Chevrolet’s Corvair 95 series of trucks were introduced in 1961, one year following the debut of the revolutionary compact Corvair automobile. This was Chevrolet’s answer to the Volkswagen bus-type vehicles that started to become popular with retailers and tradesman. It got its name from the 95” wheelbase shared by all models within the line-up – the Greenbrier Sport Wagon, Corvan, Rampside Pickup, and Loadside Pickup. Like its passenger car sibling, the Corvair 95 featured an air-cooled, rear-mounted engine six-cylinder engine.
The Corvair 95 Rampside pickup features a very low centre cargo bed and a side gate which folds down onto a ramp for easy unloading and loading, especially for wheeled equipment. The rear of the cargo area is raised to clear the rear-mounted Corvair engine. Four thousand, one-hundred and two Rampside Pickups were built for the 1962 model year. The Rampside Pickup was discontinued after the 1964 model year.
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