"sideband" wrote in message
om...
Hit the history books again.. He finally got the Corvair killed in
1969. He also got quite a few other good products killed... Well, they
were good after the bugs were worked out of them. The original
Corvairs (60-64) had only one U-joint on each rear halfshaft, and the
draglinks tended to buckle under high-speed turns, so the axles would
fold under, causing the car to roll. People were hurt. GM fixed the
problem with the 1965 model, but Nader still persisted and got it killed.

Also, this was, more or less, before the government mandated that safety
belts be mandatory.

It was crazy back then.

Jeff


-SSB

Lancer wrote:

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:55:17 GMT, sideband wrote:


Here's the steps, in order:

Take 65 corvair. Remove engine. Cap Diff. Put new clutch and plate on
front of tranny. Remove back seats. Cut hole in floorpan. Install
rollcage and crossmember. Lovingly slide LT1 into place where back
seats used to be. Bolt to tranny and motor mounts. Hookup wiring.
Install radiator under "hood" and run piping. Replace all fluids.
Testfire motor. Install 50's series tires on rear axle. Install 60's
series tires on front axle. Install trunk where old engine compartment
used to be. Paint corvair metallic burgundy. Stencil "Nader's
Nightmare" on both rear quarterfenders in bright fire engine yellow.
Watch Steveo's countenance drop when he realizes his Hemi is no match.

::SMIRK::

-SSB


I thought Nader was against Volkswagons?