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The Corvair In Action

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:07 am
by schspeedster
1960 Chevrolet promotional video, for their new compact car powered by a 6-cyl aircooled boxer motor behind the back seat. Weight distribution gives awesome braking with non-power-assisted drums on all fours, responsive non-power-assisted steering. Great traction too they take it thru mud, fields and a stream (with 1950's pre-radial tires). Late-model turbos were 180HP in a car weighing 2500 lbs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PTP7mK6nShM


Search Youtube for corvair autocross corvair auto-x

http://youtube.com/watch?v=w8YuGVJZy0w
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o2E17JvR7x8

What happens when a rear-engine car exceeds cornering limits
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YPGVgJOWuQk

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:32 am
by AWD_addict
Cool vids.

It's too bad Chevy didn't continue to develop rear-engined boxer cars. *shaking fist* Naderrrrr!

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:06 pm
by n2x4
I love the sound of a boxer! I need to go auto x so bad now!