A nice little daily driver this little air cooled rear mounted 6cyl starts every time. Its fun to drive and certainly draws the attention of onlookers. Give us a call today so we can make a deal and put this piece of history into your collection. Mike @ 402-873-7500
FYI: The Chevrolet Corvair is a compact car manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960–1969 across two generations. As the only American-designed, mass-produced passenger car with a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine,[1] the Corvair was manufactured and marketed in two-door coupe, convertible, four-door sedan, four-door station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup truck body styles in its first generation (1960-1964) as well as two-door coupe, convertible and four-door sedan in its second generation (1965-1969).
The Corvair's reputation and legacy were impacted by a controversy surrounding its handling: the car was scrutinized in Ralph Nader's 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed, GM's top management resorted to unethical measures in response to its accuser, and a 1972 Texas A&M University safety commission report for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that the 1960–1963 Corvair possessed no greater potential for loss of control in extreme situations than its contemporaries.[2]
The name "Corvair" is a portmanteau of Corvette and Bel Air,[3] a name first applied in 1954 to a Corvette-based concept with a hardtop fastback-styled roof, part of the Motorama traveling exhibition.[4]