What makes it somewhat unusual? Well, for one, the original orange paint that you see here is a fleet color. But more interesting is that this truck belongs to and is being restored by Cal Clark of Clark’s Corvair Parts in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
Cal has owned this particular truck for more than 28 years now. Persons with long memories (and copies of old Clark’s Corvair Parts catalogs) may remember this truck appearing in one of the catalog photos depicting the construction of one of the Quonset hut-style buildings for the business many years ago.
In the weeks to come we will be adding more photos of this project to this blog. In truth, as we write this in October, 2011, the truck has already progressed quite a bit further than this photo shows. It is being restored to stock configuration but the original fleet color will not remain – Cal is painting the truck a deep red, a color preferred by his wife, Joan. Smart man!
How about your Corvair restoration? If you are preparing a Corvair for the 2012 CORSA Convention in Sturbridge, send us some photos and tell us about it – we might feature it here on the blog!