Here's another one for fans of Corvair customs. There are some interesting treatments on this car, which traveled to the Fall Classic at Clark's from the state of Maine. Notice the center section of the front bumper is removed and bumper ends from another bumper have been welded on. The resulting contour frames the license plate nicely. It's easy to imagine how great the reworked bumpers will look after rechroming. The car's spoiler is skillfully molded in, and the teardrop spotlights on either side of the base of the windshield add a distinct '60s custom feel. Note as well, the unusual placement of the driver's exterior rear view mirror.

How about the "UNSAFE" vanity plate, a not-so-subtle reference to Ralph Nader's accusations against Corvair handling characteristics in his book, "Unsafe At Any Speed." I wonder if Nader might ride in this Corvair. After all, it is equipped with a full roll cage!

The work at the rear of the car is impressive. There is a louvered deck lid, a spoiler, and a particularly well executed cluster of six taillights. You will occasionally see a variation on this custom theme where the inboard lights are simply mounted to the stock flat surface between the license plate recess and the backup light location (the center position in the picture above). This car was modified the hard way, by grafting sheet metal from a replacement panel or a parts car into the cove area to provide the innermost lights with the same raised mounting surfaces as their outboard companions.

During the early and mid-Sixties, Chevrolet was in the habit of using a six taillight cluster to distinguish its high-end cars. For example, the Impala and Impala SS series were equipped with a six-pack, while the base and mid-line Biscayne and Bel Air models had only four lights. However, the Corvair and the Corvette were never given this treatment, perhaps because of they were not as wide as their full size counterparts.

This Corvair 95 Rampside—so named because of its 95-inch wheelbase—is owned by Ed Morse, a Bay State Corvairs member from Massachusetts. The amber turn signal lenses were used on the '63 and later models. They were clear in earlier model years. The wooden box rails are an attractive add-on.