06-11-2021, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by wbradley
I've been watching a lot of YouTube documentaries on old cars and updated my limited knowledge of the Corvair. The 2nd gen had a lot going for it being a rear mounted flat engine. Apparently they cost more to make using that configuration and cars like Chevy II, and then Camaro and Nova were cheaper to make. Too bad, as Porsche has demonstrated you can achieve extraordinary performance using a rear mounted low slung engine and rear transaxle making the most of traction at the drive wheels and keeping the front light allowing greater flexibility in directional control. That 1st gen perpendicular axle was very low tech Beetle stuff which shouldn't have happened.
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I had a 66 back in the early 80s. It was a great little car! It is also the reason that weird engine noises don't bother me now.
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