<VV> Re: Mother Earth News

[Charles B. Peck]

> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:27:15 EDT
> From: NicolCS at aol.com
> Subject: <VV> Mother Earth News
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> I bumped into this on the web - I've been found-out!  It's from their  
> April/May 1994 issue.
>  
> "Speaking of rear engines, you might look at the Corvair, the '60-'69  
> rear-engine, midsize semisporty Chevrolet that Ralph Nader pilloried in his  book: 
> Unsafe At Any Speed. I've seen persuasive evidence that Nader fudged his  data 
> and that Corvairs were no worse than Ford Falcons or other small cars of  the 
> day. Ironically, Nader's success (he nailed GM again when they put private  
> eyes on him) curtailed Detroit's interest in selling America on "downsized" cars 
>  20 years before the Arab oil embargo forced them on us. 
<SNIP>

I am not convinced GM EVER WANTED to produce small cars! At the time 
they brought out the Corvair, I thought it was just a ploy in GM's 
battle to get import quotas imposed on VWs.

Certainly corporations operate at many levels, and I am sure the 
"Corvair Team" wanted the Corvair to succeed, but I think GM's Board of 
Directors wasn't unhappy when Corvairs went away.

Chuck
cpeck at salmoninternet.com
Corvairs are NOT a hobby - they are a calling!