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In Reply to: 1960 Car of the Year posted by Geo-TH,In on September 24, 2021 at 03:45:30:
I had two. Mine always smelled like burnt oil and hot metal, especially in the winter when you had to keep the windows closed. They used and leaked plenty of oil that even at .45 cents a quart it was a factor to consider on a long trip. That flat 6 hanging off the transaxle did give it enough traction to make it a decent winter car though. If you couldnt get over a tall snowdrift by normal driving techniques, you could back up and hit it at speed and that flat belly pan would act as a giant snow saucer and glide you over (hopefully!) back to Terra Firma. Volkswagen beetles were better at that though, and, as a bonus, if a bug got stuck attempting that trick one guy could slide it backwards enough to get out- something you couldnt do with the heavier Corvair. You could also traverse deep (but not too broad...) floodwaters the same way.
That flat belly pan was probably the best design feature for Northern climate owners- it made it so you could easily patch the road salt rotted out sections without having to bend and fit all your stolen traffic signs!
One automotive critic (Tom McCahill?) said the early Corvair looked like an oversized electric razor...
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