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[Jstpssng]

Especially this one: https://www.youtube.com/@MattsOffRoadRecovery

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It was rear engine, but not now!

This was a great build!!!

 

[Jstpssng]

The original Corvair had only one CV joint per axle so the rear wheel would tend to tuck under in hard corners. This is less than optimum for handling but is the same as the Volkswagen bug. Nader went after GM instead of VW (in spite of the VW having a lot more cars on the road) because GM was such an attractive target. The original Corvair wasn't all that bad but the second generation corrected it by adding a second CV joint making it handle very well. But by that time, with the safety campaign and the existing cooling problems, limited production volumn, etc. it was doomed.

After I asked my question I did a search for the same. This Will the Corvair kill you?

is a test drive of the actual 1960 Corvair which Nader once owned.

 

[Jstpssng]

2nd generation Corvairs were cool looking (65-69). Pintos, not so much IMHO. A Corvair rear engine station wagon was quite a vehicle.

Pintos were tough for what they were though. A couple of friends had them in high school and beat the crap out of them the way that only high school kids can do.

 

[joecoin]

Were they really that bad or did Nader just find a way to create a name for himself?

Anecdotal:

I saw the engine fall out of a Corvair onto the street when I was a kid. The story was the guy was on his way to buy insurance.

 

[notaz3]

Especially this one: https://www.youtube.com/@MattsOffRoadRecovery

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It was rear engine, but not now!

Matt doesn't mess around and Lindsey is one awesome lady.

 

[John0829]

Anecdotal:

I saw the engine fall out of a Corvair onto the street when I was a kid.

I did not know until I was talking to my wife about Corvairs that she had one when in high school... and the engine fell out of it on the main street of town. At least she was going slow.

 

[duramaxsky]

I saw one crash report (don't remember the vehicle) where they were showing the vehicle burst into flames when it was run into. They included the video in the report, but if you looked closely, the car caught fire before the impact. Something like 6" from impact you can see flames beginning. Turns out there was an explosive squib to force the results they wanted. Don't remember who did the "testing".

It was 70s GM pickup saddle tanks. I can't remember if it was 60 minutes or 20 20.

 

[KennyG]

It was 70s GM pickup saddle tanks. I can't remember if it was 60 minutes or 20 20.

It was NBC Dateline. GM sued and won, got an apology and some financial settlement.

 

[kenmbz]

My father had a corvair and he loved it, I remember it from when I was really little.
Not a great family car and was replaced by a ford station wagon with a big 8 cylinder.
My mom would hit the gas and we'd be pinned to the seats.

That was followed by a 70's impala which had to have it's motor mounts replaced every few years.

My father had a monza later on that had the v8 and it was fast, but had no traction. Fun car but it too had motor mount problems, mostly from us racing it. Nice sleeper car as everyone assumed it had the 4 like 99.9% of them did.

 

[dodge man]

Do you remember ever having model rockets as a kid a those little rocket motors? On that piece where the filmed the pickup catching on fire in a simulated accident they had those rocket motors underneath to make sure it caught on fire. They later said it was to just emphasize their point.