1960 Corvair Commercial

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/23/2015 at 13:33 • Filed to: None

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It’s hard not to find a certain amount of irony in the description of the car, particularly the engine compartment. And who knew you could off-road a Corvair?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 09/23/2015 at 13:37

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I can’t see anything wrong with a little trail running. No weight on the front wheels - probably no worse than a Beatle off-road other than a little more suspension wallow.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2015 at 13:40

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I didn’t mean to imply that there was anything wrong with it. It’s just not exactly a sales pitch you’ll see these days.

desertdog5051 > ttyymmnn 09/23/2015 at 13:55

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Ralph Nader, how could you not love that?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 09/23/2015 at 14:08

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Other than Subaru, of course. On the false basis that you need AWD to get places, when what you really need is ground clearance and balance - both sorely missed in the day of the FWD econohatch. Back in the day, a high percent of gravel driveways and town not-quite-roads would absolutely make this a selling point for a “normal” RWD sedan.

DrJohannVegas > ttyymmnn 09/23/2015 at 14:09

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“Easy handling”... “handling”... “Easy”.

ttyymmnn > DrJohannVegas 09/23/2015 at 14:15

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You don’t even need power steering!

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2015 at 14:16

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Good points, all.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DrJohannVegas 09/23/2015 at 14:18

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Easy handling can be unsafe handling.

DrJohannVegas > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2015 at 14:20

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DipodomysDeserti > DrJohannVegas 09/23/2015 at 16:26

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It’s so easy, it sometimes handles itself.