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doc03

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5. I had a 61 Corvair and I lost control of it on a turn due to the swing axle.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 23, 2017, 04:15 PM

Oct 2017

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I went off the road into someone's yard did a couple 360s and come to rest about 6" from a huge tree.
I was thinking more on the lines of a front collision with the Corvair. I loved driving the Corvair though
back in those days most cars didn't have power steering so it was great to drive, great in snow too.
A friend had a 1968 or 9 Corvair later after they had corrected the axle problem it handled great.

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Misunderstood cars: The Ford Pinto [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP

I had a Pinto. It was a piece of crap, but just about anything in those years was... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #1

I agree about the 70s everyone made junk and they were rust buckets in less than 3 years. What doc03 Oct 2017 #3

The issues with the Corvair's swing axle rear suspension were addressed in a redesign mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #4

I had a 61 Corvair and I lost control of it on a turn due to the swing axle. doc03 Oct 2017 #5

When I was at Pax River, I had a roommate who had owned two of them. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #6

I drove a few Corvairs, and they could flip, but install a sway bar and that solved the problem... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #8

I had a Pinto. murielm99 Oct 2017 #2

We bought a brand new 71 Pinto hatchback marigold20 Oct 2017 #7

great car natheo Jun 2018 #9

The early 2.0 "Cologne" engine Mopar151 Jul 2018 #10

Watch it -- I had an Opel. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #11

The later Kadetts with the 1.9 were'nt too shabby Mopar151 Jul 2018 #12