Bluto;
Don't believe everything you're told. I've owned 3 Corvairs,and even the most worn out one handled better than most cars on the road.The Corvair did have some problems,largely due to last minute changes in design and materials.
Just before production,Chevy discovered they wouldn't be able to cast the heads in the original design,which was to be one head per cylinder,made of aluminum.They were having big problems with casting the aluminum,so they used a prior design which had been rejected as being way too heavy,cast iron,one head casting for 3 cylinders. That added a bunch of weight to the heavy end of the car.
Then the tire supplier was unable to provide the 4 ply tires the engineers had specially designed for the Corvair,so the car was released with 2 ply tires. This made the handling iffy.
Add the factory's tendency to set their tire pressures at 24 pounds so the car would "ride nice". A disaster waiting to happen.
On my Corvairs,I ran 14" tires,inflated to 35 rear and 32 front,and a GOOD set of shocks,and I never had any trouble with handling,and I didn't spare the horses,either. I was stopped in my '66 Corsa for 136 in a 45,and I used my '65 Monza for frequent 100 mph races on the dirt roads surrounding Elko,but that's a story for another day.
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