A dramatic redesign of the Corvair body and suspension and several powerful new engines came in 1965. The new body style lay somewhere between that of a baby Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and a mid-1960s Italian sports car and foreshadowed the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro that eventually replaced the Corvair. A new fully independent suspension similar to that used on the Corvette replaced the original swing axle rear suspension.
   The previous 150 hp (112 kW) Monza Spyder was replaced by the normally-aspirated 140 hp (104 kW) Corsa and the 180 hp (134 kW) Corsa Turbo. The Corsa had an enhanced set of instruments, including a head temperature gauge, as well as a short throw shifter when equipped with the manual transmission. The base Corsa 140 horsepower (104 kW) engine was notable for the fact that the engine used 4 single-throat carburetors, the factory's response to a modification which hot-rodders had been making since the car first appeared; it was available as an option on other Corvair trim levels. The base 95 hp (71 kW) and 110 hp (82 kW) high performance engines were carried forward as well.
   By this point, the more utilitarian station wagon, Panel Van, and pickup body styles had all been dropped in favor of the sportier coupe, hardtop sedan and convertible styles, and 1965 would be the last year for the Greenbrier window van.
   The 1966 lineup remained essentially unchanged from 1965, and sales began to decline as a result of Nader's book, the popular new Mustang, and rumors of the upcoming Camaro. One change of note was a more robust 4 speed synchromesh transmission for 1966, using the standard Saginaw gearset used by other GM vehicles. The new transmission was capable of handling more stress, though generally wasn't as smooth shifting as the earlier transmisison. A small flexible plastic air dam was installed below the front end.
   In 1967 the Camaro was introduced and the Corvair line was trimmed to the base 500 sedan and coupe, and the Monza sedan, coupe and convertible.
   In 1968 the line was trimmed even further to just the coupe and convertible, and sales were down to 15,400.
   Corvair production finally ceased in 1969 with sales of only 6,000 cars, a victim of Nader's book, Ford's Mustang, and Chevrolet's own Camaro and Nova. This model year was equipped with collapsible steering columns, a final response to one of the most valid safety criticisms.
   In the 1970s an abortive attempt was made to found a company dedicated to acquiring 1965-1969 Corvairs in good condition and rebuilding them from the ground up. The finished car was not sold as a restoration, but with newer headlights and taillights and minor mechanical improvements, as a sort of an update. It is not known how many were completed.
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