That's why this 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder was my choice for pick of the day on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos. Perhaps I love Corvairs because they represent ...

Step one was buying a '78 Monza Spyder with a 305 V8 and a four-speed stick. Step two was to take it to the shop of HOT ROD Drag Week racer Jeff Lutz to tune it up, swap the engine to a 350 ...