1964 Chevrolet Corvair

1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible â?" White over Blue with Powerglide Why This Car Is Special The 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible represents the high point of the first-generation Corvair's development and, in many ways, the most complete version of what Ed Cole and his team at Chevrolet originally set out to build. By 1964, Chevrolet engineers had addressed the handling characteristics that would later make headlines in Ralph Nader's 1965 book. That year's most significant mechanical update was a redesigned rear suspension featuring a transverse leaf spring that replaced the earlier swing-axle setup, giving the 1964 Corvair Monza a more neutral and predictable handling balance before the fully independent rear suspension arrived on the second-generation car in 1965.