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25. For a failure 1.8 million sold is some feat...

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Tue Jan 1, 2019, 12:29 PM

Jan 2019

Gen. 2's are the bomb.

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Nader killed the Corvair [View all] Guppy Jan 2019 OP

Nadir worked with the car companies to WhiteTara Jan 2019 #1

Probably true Guppy Jan 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #2

except video was a logical extension. Nader killed a very dependable car. n/t Guppy Jan 2019 #4

My great-granddad never forgave him for that-- dawg day Jan 2019 #5

Neither did my dad. My first car and second, corvairs. 63 coupe and 65 Monza. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2019 #16

Loved my first car, a '63 Corvair. Ran great, always started in subzero weather, always drove well SharonAnn Jan 2019 #41

The Corvair was never any Porsche, but there were plenty of guys out there who... TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #6

watch the video Guppy Jan 2019 #12

I watched the video-- the Stinger was highly modified and had little to do with... TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #15

I had a datsun 510 Guppy Jan 2019 #18

Those are cool cars, I always liked them. NT Hotler Jan 2019 #39

My friend had a great saying Guppy Jan 2019 #43

I like small engines making gobs of power....... Hotler Jan 2019 #48

The best sound are the Guppy Jan 2019 #53

I guess those corvairs couldn't compete with Porsches Guppy Jan 2019 #63

Wheeler Dealers did an episode about this ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #32

Second version Guppy Jan 2019 #44

Here you go ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #7

Green Party Freddie Jan 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Jan 2019 #9

Every November? I only hear about them every November of presidential elections... brush Jan 2019 #35

+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #10

The Greens are the cicadas of American politics. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #36

That was my point. Guppy Jan 2019 #13

We had one of the original ones. It was a fun car to drive. I still like and drive small cars. Hoyt Jan 2019 #11

Dooga dooga dooga dooga dooga? ret5hd Jan 2019 #14

My cousin and a friend were driving about 90mph in one... kentuck Jan 2019 #17

Read the reports. It was just as safe as any other car at the time. Guppy Jan 2019 #20

The earliest models suffered wheel hop JohnnyRingo Jan 2019 #24

Sway bars would have stopped it in the beginning but GM was cheap... Historic NY Jan 2019 #26

Untrue Guppy Jan 2019 #46

Fuck Ralph Nader. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #19

my point exactly. Guppy Jan 2019 #21

I had a '67 in high school. JohnnyRingo Jan 2019 #22

I once owned a 1960 2-door Corvair. MineralMan Jan 2019 #23

The bugeye Sprite was the real keeper. brush Jan 2019 #37

Yes. I wish I still had it. MineralMan Jan 2019 #45

Oh, those things were a terror on wheels for the unexpecting who challenged them. brush Jan 2019 #47

The Minis? Yes, indeed. MineralMan Jan 2019 #50

Sounds like you had some good times back in the day with your cars. brush Jan 2019 #54

For a failure 1.8 million sold is some feat... Historic NY Jan 2019 #25

I would love to drive one Guppy Jan 2019 #28

Our old car club had a guy with a tubo version.... Historic NY Jan 2019 #31

Porshe's had a flat 6 Guppy Jan 2019 #33

Au contraire snowybirdie Jan 2019 #27

They were not Guppy Jan 2019 #29

Not necessarily any more unsafe than other cars. That's how cops put an end to car chases. brush Jan 2019 #38

Au Contraire, redux ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #59

Hey folks snowybirdie Jan 2019 #60

This topic was really about what a shithead Nader is. Guppy Jan 2019 #61

Absolutely! snowybirdie Jan 2019 #62

I had a '65 Corvair Achilleaze Jan 2019 #30

My very first car was spartan61 Jan 2019 #34

Years ago I remember hearing that Nader never had a driver's license MichMan Jan 2019 #40

I own a '64 Lakewood Wagon - anybody in the market? Kali Jan 2019 #42

Those always remind me of what a BMW wagon would have looked like. MineralMan Jan 2019 #51

it is a cool old car, but I just don't have the skills or motivation to restore or keep it running Kali Jan 2019 #55

Somewhere, someone wants it. MineralMan Jan 2019 #56

yeah, it might be time to try that again Kali Jan 2019 #57

Drove one owned by the drug store I worked for in college. Liberal In Texas Jan 2019 #49

When I started student teaching in 1970... Freedomofspeech Jan 2019 #52