Or that a Corvair-powered Manx ran circles around ... He recalled the sensation in Call to Baja: "Like a slow-motion sprint car in a botanical dream world, through the Boojums and boulders ...

The Corvair story began when GM rolled out the Corvair show car for the 1954 GM Motorama. The Motorama Corvair concept was a fastback version of the Corvette, but the 1960 production model shared ...

"Big is better" wasn't the only philosophy, though, as compact cars like the Plymouth Valiant were also becoming a big deal.

The Chevrolet Corvair was a rear-engine car manufactured between 1960 and 1969, becoming GM's first vehicle powered by an all ...