>>>I would cast my vote for the Corvair as the worst car ever built, but respect your comment.
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>>Do you sincerely believe that or do you base it on Nader's campaign ?
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>I seem to recall that the Corvair was an attempt to make a car that had the same kind of drivetrain that the VW Beetle did. I don't recall the actual name but the two rear wheels would 'fold' inward and for off-road vehicles this is a real benefit as it helps to keep from getting stuck in the sand. They were wildly popular about the time the Corvair was introduced...

It was a rear-engine car; you could be right about the wheels.

I just seem to remember that people who owned one didn't have a problem with it; only Nader.

His "Unsafe at any Speed" seemed to elude it had trouble holding the road; the simple fact is all rear-drives handle differently. I knew a fellow that lost the read-end of his Porsche against the curb because he failed to respect it; I think the same could have been said for the Corvair.

(Saw a very nice red one the other day).