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Chevrolet Corvair, The American Car that Broke the American Mold
25 minutes Posted Nov 8, 2020 at 3:00 pm.
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Chevrolet Corvair 

In this episode, I cover the Chevrolet Corvair, a unique car created in 1960 to help meet the growing demand for compact cars. The Corvair broke many of the American car "rules" and was powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled flat 6 engine, the car also looked very European in its design. The Corvair would be produced for almost a decade and would sell very well, but would ultimately be killed by the more American cars of the Mustang and the Camaro. 

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Music:

Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times

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Surf Shimmy by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4448-surf-shimmy

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District Four by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four

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Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair#:~:text=The%20Chevrolet%20Corvair%20is%20a,1960%E2%80%931969%20in%20two%20generations.&text=The%20name%20%22Corvair%22%20originated%20as,of%20the%20Motorama%20traveling%20exhibition.

http://www.danjedlicka.com/classic_cars/corvair.html

https://www.corvair.org/index.php/history-and-preservation/corvair-history

https://silodrome.com/chevrolet-corvair-history/

https://carbuzz.com/news/turbocharging-pioneers-chevrolet-corvair

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/a-brief-history-of-turbochargers-in-cars/

https://www.hagerty.com/media/buying-and-selling/yenko-corvair-stinger-auction/

http://www.superchevy.com/features/sucp-1006-1967-chevy-covair-yenko-stinger

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-23/why-you-should-buy-a-1960s-chevy-corvair-right-now