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2 Blowhards (Free subscription) | 10/18/2008
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Designing safety into automobiles wasn't solely the result of federal government mandates influenced by Ralph Nader's crusade against the Chevrolet Corvair in the 1960s. One example was the Tucker of 1948. I don't remember what all the supposed safety features were, but it did have a little padding on the panel below the windshield and a large-ish open space...
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Cuban car lovers (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
When this heavily customized Corvair from Sancti Spiritus catched our attention, we did't expect a surprise... Designed as Chevrolet's answer to the soaring demand for compact cars in reaction to the 1958-recession (which completely surprised the "Big Three" and awarded compact cars like Studebaker's Lark with a massive sales boost), the Corvair was a very advanced car upon its arrival. A flat boxer-engine...
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
A wonderful example of how car companies promoted their vehicles, this 1960 film from General Motors highlights their Chevrolet Corvair. Note the period-appropriate custom orchestral backing track, something that sounds a lot more Tom & Jerry than what we'd expect in a car advertisement today.
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Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
We’re going to stay in Orange County a while longer, heading from Costa Mesa to neighboring Huntington Beach. We’d mention that Huntington Beach is the official Surf City USA, only we’d probably get howls of outrage from Santa Cruz; in any case, HB’s climate is great for preserving old cars. ß®@ƒƒ spotted this unsafe-at-any-speed ‘61 [...]
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Mazurland Blog (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
No, not "Sgt. Pepper taught the Band to play"--that was 71 years ago by the song, and 41 years ago in actual time. Actually, on May 14, 1969, Chevrolet Motor Division halted production of the Chevrolet Corvair. Only 6000 units...
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CARSCOOP (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Unlike the 1957 Plymouth that was buried in a time capsule in Tulsa, Oklahoma (see details here), this 1969 Chevrolet Corvair 500 has been perfectly preserved throughout all these years in storage. According to the seller, the car has only clocked up 5.9 miles from new and it has never been titled or registered. The Corvair 500 was purchased from Butler Chevrolet on August 15, 1969 for $1,900
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Winding Road (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
While we’ve run across eBay Motors auctions before featuring cars with virtually no wear after many years, this 1969 Chevrolet Corvair is the first one we’ve encountered that was still in its bag. According to the seller, this Corvair was sold in 1969 for $1,900, delivered by truck to the original owner’s house, and then promptly prepared for long-term storage. The car comes complete with the original...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 01/25/2008
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's1966 Chevrolet Corvair convertible has been put up for sale on eBay. Rudy Giuliani's '66 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible, reads the listing on the Internet auction site. The ad drew 16 bids, the highest at $3,787 as of...
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The Right's Field (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008
Ha. Ha. Mitt Romney's son Josh has a hilarious post over at the campaign blog today. Check it out. Priceless Rudy Giuliani’s former Chevrolet Corvair for sale on eBay: $3,700 $8,100 Four tanks of gas, 3 fast food meals and snacks for a road trip: $210 The look on Rudy's face when we show up to a campaign [...]
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Radar (Free subscription) | 01/24/2008
Looking to go topless and do something dangerous? Look no further than Rudy Giuliani's 1966 Chevrolet Corvair convertible, now for sale on eBay. This is the same Corvair made famous in the opening chapter of Ralph Nader's 1965 call-to-arms Unsafe at Any
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 01/23/2008
Filed under: Time Warp , Convertibles , Auction Action , Government/Legal , Chevrolet , Celebrities Click to view more images of Rudy's Corvair Want to get in on the action of the 2008 presidential race? How about owning a candidate's ride? Up for auction on eBay is a 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible, previously owned by former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The classic American drop-top has its original...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 01/23/2008
When we found out from Eric at CorvairProject.com that the '66 Chevrolet Corvair convertible once owned by presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is for sale, we spent a few minutes just imagining how great a Giuliani-versus-Nader presidential race would be. The debates might start out with Rudy trying to slap his customary "Hero of 9/11" label on every statement, but they'd quickly degenerate into a...
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anonymous (Free subscription) | 09/09/2007
September 9, 1966 After whipping the motoring public to a froth with Unsafe at Any Speed, his best-selling condemnation of American automakers' callous disregard for occupant protection (particularly General Motors and its newly notorious Chevrolet Corvair), Ralph Nader (pictured) celebrated...
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Varifrank (Free subscription) | 08/28/2007
Business week has a slide show on the 11 ugliest cars of the 1970's. What's sad is, I owned 3 of them. 1. The Chevrolet Corvair. Air cooled 6 cylinder engine, 100 fanbelts and a two speed automatic transmission, what's...
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The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/27/2007
Business Week reports on a survey done by Hagerty Insurance that ranks the worst car designs ever. Here are the results: 1. AMC Pacer 2. Yugo 3. Ford Pinto 4. Pontiac Aztec 5. Chevrolet Vega 6. AMC Gremlin 7. Chevrolet Corvair 8. AMC Matador 9. Ford Edsel 10. Chevrolet Chevette I don't know exactly how this survey was conducted, but it looks like the 2,500 respondents [...]
