For the 1961 Corvair, Chevrolet introduced the Monza trim to the four-door sedans and the club coupe body styles. With its newly introduced four-speed floor-mounted transmission, DeLuxe vinyl bucket seats, and upscale trim, the Monza Club Coupe gained in sales, as nearly 110,000 were produced along with 33,745 Monza four-door sedans. The Monza series contributed to about half of the Corvair sales this year.

A station wagon, marketed as the Lakewood, joined the lineup in 1961 with its engine located under the cargo floor. The Corvair engine received its first size increase to 145 CID via an increase in bore size and was now rated at 98 HP. The base engine was still available and made 80 HP with manual transmissions and 84 HP with automatic transmissions.

Chevrolet also introduced the Corvair 95 line of light-duty trucks and vans,with the driver sitting over the front wheels. The Greenbrier Sportswagon used the same body as the "Corvan 95" panel van with the side windows option, but was marketed as a station wagon and was available with trim and paint options similar to the passenger cars. The "Corvan 95" model was also built in pickup versions.

Corvair Production for 1961 was 313,143 of which 29,068 were the Series 95 trucks.



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