation Corvair offered from 1965-1969 was both the evolution and the swan-song for GM’s domestically produced answer to the onslaught of imports. For a brief moment, there was a Corvair for just about every garage, as it was offered as a two door, four door, station wagon, pickup and convertible. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it is the same formula that VW used so successfully in introducing the US to the ‘less than 2-ton’ car. Before the haters start in, how many old (fill in the blank European brand) are still powering dune buggies 40-yrs after their bodies were compacted? This ‘66 Corsa Convertible currently up for bid on Ebay with 4-days left to run is rapidly clawing its way towards $7k and we expect the price to continue to climb on this car even though it is far from perfect. 