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Auto Lexicon: Top 5 four-wheeled metaphors
Here's a fun column we came across talking about cars as metaphors. Kind of like referring to something as the "Rolls-Royce" of its industry means it's the best (or most expensive, perhaps). The writer, Miss Cellania, lists five vehicles that rightly or wrongly have come to be symbols of the worst from the automotive sector. All five of her picks are instantly recognizable for their place in motoring history. While we empathize with owners of these vehicles because they frequently have endearing qualities, we understand the reasons they have ... Read more →
VIDEO: Corvair to Nader: Kiss my unsafe quarter panel! Dan Roth
YouTube serves up another cool video. Corvairs are hella cool, and they were tarred and feathered out of existence by zealots. They were no worse than other cars on the road at the time, but they ...
Corvair History 101: The Ultra Van Dan Roth
Here's a totally different flavor of Corvair that wasn't mentioned in our recent Reader Ride feature. The Ultra Van is a true Corvair, according to the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), even though ...
RR of the Day - 1965 Corvair Corsa turbo convertible Dan Roth
The Corvair was GM's Porsche 911, but better, at least in some ways.. Debuting in 1960, the Corvair seemed totally out of left field from GM. It featured an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed ...
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Auto Lexicon: Top 5 four-wheeled metaphors 2 years ago on Autoblog
Here's a fun column we came across talking about cars as metaphors. Kind of like referring to something as the "Rolls-Royce" of its industry means it's the best (or most expensive, perhaps). The writer, Miss Cellania, lists five vehicles that rightly or wrongly have come to be symbols of the worst ...
VIDEO: Corvair to Nader: Kiss my unsafe quarter panel! 2 years ago on Autoblog
YouTube serves up another cool video. Corvairs are hella cool, and they were tarred and feathered out of existence by zealots. They were no worse than other cars on the road at the time, but they were picked up as all that was wrong with motoring safety by Ralph Nader. Cars in in the late '50s when ...
Corvair History 101: The Ultra Van 2 years ago on Autoblog
Here's a totally different flavor of Corvair that wasn't mentioned in our recent Reader Ride feature. The Ultra Van is a true Corvair, according to the Corvair Society of America (CORSA), even though it didn't roll off a GM assembly line. The Ultra Van is more akin to a cabin cruiser on the inside ...
RR of the Day - 1965 Corvair Corsa turbo convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog
The Corvair was GM's Porsche 911, but better, at least in some ways.. Debuting in 1960, the Corvair seemed totally out of left field from GM. It featured an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed powerplant mounted in the rear and a notorious swing-axle suspension (it was no more dangerous than its ...
Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...
Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.
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