My Broken 'Brier is Back
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2021
- Knowing the right people makes all the difference. My Corvair Greenbrier broke down four months ago and left me stranded on side of the road. I was considering making the repairs myself but instead made the smart decision to take it to an expert. That expert diagnosed the problem and made the repair for cheap money.
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There is no feeling like driving one of those flat nosed vans in front of the wheels. It will be a great trip south. Enjoy.
I'm a human crumple zone whenever in any accident!
@@hullinger And yet there are very few reports of people dying in one of these. When they were all over the place you didn't hear anything about them as a dangerous vehicle.
@@hullinger Also, I have never been pinned before. It kind of tickles.
GREAT example of the power of having a true SPECIALIST for a classic/obscure car.
I swear by specialists, in fact, before buying an rare older car like my Corvette, I made sure there was a specialist nearby.
Yes, they usually cost more per hour. But when they can diagnose and fix the issue in two hours, where other places might take four and STILL get it wrong...Worth every penny!
When I was a kid, my friends mom had one of these. She would announce to us kids let’s go for a ride. Between my family and my friends family there were 21 kids. There was no problem filling it up. Pre seat belt days too. A bunch of mostly us younger kids would pile in and away we’d go! She was a fun mom and the car was a blast! Great memories!
Your camera angles are the best 👌 Thank you for taking such time to shoot these cool videos!
What a unique, versatile old van. Glad you found a local specialist to sort it out for you…hats off to him for sharing his knowledge and parts hoard to keep Covairs on the road. Enjoy your trip to Amalia island Concours d'elegance looking forward to that video.
Thanks so much my friend. And thanks for following along too!
So happy that you were able to get the Green brief back. Glad the problem was so easy and inexpensive to fix.
CHRIS you need your own tv show!! Your an excellent host & very educated of vehicles. You make it very easy to understand the vehicle your discussing.
You're too kind. I appreciate that and I appreciate you following along too. Thanks!!!
Great survivor Van, that old guy did you a good deal fixing multiple problems for such a nice price!! The pickups with the fold down side door to load items up a ramp were really great too!
Ive always loved the Corvair. Its unusual and an eye catching vehicle because of its style. I had a friend who raced time trials in a 64 Mona...he had it apart so much, the running joke was..take the bolts and replace them with zippers...lot easier ...glD you found someone that knows what their doing and close and especially getting your Green Machine back on the road...safe trip to the show!
Love the Greenbrier! What a unique vehicle. And how lucky to find a man who specializes in them so close to home! Can't wait to see her at Amelia Island!
I feel the same way to have a real specialist on these cars that lives close by. Thanks man and hopefully this old van will make the 800 mile trip!
What an odd but completely different kind of van! I love it!
I don't know that I've ever seen a Greenbrier before. Very cool van.
I remember seeing them on the road as a kid ( im 63 now) just thinking "a corvair van" not realizing how unique they actually were.
Thanks
I totally agree with you. It's funny how routine and mundane a car can be but after a while and you don't see them anymore, it than becomes pretty cool and unique. A lot of cars from the 1980's and '90's are starting to get that way now.
Great video as always! I'd like to suggest for the next Greenbrier video if you could do a size comparison by parking next to a civic/other modern car. It would be very cool to see that form factor visualized
Always good to "know a guy". Even better he's not gouging you too! It's starting to get that way for my 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Limited. More so with the top operation/parts, but I'm seeing less and less of these cars on the road (unless I'm in Carlisle, PA...LOTS of them there in July...haha). I've put together a list of techs who can do tops, suspension, etc. I will be adding more local techs as the car continues to age. Owned it since Halloween 2001, with 20 miles...now at 120k miles. Wicked cool Corvair Greenbrier!!
Enjoy that convertible, and yeah, there's so few left on the roads anymore. Pretty uncommon to see one and your comment about Carlisle gave me a chuckle.
You are lucky man to get an engineer that knows about this van. Congratulations man.
I feel the same way. Thanks bud, as always for following along.
Glad to see the van back on the road!
I've never seen one of these in real life. The Corvair yes but never the Greenbrier. Such a unique and classy looking van. I wouldn't feel safe driving one though with the lack of any safety features whatsoever. But it's still cool to look at. By the way, I see your shop is coming a long way. Lookin' good! We need a full tour soon!
👍Chris, great to see the Greenbriar up and running. 👍to Dave.
Thanks bud and thanks for checking in too. I appreciate that.
Wait?! That's the size of a Civic??? Wow. I know the newer Civics are bloated, but never thought this was around that size. You need to park that next to a random modern car - like a Crown Vic or not-Taurus (those are deceptively sized too). The TOWNCAR! Park it next to the Towncar - that would be an awesome scale reference.
