Stock Is... Index

Beginning in January 1987, Larry Claypool (with the help of an occasional guest writer) published a wonderful series of Corvair restoration articles under the banner "Stock Is...". The articles appeared in nearly every issue of the CORSA Communique for six consecutive years and covered an amazing amount of territory.

The articles are not available as a single volume at this time. Hopefully the index below will help you learn which issues of the Communique to consult for your restoration questions.

Issue	Category	Topic(s)
Jan-87	side view	tire sizes and styles
Feb-87	front end (trunk)	paint, master cylinders, screw caps, insulation, emblems, decals, jack, spare, lug wrench, mats, rubber seals
Mar-87	front end	headlight bezels, parking lamp lenses, headlamps, side marker lights, emblems, horns, valence panel, paint
Apr-87	side view	wheel covers and hub caps, wire wheels
May-87	side view	wheel well trim, rocker panel moldings
Jun-87	side view	wheel covers revisited, emblems, belt trim, pinstripes, window trim, two-tone trim, door edge guards, gas door guards
Jul-87	national convention preparation	operations check (judging)
Aug-87	side view	outside rear view mirrors
Sep-87	national convention post-mortem	various goofs concours competitors made
Oct-87	front end	trunk paint and headlight buckets revisited
Oct-87	side view	rocker panel moldings and tires revisited
Oct-87	rear end	rear air grille, tailpipes, stone guards
Nov-87	rear end	license plate lamp
Dec-87	rear end	more on rear air grilles, tail light lenses and housings, backup light lenses and housings
Jan-88	engine compartment	deck lid, latches, weatherstrips, seals, insulation and clips
Feb-88	engine compartment	paint color, plugs, insulation, voltage regulators, wiring harness
Mar-88	engine compartment	batteries, hold-downs, cables, vent caps, trays
Apr-88	engine compartment	deck lid weatherstrips revisited, oil coolers, crankshaft pulleys
May-88	none	none
Jun-88	engine compartment	decals
Jul-88	engine compartment	carburetors, belt guards, dipsticks and grommets, shroud bolts, generators, alternators, cooling fans, shroud paint, ignition parts, fan belts, A/C equipment
Aug-88	engine compartment	ground straps, radio condensers, shroud bolts revisited, oil pressure switches, oil filler caps, fuel pumps, fuel lines, carburetor linkage; turbo specialties: heat shields, fuel lines, gas filters, etc.
Sep-88	none	none
Oct-88	national convention post-mortem	shroud bolts, decals, rear shelf cardboard, air cleaner elements, generator mounting
Nov-88	rear end	exhaust, mufflers
Dec-88	engine compartment	engine shroud bolts, damper doors, heater shrouds, oil pans, valve covers
Jan-89	engine compartment	engine shrouds revisited, transaxles, backup light switches
Feb-89	underbody	paint, bolts, hose clamps, suspensions, heater hoses, undercoating
Mar-89	interior	dash pads, radio enclosures, ashtrays, instrument cluster plates, knobs, Powerglide shift knobs
Apr-89	side view	van mirrors
Apr-89	interior	instrument cluster plates revisited
Apr-89	underbody	paint and undercoating revisited
May-89	interior	instrument cluster screws, radios, clocks
Jun-89	interior	radios continued (late model)
Jul-89	interior	stereo multiplexes, tape players
Aug-89	engine compartment	turbo specialties revisited
Sep-89	none	none
Oct-89	interior	doors, door panels, armrests
Nov-89	interior	seat upholstery
Dec-89	interior	seat belts
Jan-90	interior	head rests
Feb-90	interior	seat upholstery revisited, carpets, mats
Mar-90	interior	seat belts revisited, inside rear view mirrors, visor vanity mirrors
Apr-90	interior	package area cardboard
May-90	interior	headliners
Jun-90	interior	steering wheels, steering columns
Jul-90	interior	headliners revisited, door sill plates
Aug-90	accessories	luggage racks
Sep-90	none	none
Oct-90	national convention post-mortem	rear grille paint, decals, etc.
Nov-90	interior	steering wheels revisited
Nov-90	accessories	courtesy lamps, warning lamps, engine lamps, trunk lamps
Dec-90	accessories	taxi packages, police packages
Jan-91	accessories	tissue dispensers
Feb-91	accessories	litter containers
Mar-91	accessories (early)	locking gas caps, accelerator pedal covers, seat cushion covers, seat cushions, license plate frames, compasses, rear seat luggage compartment covers, rear door safety locks, coat hooks, glareshades
Apr-91	none	none
May-91	accessories (early)	ventshades, trailer hitches
May-91	accessories (late)	locking gas caps, seat belt retractors, compasses, seat cushions, license plate frames, trailer hitches, emergency flashers, rear door safety locks
Jun-91	accessories (unattached)	spotlights, toolkits, appearance kits, tool kits, fire extinguishers, highway emergency kits
Jul-91	accessories (FC)	spotlights, other lights, Loadside platforms, arm rests, bed rails, clocks
Aug-91	accessories (FC)	tables, screens, Greenbrier camper
Sep-91	none	none
Oct-91	engine compartment	oil filters
Nov-91	owners' surveys	kickoff
Dec-91	none	none
Jan-92	engine compartment	oil filters revisited
Jan-92	front end	head lamps
Feb-92	none	none
Mar-92	none	none
Apr-92	owners' surveys	1963 results
May-92	none	none
Jun-92	none	none
Jul-92	none	none
Aug-92	accessories	FOA, RPO, LPO, and COPO defined; Deluxe Equipment, Comfort and Convenience, and Custom Feature Accessories discussed; reference books discussed
Sep-92	none	none
Oct-92	owners' surveys	1963 results revisited, 1969 results
Nov-92	none	none
Dec-92	none	none
Jan-93	owners' surveys	1966 results (also revisits decoding accessory information, which applies to 1963)

Note: After a long hiatus, Larry has started collecting owners' survey information again—a 1965 survey form was published in the August 1998 issue. Watch for results of the 1965 survey in an upcoming Communique. At this time, only information for 1963, '66, and '69 Corvairs has been collected and published.

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