This 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder is our BringATrailer auction pick of the day:
The Chevrolet Corvair is known mainly for getting the attention of safety advocate Ralph Nader, but it also represents GM's nascent attempt to fight the rising tide of small imported cars to the U.S.This rear-engined Corvair Monza Spyder has a 2.4-liter turbo flat-six engine and a four-speed manual transmission, not to mention red vinyl upholstery.
This particular model sports some interesting period-correct accessories, like a front stone guard and spoiler and 13-inch Halibrand wheels with three-bar centers. And while I'm not usually one for white exteriors, or red interiors, it all works perfectly on this example.gets called out for destroying the Corvair program, but this ignores both the context of the industry at the time and the specific institutional behavior of GM.
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