<VV> Corvairs as A-bodies, engineering similarities?

[William D Conwill]

"The first A platform was a 'compact' (for the time) 
platform for the FR layout 1961 Buick Special, Oldsmobile 
Cutlass, and Pontiac Tempest and RR layout Chevrolet 
Corvair. It grew through the 1960s and 1970s as a rear wheel 
drive platform, finally to be discontinued for 1982. High 
sales, however, kept the platform alive as the re-named G-
Body." Courtesy of... 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_A_platform

"The Corvair was part of GM's innovative A-body line of 
cars, but this was by far the most unusual, due to the 
location and design of its engine. It was a rear-engined 
vehicle in the style of the Volkswagen Beetle and the 
Porsche 356 Speedster. The 'trunk', on the other hand, was 
in the front of the vehicle." Courtesy of... 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair

This is why I was double-checking my facts, it was the first 
time I'd ever heard such an allegation.

-Dave