The Corvair Was Cleared Too Late | The Myth That Killed a Car

In 1965, one book turned the Chevrolet Corvair into the most dangerous car in America. In 1972, the federal government concluded it never was. By then, the Corvair had been dead for three years. This is the story of GM's boldest gamble — a rear-engine, air-cooled compact unlike anything Detroit had built — the real flaws it carried, the redesign that fixed them, and the verdict that arrived too late to matter. If these stories are worth your time, subscribe — there's always another catastrophe. IMAGE CREDITS & LICENSING This video includes images used under Creative Commons BY-SA licenses. Adapted versions appear in this video under the same license terms: Michael Barera, “Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum May 2015 037 (1960 Chevrolet Corvair Super Monza engine),” CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Michael Barera, “Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum May 2015 048 (1969 Chevrolet Corvair body),” CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Doug Coldwell, “Ford Pavilion,” CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Additional imagery: public domain (U.S. federal government works) and Creative Commons BY-licensed photographs — full credits in video licensing documentation.