Yeah! More Greenbrier videos.
I saw a ‘65 at a “stock only” classic car show several years ago. I was so enamored with it, the rest of the cars were just blah afterwards. It was the best, I should have seen it last. There were some cool cars too. All stock Blazers, 70’s Caddy’s, Lincoln’s and even some Datsun’s but in my mind, the Greenbriar was the wholly grail.
It was green on white and no where near the awesome condition yours was in. It should have been the capstone cool vehicle of the show but I saw it about halfway though. The rest of them were not the same to me.
Cool van, I remember seeing one of these at a vintage car show once, but didn't realise the centre and rear seats faced each other...what luxury.
Hey man, thanks for checking out my Greenbrier video earlier today. I appreciate that and your comments too.
I drove a 69 Dodge A-100 van (A108 really...108" WB) for years. Had a 318 V8 w/727 auto trans. Very reliable.
My dad had one my uncle I my dad drove it to fla
From n.y and back lol what a ride the van was used when he got it when we got back it took him and my uncle a week and a half to fix it man the good old days I miss them
I just love watching your stuff. It always puts me in a good mood.
You're awesome John. Thanks as always for following along.
Pretty cool. I like the pickup versions too. Only seen a couple in person
I for one am looking forward to that car "Show" get some good video, your van is very unique I like it having had a Corvair in our family back in the day and we loved it> Take care Cheers
Great video! Keep them coming!!
I remember back in the early 80s seeing many different Corsair advertised for very little money.Even a few station wagons.Now there is 2 or 3 of the vans at a local used car lot.They are in varying degrees of dilapidation.But like $1500 or so.Have always wanted a Corvair.Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video keep bringing more content on the van. I didn’t realize how rare they are , your van is really a gem
Thank you! Will do and thanks for watching too.
Absolutely love this van ! Amazing you have a local expert to help you out.
Lucky, I have a 63 Corvair Panel van, no local person that can work on it.
Keep the van videos coming. You do a GREAT job! Being an owner of a 64 Spyder convertible and a 61 Rampside I need all the inspiration I can get......!! Thanks for doing what you do.
Thanks bud for the kind words, and a Spyder and Rampside! Dude, you're the Corvair king!
This van is so clean and in very good condition you really kept it in new condition and you put a lot of money in it not like some that thinking to save some money and use cheap parts . As always you buy really clean cars with low mileage and sell them even better condition with confidence wow
That van is soooo cool!!!
Love your vids!
cool to keep older stuff running….
Looking forward to more videos of this unique van.
Thanks man for checking out the Greenbrier video. I appreciate that.
In 1964 young people wanted muscle cars. Family wanted sedans or station wagons. Vans had not really caught on yet. Mostly tradesmen had them
Funny I came across you today (subscribed) just yesterday I noticed a beautiful red corvair for sale here in central Florida. Its sitting in a parking lot of a upscale riverside home which is the most expensive real estate here. Sadly I think after all these years the corvairs are now demanding collector car prices an what inflation is doing to us retired folks counts me out.
It is not my van, but I love that thing. Just so cool.
Super cool! Yes more vid on her.
Hello Chris Look over the front windshield between the rubber gasket & the roof line You find your water leak. I Had a1962 & That' is were my water leak came from.
Great to see it back on the road
Thanks man and me too.
A nice unusual, clean van! It’s always good to have a local independent expert to work on vehicle’s like these.
Definitely man and thanks for following along.
Love the Corvair. Never owned one. My uncle had 2. I didnt realize what a hot rod they were. He had Monzas. Really nice deep paint on yours Chris. Keep up the cool videos. Have a good weekend.
Thanks bud and thanks for watching!
Your van is beautiful! Very clean! Seems pretty rare too. Enjoyed the video.
Thank you and thank you for watching.
The back seats are awesome.
Haha, yeah totally cool.
Love that van glad it's running good
Yeah, I'm real happy with the van again. She's running better than ever and with a little luck it will get me to Florida in the spring.
@@hullinger That's going to be a cool trip I'd love to ride in that Van to FL. I'm currently used vehicle shopping pain in the butt these days used stuff is so high for junk!
You'll have to look for Wayne Carini's Futura Wymea concept car built on several Corvair platforms at the Lane Auto Museum.
Love the van! Would be great to see more
Thanks bud and thanks for watching too!
A very cool van!
Hello Chris My Brother bought a 1962 # speed And Drove it to Alaska & Back I wound up with it in 1964 I'm Sorry I ever Sold It.
