| |
|
| The
Corvair was a versatile model offered by Chevy from
1960 until 1969. It came in many different types:
4 door sedan, coupe, convertible, station wagon,
panel van, pickup truck, and a window van named
the Greenbrier. |
|
|
|
Damox
Car Pictures
Cool
exotic and muscle car pictures and wallpapers
www.damox.com/cars.htm
|
Damox
Car Blog
Get
all the lastest car news and pictures of concept cars
before they show up at the dealership
www.damox.com/car-blog.html
|
|
|
|
| The
Corvair was a rear engine car and had an air cooled
engine, both rare for American cars at the time.
It was named Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year
in 1960. It was intended to compete with the sporty
and fuel efficient cars being imported from Europe
like the Alfa
Romeo Spider. The Corvair used GM's A-body platform,
but it was its layout that was most unusual. With
the flat engine in the back, the truck was in the
front, and the spare tire was stored above
the engine in the rear. This offered little protection
to the driver in a front-end crash. Consumer advocate
Ralph Nader attacked this car in his book Unsafe
at Any Speed, which led to the introduction
of seat belts and crippled sales of the Corvair.
There were many performance variations on the base
model through the years, including the Monza Spider,
the Corsa, and the Corsa Turbo. It was also a favorite
car for modders, who swapped its standard flat 6
with a V8 that took up the space that had been the
back seat. You can find some of these cars on eBay,
where you'll also find parts to fix your Corvair. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
