wow. develop a sense of humor. let’s not ruin the blog with a huge “internet tough guy” fight.

I’m not voting for him either. As an advocate he did great but as a President? I think he’d have a complete lack of cooperation from the Democrats and Republicans just by virtue of the fact that he’s with neither of those parties.

don’t forget low back seats, solid steering wheel shafts and lack of crumple zones, unpadded steering wheels(I would say airbags, but that technology was years from being available), lack of side marker lights until ‘68, mirrors on both sides, and 5mph impact bumpers. While I think we lost alot of automotive art in design for the name of safety, it was an otherwise fair tradeoff. On todays cars, I wouldn’t want a solid steering shaft impaling my chest or be mangled the rest of my life for kissing a chrome steering wheel. As for vintage rides, well I’d only get them around to a Sunday drive or Saturday Night Cruise Ins anyway so I’ll take my chances. Nader’s efforts expanded beyond the auto industry and if it wasn’t for him we’d be making crappy cars and junk like China. And no I don’t plan to vote for him this year, but I appreciate his fathering of consumerism, the fact that consumers deserve safe high quality products.

Nader’s efforts led to requirements that have saved thousands of lives. Over the decades, common sense has crept into the vehicular industry and those who use them.

When I was a kid, there were no car seats. I remember laying along the back window, moving about the cabin. I was lucky I never ended up being a projectile.

Cars needed just as much help. Lap belts, when used, resulted in back injuries, head injuries, paralysis and death.

Asphyxiation can be a problem, even a problem that leads to other problems, like when you blink out and careen out of control…

Which leads me to control, or the lack thereof. The stock Corvair, while nostalgic and when in shape such as this… handles like shit. The Bias plys didn’t help, that’s why we have radials.

So, cknarf… bashing someone because he thought the industry should have been doing better, to protect the public? Is that communism?

idiot.

That’s only if you belive Nader. That commie bastard.
ANYWAYS, if i had the $$$ to buy this, i’d drive it from the east to west coast three times.

One of the worst cars ever made (in terms of safety). Good to see it off the road for all this time!

Why the bloody heck would you buy a car, stick it in a giant garbage bag, and put it up on blocks?!

How gorgeous – I’ve never seen a Corvair that clean (no surprise) and it looks great in that “never been driven” guise. Question for Ralph – is it safe if it never travels at any speed?

How gorgeous – I’ve never seen a Corvair that clean (no surprise) and it looks great in that “never been driven” guise. Question for Ralph – is it safe if it never travels at any speed?

I bet if they used a Ziplock bag, the paint would still be perfect.
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Fared a lot better than the Belvedere. Of course a garage makes a better time capsule than a concrete coffin with a leaky seal.
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With 5.9 miles on the odometer, which was mentioned twice in the article was the lowest of all 1969 models in existence… are there Corvairs out there with fewer than 5.9 miles on the odometer? Can that be? Have any others been put away and bagged up from day one? Seems EXTREMELY unlikely to me.