<VV> [FC] Corvair Research

[Mark Corbin]

I remember that in Automotive News in the early 70's it was reported that
the Corvair achieved the crash rating of a full-size Pontiac Bonneville.
Perhaps that is what you are looking for.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: <HallGrenn at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> [FC]   Corvair Research
>
>  
> In a message dated 5/1/2008 4:02:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
> corvair at fnader.com writes:
>
> 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....
>
>
> Bill and VV,  I have seen an article about the Corvair's lower than 
average 
> fatality rate for HEAD ON COLLISIONS that was from the late  '60's and,
if I 
> remember correctly, was from a New England insurance  association.  I
think I 
> still have a copy somewhere (it was in the  Washington Post).  I can say
that 
> Corvairs had lower liability insurance  rates than Mustangs in the '70's
when I 
> worked for GEICO insurance insuring  American military member's cars (in 
> Germany).  If I find it again I will  cite it, but I wanted to add my
support for 
> Bill's statement.  I don't  remember it being cited in the two NHTSA 
> publications, but I plan to check  them this weekend.
>  
> Bob Hall
> Group Corvair
> Washington DC Suburbs