Surround sound in a 1963 Chevy Corvair Van

[Dylan Berichon]

Hey guys! Been a while since I posted here! Good to see so many familiar names still around and a lot of new ones too!

I wanted to share with you my latest adventures in automotive surround sound!

I just shot a video featuring my 1963 Corvair Greenbriar van.

You can check it out here:



First, I misspoke at the start of the video. I'm running two 4 channel amps for a total of 8 channels.

Also, I apologize for the audio distortion; my poor mobile's mics can't handle those sound levels it seems! It sounds crystal clear in person!

Anyway, thanks for checking it out!

(Picture of the Van this past summer at the Gorge Amphitheater)

 

[ar surround]

I'm glad to see that you've got your priorities straight: Installing surround sound before tackling that exterior rust!

 

[Dylan Berichon]

I'm glad to see that you've got your priorities straight: Installing surround sound before tackling that exterior rust!

Honestly, I haven't decided if I want to keep the paint as it is or get it resprayed. I kinda like the way it looks as is! But I wouldn't mind cleaning it up too!

The rust is all on the surface; the underside of the van doesn't have a spec of rust on it.

 

[hafquark]

Wow, an amazing project! I had no idea there was a Corvair van built back then. A friend of mine in the late sixties had a Corvair sedan that burned so much oil he had to keep a few quarts in the car at all times

Your install sounds good even on the video; bet it sounds great in person. Fun to watch!

 

[Electric Moo]

Woah! that is awesome!!!

Congrats!

 

[GOS]

Amazing.....how very cool. What a bad ass van too.

 

[timothyemerson]

I've been waiting for a vehicle that this could be blared from and I think you own it!

 

[timothyemerson]

... or this:

 

[Marcsten]

I'm glad to see that you've got your priorities straight: Installing surround sound before tackling that exterior rust!

That's not rust - its "Patina!"

 

[Doug G.]

How about this one:



Doug

 

[JonUrban]

Very rare van!! I remember those things. So cool. Congrats Dylan

 

[Dylan Berichon]

How about this one:



Doug

Truth be told, this song reminds me of some experiences I had on Phish tour this past summer!

 

[Dylan Berichon]

Very rare van!! I remember those things. So cool. Congrats Dylan

Thanks Jon! Good to see you're still around here!

 

[JonUrban]

Thanks Jon! Good to see you're still around here!

Yeah, I'm usually the one mumbling in the background!

 

[timbre4]

Very rare van!! I remember those things. So cool. Congrats Dylan

At one of the museums we’ve visited, there was a aqua metal flake painted Corvair pickup with rear and side tailgates!

 

[Doug G.]

Remember when GM had the station wagons with tailgates that opened vertically OR horizontally?

Doug

 

[Marcsten]

Remember when GM had the station wagons with tailgates that opened vertically OR horizontally?

Doug

My mom had the Olds! Great car. Window went up and tailgate wen t down. Third seat faced front. Earlier ones had a rear facing seat. What could go wrong there?

 

[Doug G.]

The newest station wagon we had was a '64 Chevy, before my dad started buying Cadillacs, and that was too early for the two way tailgate. The third seat faced the rear and I used to try to read while we were on the way to the Twin Cities, in that seat, and I would get nauseous.

Doug

 

[Dylan Berichon]

At one of the museums we’ve visited, there was a aqua metal flake painted Corvair pickup with rear and side tailgates!

The Rampside.

I had one for a bit. I sold it when I moved across the country and kept the Van. (Photo circa 2016).