So even if you can argue the last risky, innovative thing GM did was adding independent front suspension to their chassis in 1938, you still have to admit the Corvair was an interesting, creative solution to the problem of selling Americans a compact car in the 1960s. And the legacy of that effort is either the first series with its controversial, but influential and very of-its-period styling, or the second series with its beautiful, minimalistic Coke-bottle styling. Fifty years on, the most common surviving versions of the Corvair are the coupe and the convertible, but here’s a pair of 4-door hardtop sedans, both with the 110 engine and 4-speed manual transmission. Find the first of this unusual pair, a 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 110 4-door for sale in San Jose, CA for $2100.
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Rare ‘Vairs – 1965 and 1966 Chevrolet Corvair 4-Door Pair
November 4, 2013Velour and Vinyl Interior – 1975 Chrysler Cordoba
October 16, 2013If you’re an owner of multiple cars, that doesn’t necessarily make you a hoarder. It does, however, allow some level of diversity in your fleet. This could be by country of origin, type of car, price range, or other factors. And if you’ve already got a couple of old sports cars to fling through the curves, why not try a walk on the mild side? American personal luxury cars are the absolute opposite of a compact sports car, although Chrysler’s torsion bar suspension was said to provide surprisingly good handling. You can find your luxury car, upholstered in vinyl, velour, and 24-ounce shag carpet, in this 1975 Chrysler Cordoba, available for $2300 in San Francisco, CA.
Loewy 4-Door – 1955 Studebaker Commander
October 7, 2013In the early to mid-1950s, few automakers were building anything as low and aerodynamic-looking as Studebaker, with their line of Commanders designed by Bob Bourke, who was working for Raymond Loewy’s studio. From some angles, one could arguably say the Commander (and its brother, the Hawk line of cars) might have influenced the Citroen DS, with its pointy, low nose and headlights mounted in pods (as seen on the earlier Citroens), and even the sloping roofline. Sure, in other ways they’re vastly different, so maybe that’s just a way of pointing out how very unique these cars were. Find our accessible example of unusual 1950s design work in this 1955 Studebaker Commander 4-door, available for $3200 in Selma, OR, just north of the California border.


