<VV> Nader and the book!

[rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com]

Nader admitted that he was a young attorney trying to make a name for himself. It was unfortunate but NOT a coincidence that the very first chapter was dedicated to the Corvair. Nader's facts were flawed based on a pre-production memo of the swing axle. The swing axle that was produced featured a "swivel bearing" at the wheel end of the axle. So although there was still tow in it was limited by the length of the extended shock and/or the optional strap.
     Anyone who has seen the videos of the engineers trying to roll a Corvair should have been sufficient evidence to disprove Nader's claim.
    I attribute the cause most if not ALL of the accidents to poor maintenance (incorrect/low tire pressure) or a loose nut behind the wheel (driving unsafe for conditions.)
    In the end, anyone who still remembers Nader's book thinks it was all about the Corvair. Nader still gets waaayyy too much credit for the Corvair's demise. It was GM's fault.
    The irony of all of this is that we should THANK NADER for causing GM to continue the Corvair until 1969 instead of pulling the plug in 1966. THANKS RALPHIE!!!

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From: Sethracer at aol.com
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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:26:41 
To: <HallGrenn at aol.com>; <Vairtec at optonline.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Subject: <VV> Nader and the book!

Although I have, on occasion moved the copies of "Unsafe @" from the Auto  
section in my local libraries to the Fiction section, under N for Nader, I  
really don't see it as fiction. It is more propaganda. That would be full of 
 intended lies, not fanciful fiction. It was published with a definite  
purpose in mind. Not really intending the Corvair as a target, Nader was aiming 
 at the Auto industry as a whole, trying to get it to reform it's methods 
of  dealing with safety both in car design and sales. Well, as we have seen 
since  1965, car design has certainly been affected. For better or worse, 
cars are now  much safer to be in during an accident.
 
Sales? Not so much! See the latest Corvette TV commercial: "Nice  to know, 
America still builds Rockets!"
 
Seth Emerson - (Sitting in the Denver airport between flights)
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/8/2010 9:08:38 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
HallGrenn at aol.com writes:


In a  message dated 12/8/2010 10:41:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,   
Vairtec at optonline.net writes:

-Publication date for the novel,  Unsafe at any  Speed



Novel.  Very apt Bob.   "Unsafe and Any Speed" certainly was  fiction.

Bob  Hall
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