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robert harvey wrote:

>>1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
>>   * Exterior Color: Red
>>   * Body: Convertible
>>   * Company: Yat Ming
>>   * When Volkswagen began importing the 'Beetle' into the US in the mid 
>>'50s, all the other American car companies saw their success, and 
>>immediately wanted to jump into that market niche. Although Chevrolet 
>>seemed to have copied the 'Beetle' in features, the body style was 
>>completely different.
>>   * Corvair was launched in Year 1961 and it represented several 
>>production 'firsts' for Chevrolet including: their first rear air cooled 
>>engine, unitized body, and fully independent suspension for each wheel - 
>>front and rear. Corvair rapidly became known as the 'poor man's Porsche', 
>>and by the time in 1969, when production stopped, 1,786,243 vehicles had 
>>been produced.
>>   * Some say that the Corvair was the most important car ever built, 
>>because a few rolled over in accidents, and that caused lawyers to notice 
>>an opportunity to sue and make money. When a book was published 'Unsafe 
>>at any speed' by Ralph Nader, the press was terrible against Chevrolet, 
>>and in 1964, a stabilizer was fitted, due to pressure from the media, 
>>which people interpreted as the car had some design flaws. Sales died and 
>>in 1969 production ceased, but governmental bodies around the world had 
>>been put on alert about car safety, and started writing rules and 
>>regulations about car safety.
>>I>
>>    
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