Unsafe At Any Speed, Chapter 1: The Sporty Corvair

The 1965 book by Ralph Nader kicked off a public debate about auto safety that still continues to this day. Much of the controversy surrounded the Chevrolet Corvair, an unusual car with tricky handling. We also discuss similar European cars made by Tatra and Volkswagen. But first: project car updates, including a small fire.

Main topic at 55:30

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Links/Sources:

Nader, Ralph. Unsafe At Any Speed. New York, Grossman Publishers, 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_axle //

http://www.veecentre.com/what_is_formula_vee/suspension_considerations/ //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_V570 //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-engine,_rear-wheel-drive_layout //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Ledwinka //

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bar%C3%A9nyi#cite_note-BenzLife-4 //

https://web.archive.org/web/20181002102349im_/https://www.mercedes-benz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/09/HISTORIE_Bela_Barenyi_der_Lebensretter_04-710x396.jpg //

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/czech-car-killed-nazi-officers-than-active-combat.html //

http://www.veecentre.com/what_is_formula_vee/suspension_considerations/ //

https://imgur.com/a/5lXAMxH //