This was the first issue of The Windmill with Mark Ellis as editor. The issue contained results of the first convention concours and autocross as set out in the "1st CORSA Convention" section of this site, as well as some facts on the Chevrolet styling exercise referred to as the prototype for the 1962 Corvair Spyder, a car that was shown at the New York International Auto Show in April, 1961.

The cover photo of the 1963 Monza Spyder below was used by Chevrolet in print advertising captioned "Is the Spyder's thrust just so much hot air?" The text then went on the explain the Spyder used "hot exhaust gas to power its turbo-super-charger.