When it was introduced in 1960, the Chevy Corvair broke the typical U.S. car mold. It was GM’s first unity car mass-produced within the U.S.; it was the first American postwar car to feature independent suspensions front and back;… more»
Corvair Monza
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Turbocharged! 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder
Chevrolet’s first foray into the compact car market was the Corvair, unlike anything else the company had offered. The small auto had an air-cooled, rear-mounted six-cylinder engine, similar to the VW Beetle, one of the cars Chevy had hoped… more»
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Air-Cooled Garage Find: 1965 Chevrolet Corvair
Now and then, U.S. automakers think out of the box and produce something different. One example of this is the Chevy Corvair, with its rear-mounted, air-cooled engine that was unlike anything else on the mass market in 1960, except… more»
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Cheap Project: 1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
Given the growing demand for small-imported cars, U.S. automakers began making compact automobiles in the late 1950s. Most of these vehicles were smaller versions of what they were already building. Chevrolet, however, went a different route at first with… more»
