<VV> 60s economy ride and "along came a Spyder"

[Charles Lee]

Right !  Corvair buyers wanted something different, and wanted to 'dress it 
up' which made GM realize they could sell options to people who wanted them.

It took a couple of years for them to realize that small didn't mean "cheap" 
!

The 1960 Monza started proving the theory that small cars could be 
profitable (which was the only incentive they needed), and "along came a 
Spyder" (as Miss Muffet's story goes) the rest is history ...

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Dowds" <ed_dowds at hotmail.com>
To: "virtual vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> 60s economy ride


>
> "Chevys last 4 cyl was (around) 1931"
>
> I had a stock '62 ChevyII 4 cyl 153 2 dr sedan that had been originally 
> bought by a little old lady.
>
> My mom drove a '63 Dodge Dart 6cyl 3 on the tree in the mid 60s. It only 
> had a heater and an AM radio. I think those were the kind of economy cars 
> most common then.
>
> I think Corvairs were designed to compete in that market but were more 
> commonly bought by people who wanted something "different".
>
> Ed
>
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