Chevrolet Corvair 700 four-door sedan
Chevrolet put an aluminum flat-six behind the back seat and left the front free for luggage—a startlingly different American family sedan.
1960 Chevrolet Corvair 700 four-door sedan cover · Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
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The 1960 Corvair did not shrink a conventional Chevrolet. It used a unitary body, independent suspension and a rear-mounted air-cooled engine. The Deluxe 700 model 769 added brighter trim to the six-passenger four-door shape. Its official engineering book carefully separates standard equipment from optional Powerglide and high-performance hardware, which this profile does too.
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The official data book gives the 700 four-door's curb weight as 2,385 lb with the manual and 2,400 lb with Powerglide—one of the rare sources that shows the option's weight directly.
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Model 769, not just any first-year Corvair
Chevrolet's 1960 engineering information identifies 769 as the Deluxe 700 Series four-door, a six-passenger sedan with luggage in front. That excludes the 500 Series model 569, the later-added coupes and the Monza 900.
Source: GM Heritage Archive · 1960 Chevrolet Corvair information kit ↗Options stay optional
The regular power team paired the 80 hp Turbo-Air six with a three-speed manual and 3.55:1 axle. Powerglide added 11 lb, and the 95 hp Turbo-Air Special used a different camshaft. Those options are important history, but they are not silently turned into standard 700-sedan specifications here.
Source: GM Heritage Archive · 1960 Chevrolet Corvair information kit ↗Where these facts come from
- GM Heritage Archive · 1960 Chevrolet Corvair information kit
- GM Heritage Archive · vehicle information kits index
- Old Car Manual Project · 1960 Chevrolet brochure
- Wikimedia Commons · 1960 Chevrolet Corvair 700E sedan
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.