<VV> Vair inspired vehicles

[Karl Haakonsen]

The November 2010 issue of Bay State Corvair Club's newsletter "Vair 
Force" has an interesting article about this very subject. In addition 
to the Panhard, it also mentions the following Corvair-inspired European 
vehicles:

Germany's NSU:
http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/1971_NSU_1000C_Front_1.jpg

Various BMWs from the 60s and 70s (and later ones that hint at LM Corvairs):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/1972_BMW_2002_NY.jpg

Sunbeam Imp:
http://bringatrailer.com/2008/07/03/1967-sunbeam-imp-californian-coupe/

Simca 1000:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1973_Simca_1000_GL.JPG

The Fiat 1500:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fiat_1500_1.jpg

 From the (then) Soviet Union, the Zaporozhets (shown here with Vladimir 
Putin, who apparently has a 1972):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Putin_with_his_1972_Zaporozhets.jpg

And from Italy, the Lancia Fulvia:
http://www.ridelust.com/wp-content/uploads/lancia-fulvia-hf.jpg

Karl in Boston
www.chezhawk.com/VairBlog


On 1/19/2012 10:03 AM, Brent Fullard wrote:
> I thought it would be interesting to start a thread about what other car designs were inspired by the Corvair.
>
> Here's the caption that accompanies the attached photo:
>
> The
>   Panhard 24 was obviously profoundly influenced by the 1960 Corvair, of
> course it was hardly alone in that regard in Europe at that time, as the
>   Corvair left a wide swath of imitators.
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