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1960 Chevrolet Corvair

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Posted by chrisbroz at 2:27 pm (PST) on Sun January 24, 2016
My High school Latin teacher, Mr Lyle, had one...used to get rides from him on the way to school once inna while. White car, with red interior...Guy who did some work for us a few years ago had as '61 Rampside truck...it's been a on going restoration project for him - he uses it as his everryday transportation...
Posted by unclekipsy at 12:57 pm (PST) on Wed December 4, 2013
MY Dad had one....I think 1964.....and he flipped it ! "Unsafe at any speed" as per Ralph Nader !!!
Posted by AliKaplan at 11:28 am (PDT) on Tue April 10, 2012
I had a 1963 two door model. Got it in 1966, it would over heat all the time. The engine fan just blew up on my way to work one day.. smoke coming through the vets, pieces came flying out when the back lid was opened. Such a safe car...LOL
Posted by twozillas at 11:36 pm (PDT) on Thu August 13, 2009
My father bought one in 1960. It leaked oil from the day he pulled into the driveway. As he explained it, they never perfected the "pancake 6" engine. Also of note: these are the cars in the series "Ultraman"
Posted by Duff at 6:53 am (PDT) on Wed August 12, 2009
The 1960-63 Corvair was a major subject of Ralph Nader's 1965 book, "Unsafe at Any Speed".

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