The Chevy Corvair bowed for the 1960 model year as the Bowtie brand’s air-cooled economy offering. The name came from a contraction of the Corvette and Bel Air nameplates. The Corvair story began when ...
When looking back at the 1960s—a decade dominated by massive V8 muscle cars, roaring big-blocks, and Detroit’s “no substitute for cubic inches” philosophy—one compact car broke the mold. It was ...
Bowing for the 1960 model year, the Chevy Corvair was Chevrolet’s new economy car. The Corvair name, a contraction of the Corvette and Bel Air monikers, had previously been used for a 1954 GM Motorama ...