The Chevrolet Corvair was a rear-engined automobile produced by General Motors from 1960 to 1969. The Corvair was offered in a wide range of body styles (such as a four-door sedan, coupe, convertible, station wagon, pickup, a van called the Greenbrier) and featured an air-cooled engine, which was unusual for American cars at the time. The Corvair remains one of GMs most unusual creations. Design began in 1956 under the auspices of Ed Cole, and the first vehicles rolled off the assembly line in late 1959 as part of the 1960 model year (in which it w ...

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• Chevrolet Corvair - History
• Chevrolet Corvair - 1961
• Chevrolet Corvair - 1962 – 1963
• Chevrolet Corvair - 1964
• Chevrolet Corvair - 1965
• Chevrolet Corvair - 1966 – 1969
• Chevrolet Corvair - Engineering
• Chevrolet Corvair - Modifications
• Chevrolet Corvair - Yenko Stinger
• Chevrolet Corvair - John Fitch Corvair Sprint
• Chevrolet Corvair - V8 Corvairs

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The Corvair name originated as a fastback show car in 1954, which, like many Chevy concept cars of the period, were based on the Corvette, including the Chevrolet Nomad and Chevrolet Impala. The design was championed by Ed Cole, Chevrolet chief engineer in the early 1950s and general manager in the late 1950s, as an answer to the growing popularity of small, lightweight imported cars. The early 1960 models were conceived as economy cars, and had boxy styling, basic trim, and few amenities to keep prices down despite the relatively exp ...

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The Chevrolet Corvair engine, unique for an American car, presented a different set of requirements for mechanics, many of whom treated the engine in the same way as they would an engine of normal design, leading to problems. An engineering weakness not generally highlighted related to fumes and gases entering the passenger area via the heater system, a problem endemic to an air-cooled engine that uses heat radiated from the engine directly to heat air for the passenger compartment. Carbon monoxide and other noxious or deadly gases co ...

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Many sports car purists were more interested in the Corvair (particularly the 1965 and later cars) than in more conventional designs, such as the Ford Mustang, despite the latter's power advantage. From the first appearance of the Corvair, a large selection of high-performance equipment and modifications became available for it. Chevrolet Corvair - Yenko Stinger. Don Yenko, who had been racing Corvettes, could not compete successfully against the Carroll Shelby Mustangs after they arrived on the scene; he ...

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