Flat 10 Corvair engine?

"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth) 04/10/2014 at 15:46 • Filed to: None

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They made one, even put it in an Impala:

All Motor Is Best Motor > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/10/2014 at 15:55

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vdub_nut: scooter snob > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/10/2014 at 16:33

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Bring me the Corrizon.

472CID > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/10/2014 at 17:41

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Very cool. On a somewhat related note the ohc Corvair engine is one of my all time "wish it happened" things in all of automotive-dom.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > 472CID 04/10/2014 at 17:51

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You can only imagine where GM would be had they not stopped innovating after the early 60s.

472CID > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/10/2014 at 18:21

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I wouldn't say they stopped innovating they just got more conservative, and the new ideas became less and less radical. The same thing happened more or less to every manufacturer.

Every decade GM had a least a few crazy prototypes/concepts 50s- Firebird/60s Monza GT/70 Aerovettes/ 80s Olds Aero/90s...Azetk?/00s Hywire

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > 472CID 04/10/2014 at 19:38

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In the early 60's they had fuel injection, turbos, a number of cars with IRS, multiple carbs. But by '70, single carbs, straight axles (aside from the Corvette), cheap to make was the name. Turbos wouldn't start to peek back until the 301 Firebird which was a really half assed attempt. IRS didn't come back until they were all FWD. Fuel injection came back as TBI at first before slowly working into MPFI.

GM had great show cars, but when it came to production cars, they stopped trying for at least a decade and a half.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > 472CID 04/10/2014 at 20:38

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Alex from Toronto > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/10/2014 at 22:00

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This engine in a Miata.... oh well one can dream