Awesome video. Cars these days could never, lol.

Who does the second song in this????

I had a 1963 Tempest V-326 3-speed during my 1965 senior year in highschool. With the same Corvair-type rear transaxle and swing axles, my Dad and I installed an EMPI camber compensator on that Tempest to prevent such rear axle antics. My little '63 Cordovan Brown metallic sports coupe was AWESOME.

Because of the swing axle design, the outside rear wheel "tucks" under hard cornering. It's not just the camber that everyone sees, the wheel actually tries to tuck under, extending the suspension and lifting the body. Because of that, the opposite wheel is lifted, causing either a roll or a skip. If the tucked tire has enough grip and you have enough momentum, you're going to roll.

I’m officially jealous. Love these corvairs. Especially with the second gen. Then in the early 80’s BMW ripped off the design nearly verbatim and called it the 6 series.

My very favourite Australian Sports Sedan.

When the Corvair was introduced in 1959, it was tested by Consumer Reports. This publication did not rely on advertising for its revenue, which allowed it to be unbiased in its assessment of products. When these reports did not live up to GM's expectations, rather than address the problems, they started a new magazine called, "Consumer Digest" to tell a different story. Rather than informing the public as its driving force, this publication was all about making money, so of course they took advertising dollars and their testing results reflected this. This is much like the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry today which is responsible for over half the funding for national news media and their ubiquitous and annoying commercials touting the latest drug-of-the-month with a goofy made-up name. Ever wonder why you seldom see any stories regarding the lies told to the American people about CoVid-19 by Fauci and his frock-coated pharmacists? Why would NBC, CBS, ABC, etc. want to bite the hand that feeds them? Follow the $$$!

Very interesting and primitive by today's test standards. I'm left with two thoughts: 1) I wonder how many of those engineers/suits could change a tire w/o a coach; and 2) My family had a '59 and true, the trunk was a bit difficult to pop open -- but we never had to go to THAT length to prevail, although I wouldn't be surprised if my dad considered it.

The only vehicle that trailer powered axle and the most reliable invention to this day. i bet it can compete modern 4x4 for offroad challenges

The main issue with the Corvair...as shown at the End-was its' tendency to roll. GM fixed the problem, but the Damage was Done by that point.

Do you have the trim for the trunk lock assembly? 26 May 2024

I may have been convinced. Until the 4 cylinder Chevy II beat an 8 cylinder Ford.

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Volkswagen Beetles had the same swing axles and would roll just as easily. They also had a front gas tank that would crush in a frontal collision and leak causing a fire hazard.

Chevy II should had a 6 cyl.

Funny how these old ads went ballistic with the background music, drowning everything else out.

I just bought the Hotwheels Premium Venko Stinger :)

I miss these old cars that got you where you were going without dozens of computers in them. Just basic, honest transportation.

Excellent video thank you

I drove one for a year when I was on Okinawa in '76 with 3rd Battalion/ 9th Marine Reg. They were very loud. they would go anywhere except the volcanic ash from Mt. Fuji. I was just driving around while everybody was playing war. I got stuck in a very big hole with loose ash I got out and stepped back about25 ft watched it dig it's self in after a couple of minutes I got back in and backed out of the hole it dug, and drove around until I found a better way out. I could pull the front wheels off the ground by getting the rpms wound up in 1st shift to 2nd real fast the Goat would pop a wheelie. I drove it like a 5 ton sports car.

95 isn't bad for a 6. Even a built one isn't really for drag racing except against other corvairs; they're better at road racing. I've seen posts of them beating Porsches.

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Love my Corvairs

I remember that car very well. Totally inconspicuous, but presumably quite tricked out with gadgets, like Bond's Astin Martin. That said, my favorites were the little European convertibles they (mainly David McCallum) drove during MFU, especially the little red Sunbeam Alpine from MGM's stable of cars, also driven by Elizabeth Taylor in "Butterfield 8." They must have really smashed it in Butterfield, because the little red car vanished early during the series.

If it were up to Nader we'd all be driving pedal cars.

The best flat, 4 cylinder engine or flat 6 of the engine ever was made by Porsche. GM could never touch this.😂😂😂😂

❤my CORVAIRS

I USED TO OWN A 61' VW "TRANSPORTER"❣️

Too bad Chevy didn't have the $8. needed for a front sway bar and a few extra bucks for a camber spring at the rear. They finally got it right with the 64s. And then all the problems were cured with the 65. Typical and of GM, when they finally perfected the Corvair they started to phase it out...but those of us lucky enough to own one are glad they did perfect it...

Just a fantastic remembrance of two neat, interesting people.

Love the digitally created dude, hilarious!! ❤ And great video. Now I know my target buyer ✅

2 words, Ralph Nader 😊

I wonder why they made the screen so over-sized.

I love the music. The opening bars make it seem like the Gama Goat is coming to destroy Tokyo.

Shit video

Holy hell, thanks fellers! I'm sure Joe and this other cat have trapsed off this celestial sphere many moons ago, but I'm pretty sure they just saved me alot of heartache. 🫡

Dear lord that intro is nightmare fuel

Every point made by Ford was valid. The Corvair = an Eastern Bloc Soviet era mistake.

We Australians are probably lucky the Corvair was never available in Australia. My dad had a 1963 Ford Falcon Futura four door, it had a gorgeous red and chrome interior, separate front seats with a chrome lidded console in between, full carpeting, padded dashboard, tinted band laminated windscreen, reversing lights, 170 cubic inch six, not the asthmatic two speed automatic but a three speed column shift manual.

Some of the roads in remote parts of Australia were nearly as bad. The seven kilometre track from the road to an uncle's house on his grazing property in the 1970's and some of the 1980's was an adventure in an ordinary sedan. My family's 1964 Chrysler Valiant got severe punishment one trip and survived, just.

They forgot to mention that Chevy offered a V8 in the Chevy II with 185 HP. Also, although the Chevy II will never get any beauty prizes, most consider the Valiant to be downright ugly. The film indicated that the Chevy II needed a body lube every month. I remember waiting with my mother at Grant's Automotive in Plainville, CT. in 1974 while her car was being serviced. A lady came in with her Chevy II. The Mechanic mentioned the black air filter and black oil and the lady admitted that since she owned the car in 1962, she never changed the filter or the oil.

13:00 This is false advertising, My 60 corvair has coat hooks. Maybe they added them halfway through the model year?

Could be a Russ Meyer film if there were breasts included.

Take that Ralph Nader!

"Cold out here thats why there so much steam" thought you blew a headgasket😂

I think you need to repeat more pictures!!!! 😂

I drove a corsair for 20 years and I'm still alive.

The car got a bad rap think it because to much competition for the cars made in other country now they build cars like the Geo Metro and the Chevy Sprint now those cars would roll over faster then any corvair

Just what I wanted to see!

Notice in most of the front-end crashes, the front trunk took most of the damage, leaving the passenger compartment relatively intact. Now they call this a crumple zone. Corvair was ahead of its time.