Erik Steen

I had a look on corvair.com last.They do have a lot interior parts.Thanks for the information Ed. Will keep you all posted about the progress.

Thanks for your comments Ed & John, I had in mind to keep the Riviera in it's original configuration,not to do a "frame off restoration" like my son did with has 1966 Skylark. The Riviera was bought for it's engine,but it runs,shifts,brakes and has no rust so my intention was to use it as a daily driver.Certainly not to flip it! However,the interior needs to be re-upholstered,all weatherstripping is brittle and the tires are gone.Upholstery is still available according Ed's information. So it might be possible to put it back on the road for let's say 3000-5000 USD?

Good morning Ed, The RIVIERA has no rust damage at all so no need for sheet metal.The interior is in poor condition. I did find a brand new windshield in Germany a couple of months ago and a guy in the Netherlands has a complete 1963 parts car at a good price. Like i wrote earlier:is it worth to start restoration without the original engine?

Good morning Sean, Thanks for your reply,much appreciated! Do you think it's worth restoring the RIVIERA with this low compression 1962 LeSabre engine? I noticed that the engine has a 4-bbl carter carb,so maybe they swapped the intake manifold. I assume the engine has been swapped in the US,before the car went overseas. This car has made a pretty long journey.Since 1963 it went from the US to France,from France to Morocco and finally entered Spain in 1989. I did find the car in a barn in 2016 were it has been parked 1995. Thank again Sean

Good morning everybody, I bought a 1963 Riviera a couple of years ago to use the engine and stored it since then.Last week i would check the ENGINE/CAR SERIAL NUMBER to see if it is a "MATCHING NUMBERS" car, because the Riviera is good enough to restore. Unfortunately i couldn't make anything of the engine number(4i1095138) stamped on the LH(driver) side of the engine(except that it's a Flint build 1962 401 engine). The number stamped on the RH(passenger) side of the engine(L2i420766) wouldn't make any sense to me.The cars serial number is 7J1087769.Also on the documentation. If it's a "MATCHING NUMBERS" car i would like to restore it,if not i can use the engine for my 1966 SKYLARK GS. Any help would be more then welcome! Thanks in advance, Erik from Spain.