Re: Corvair??

Posted by wisbaker on June 02, 2012 at 14:16:07 from (207.118.157.181):

In Reply to: Corvair?? posted by dave2 on June 01, 2012 at 12:32:50:

The one you're looking at is a later model with full IRS. If it is an automatic they do have a habit of springing the flex plate. It was GM's answer to
the VWs and other small rear engined cars that were becoming popular in the late 50's in the US. It was the first unit body car Chevy did and I have
heard they were overbuilt. Some engine problems came from the fact the air-cooled engine ran hotter than a water cooled and GM didn't take that in
account when the specified gaskets. As for the swing axle debate VW and Renault had some limiters in the suspension to prevent the pole vault action,
Corvair didn't. GM knew about the problem and knew it could be corrected by a $9.00 "caster compensator" but choose not to make it standard equipment
from 60-63 it was an option in '64 it became standard. That was one of the things Nader tagged GM for, most of his book accused the manufacturers of
ignoring safety and focusing on cost. No one mentions that Ford pick up trucks used swing axles on the front from the early '60 until late '90s. Engine
for the Corvair is unique and they turn backwards, transmission is similar to the early (pre'64) Pontiac Tempest. As for the death of the Corvair the
sales dropped off, it was at a 10 year milestone and needed rework, GM was making more money on Novas and had the Vega coming out, both cars taking
market from the Corvair. Impending emission regulations and motor vehicle safety standards were making air-cooled rear engined cars un-practical. The
British had come out with the Mini and other manufacturers were headed to water-cooled front wheel drive compacts (Honda, VW, Renault, Subaru, Audi, Fiat
and Citroen) so GM phased the platform out. In the late 60's the accountants came to power at GM, initiative and risk taking was squashed and cost and
product standardization was the order of the day.

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