Corvair gave Nader a ride to prominence

The 1960 Corvair was meant to be a Beetle beater, but negative publicity turned it into a historical curiosity. GM pulled the plug on the car in 1969.

By:

DIANA T. KURYLKO

October 31, 2011 05:00 AM

Ralph Nader devoted one chapter in his 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed to lambasting the Corvair and accusing Chevro-let of knowingly selling a dangerous car.

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