<VV> [FC] Corvair Research

[Bill Elliott]

I've been asked by several people to cite my source for this statement. 
I know I've read it, but as I've searched my reference material for the 
source, I can't find it.

I do find that the NHTSA looked at insurance loses as one of the 
categories in their investigation which determined that the Corvair did 
as well as or better than other similar vehicles (leading to the 
assumption that the insurance losses were at worst similar to the 
competition), but otherwise I can't find a citation.

So this post is to do two things... one is to withdraw the statement 
below as written since I can't substantiate it.

Second is to ask if anyone else has seen the same data that I _know_ 
I've seen in the past but just can't locate now... would love to have a 
reference for this claim since it makes a great case for the Corvair 
(assuming it's true...)

Thanks!
Bill


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> Of course the lower insurance losses for the Corvair of the period 
> versus its peers could also be shown as proof that the overall design 
> of the Corvair was superior enough to more than overcome what could be 
> seen as human factor design flaws....
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> Bill
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