Corvair. Say that word even softly in the presence of off-road enthusiasts and you can bet a week's pay that some sort of argument will follow. The engine's use and misuse off the road is second only ...

One of Henry Ford's goals was universal interchangeability—a feature that made flivvers the first hot rods and made engine swaps a staple of hot rodding. Unfortunately, original equipment ...

To many, Chevrolet's Corvair will always be remembered as the focus of a book by a young lawyer named Ralph Nader. Unfortunately, the book's title was "Unsafe at Any Speed." In spite of a questionable ...

Chevrolet Motor Company opened its doors back in November 1911, named for co-founder Louis Chevrolet. Alongside William C. Durant, he kicked off more than a century to date in the ever-competitive ...

While it was one of the most out-of-the-box passenger cars ever created by Chevy, the Corvair never became a Bowtie legend. However, its story could've been different had the mid-engine Monza GT made ...

The Chevy Corvair debuted for the 1960 model year. The Corvair moniker came from a blending of Corvette and Bel Air, with the “air” portion a direct reference to the Corvair’s air-cooled, horizontally ...

[This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of MotorTrend Classic.]1959 was epochal for General Motors. Every GM car was new and full-size, except the Corvette, and division-creep ...