I soon gonna have a fun time disassembling the clutch assembly on my 64' Greenbrier :,).
The bolted flywheel or pressure plate(probably both) are most likely falling appart. It sounds like a Diesel Truck when I dont have the clutch pressed in.
When I bought the Van I first thought the car had major engine damage till I pressed in the clutch. It sounded like there were loose valves flying around inside the engien :D
Helped me bring the purchase price down a lot :)
By the way how is the rear(front facing) bench mounted? Mine is kinda loose and can tilt forward. I don,t think it's supposed to be like that.
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Greetings from Nuernberg Germany 🇩🇪
You got it, and thanks for following along!
Your Corvair is my favorite vehicle within your collection of cars. Wish I could drive it for a day!
You and me both! Thanks!!!
I love that van
keep a spare fanbelt with you, air cooled runs hot and snaps fan belts, guy from a rural vermonter had one.
The van is sweet!
Very nice van, clearly inspired by the VW vans. I'd love to see more videos about it 😀👍
Thanks man for watching and yeah, I'll get more vid's out on the Greenbrier!
Wonderfully weird. Love it.
That's great you found someone with the knowledge to work on the van. I know I'll enjoy the Amelia videos. Taking any family with you?
Good video
Keep the videos rolling
Great video sir thank you so much i hope you have a amazing day from Morocco God bless you and bless your beautiful country good luck in your life 🚘💟
Thank you! You too! And as always, stay safe.
@@hullinger you're very welcome sir i like watching your amazing video god bless you and bless your family thank you so much for your communication with me appreciate it sir good night ^-^
Man that thing is sweet
KEEP THE 🔥🔥🔥 VIDEOS COMING!!
Thanks bud and thanks for watching too.
Good Deal 👍 sounds like next thing is to Grease her up, really squeaky when you were pulling it in the building.
Haha, that squeak is character! Funny though 'cause Dave the repair guy said the same thing. He can't stand that squeak but I've come to see it as a character flaw.
Reminds me of the original Toyota Previa where the hood dropped away in front of the steering wheel. North American automakers could make a practical people and cargo mover in a compact package, what happened? Safety improvements have evolved... Ralph Nader?!
More corvair!
Awesome
Things wear out... nothing you can do !
So true! I'm just glad I've got a dude like Dave near me that knows everything about these things.
To find quickly the water leak soap water outside and bite of compressed air inside and look for bubbles
Thanks man. I'll give it a try soon. I appreciate you sharing.
Awesome video, all those great shots! How long did this take to film?!? Lol we can tell you love this hobby!
Thanks so much for the kind words my friend. I appreciate that. And as for those driving shots, it takes some time but I've been doing enough of them on my other videos that I'm starting to get good at it.
Nice 😀
Yo Chris,
Long time no see.
Would you ever consider trying a UA-cam live stream hang out / podcast?
I would love to watch you have a conversation with other celebrities like WJ Handy Dad, talking about cars, or your experiences making UA-cam videos as a hobby.
You could even have you subscribers call in live to ask questions, kind of like Larry King. Nah that might be too much.
I hear the best part about live streams is there is no video editing to be done either.
-Chuck
i love to have a ramp side truck...but no room..having 16 cars ,,six of them corvairs i would have to get rid of some,,,nice van ,,
Wow man, you're living the dream with six Corvairs and another ten more cars.
Please post more videos.
You got it, and thanks for following along too!
Sweet
The Corvair, definitely weren't nearly as bad as Ralph Nader wanted everybody to think it was.
I totally agree with you about the Corvair. Totally underrated and I'vee read that they are no more dangerous than another other car from the era.
Way Cool
Отличный автобус!!!
Невероятный автобус! Я очень люблю такие
Very cool ride. Check out matte off road recovery.on you tube. He took a corvair wagon and made it a 4x4 recovery vehicle.
Woah! I just jumped over to Matte's channel and wow man. That's totally nuts. Thanks for sharing that.
2:51 you need to stop doing redline clutch drop burnouts LOL
Im so jelly , i own 1
Late breaking news. Nine people died in van in parking lot collision 😁
I am amazed that a mechanic can have enough customers to work exclusively on these things. I've never actually seen one. But then I'm more in the Northeast where salt got all of them. Packaging might be good on that van, but in the event of a frontal crash, you are the crumple zone
Haha, good one about the crumple zone. In the event of a crash, I guess I'll be the first on the scene!
What are you talking about, Honda Civic? You don't know what your talking about! At least your taking more than 4 minutes talking about your dream boat. shhhch