Tim Gippert, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, got interested in the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair when he served as a judge at a show for Corvairs only in Helen, Georgia, in 1997. "A friend asked ...
But GM’s biggest news came on October 2, 1959, when its first compact, the Chevrolet Corvair, went on sale. It was 180 inches long and rode on a 108-inch wheelbase, compared with 119 inches for the ...