General Information

Serial #

C0769 02389

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL & ALUMINUM/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ FABRIC ROOF INTERIOR & SEAT COVERINGS/ GLASS/ RUBBER TIRES/ WOOD PRODUCT? REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT INTERIOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1200.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Willow Run

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960 TO 1990

Canada

The disproportionate number of accidents involving Corvairs from 1960-63 had a profound influence on the rise of the consumer protection movement both in Canada & the US as well as the substantial increase of government protection vis-a-vis safety in the north American automobile industry. Approximately 50,000 Corvairs were manufactured in Oshawa from 1960 to 1965.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

Incorporated a number of significant technical innovations: independent rear suspension, transaxle design, aluminum engine, air cooled engine, rear mounted engine. Corvair was unique by 1960 standards in terms of cost, design, & weight but had design flaws causing handling problems & large number of accidents. This is excellent example of first production style. Ce modèle de voiture compacte avait été introduit par GM pour rivaliser avec les nouvelles voitures compactes de ses compétiteurs américains, soit la Falcon de Ford, la Valiant de Chrysler et la Rambler de AMC, ainsi que celles de ses compétiteurs d'outre-mer tels Volkswagen.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METAL APPLIQUE LETTERING READING 'CORVAIR' ON EITHER WIDE AT FRONT, & 'CHEVROLET' & 'GUEST/ MOTORS LTD.' ON BACK, 'CORVAIR 700' ON GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR/ SERIAL NO. STAMPED ON LEFT CENTRE BODY PILLAR/ ENGINE NO. STAMPED ON TOP OF BLOCK

Missing

no

Finish

BLUE PAINTED EXTERIOR/ CHROME PLATED TRIM, PARTS/ WHEELS PAINTED BLUE & PLATED/ METAL DASH PAINTED BLUE/ DOOR PANELS PAINTED BLUE, WITH 2 COLOURS OF BLUE VINYL/ BLUE VINYL & BLUE & GREY FABRIC SEAT COVERINGS/ BLUE & GREY FABRIC ROOF, INTERIOR TRIM, CARPET/ BLUE FLOOR MATS/ PLATED INSTRUMENT PANEL & GLOVE COMPARMENT DOOR/ BLUE STEERING WHEEL/ LIGHT BLUE PEBBLE PATTERN IN STORAGE COMPARTMENT/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

BLUE, WHITE, RED & GOLD CHEVROLET LOGO ON FRONT/ LOGO READING 'CORVAIR' ON HORN