The first time I saw a post refering to a Cave man car , I thought hmmm my car was stored in a cave for awhile,, but on further reading I've gleaned that it has something to do with early, 60 61 models,,,
So I gotta ask, why the "Cave Man" moniker?

Wow.. we sure are getting a lot of duplicate questions!!! ggg

Just answered yesterday!!

1960 ONLY.... nose is concave... '61-4 is convex.

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Double meaning:
1) It's, like, PREHISTORIC, man. GGG
2) It's the model with the conCAVE front panel.


Craig N. Coeur d'Alene ID.
66 Black Monza 4-dr, 4.2L V8 49k
66 Monza 140/4 EFI 60k
65 4-dr 110/AC/PG (project)
61 Rampside
62 Rampside (almost done!)
64 GB -CrUnChEd (donor)

20 Tons of parts in boxes

dang , good to know,,, was on site a lot yesterday and missed it,

Thanks Matt

Comments like that from MattNall are the reason that many observers to this site, do not post.

ranger372 Wrote:
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> Comments like that from MattNall are the reason
> that many observers to this site, do not post.

Well in this case he did answer the question and added a grin to his comment about seeing the same inquiry just yesterday but we also don't want to make people feel bad when they have missed what is obvious to others.

I think it is because the quality of the people owning them!

hahaha awesome animation!

maybe its just me but i still cant tell from pictures the diff of 60 vs 61-64

really?
the 60 has completely different headlights and nose...
they share the same headlights as the trucks

ok i see it now...i think my google image search for 60 corvair turned up some 61-64s

its obvious now

And here I tought it was because in 1960 they used Mammoth Fur before they switched to NaugaHyde!

Corventure Dave

Also we look great in our formal attire

ranger372 Wrote:
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> Comments like that from MattNall are the reason
> that many observers to this site, do not post.


Wow!
I think most things are read with more emotion than they where typed.

Also, I often muse at the fact that obscure questions can tend to run in bunches.

Junky
Hurricane Utah.
Home of the "Red Desert Corvair Sanctuary."



62 wagon under construction.(Taking all my time and $$)
61 lakewood parts car.
half a dozen parts cars n trucks
20x40 garage full of greasy parts

Don't forget the "caveman" lingo also applies because of the these popular cave car owners who frequent this forum.

LOL!

Junky
Hurricane Utah.
Home of the "Red Desert Corvair Sanctuary."



62 wagon under construction.(Taking all my time and $$)
61 lakewood parts car.
half a dozen parts cars n trucks
20x40 garage full of greasy parts

ditto junky!

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The first time I encountered the term "Cave Man" with reference to owning a 1960 Corvair was back in the late '80's when I first met Dave Binnie. By that time I had already started my Cave collection nearly ten years prior. But nobody called me a Cave Man until I met Dave and his family at a Corvair event in St. Catherines, Ontario. Dave had the green 500 sedan from Harriston Motors at the show. Somehow I talked him out of it and then I was a Canadian Cave Man!

I think the recent interest in the first year of our favourite car is great for the hobby. There can never be too many Cave Men in the club! - Caveman Pete