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ChadTower:
But in the meantime, he lived in it.
TOK:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on August 22, 2007, 11:57:51 pm ---I wasn't looking for a project so much as a driver. Sure I would tinker, but I am a single apartment dwelling type guy and can't really just rip entire cars apart for long periods of time.
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Get yourself a mid to late 90's Toyota Corolla and save yourself 5 months of agony. Nothing against the Corvair, just that doing what you're wanting to do is futile. I learned this the hard way by having a 67 Mustang as a daily driver. Lots of nasty nights in the rain and snow under that thing because I needed it to get me to work the next day. At least most parts were available over the counter. I'm thinking Corvair parts might be less stocked.
I feel GM definitely got a bum rap from Nader. Many independent suspension cars would exhibit the same traits as the Corvair, or some even worse (Porsche 911, I'm looking at you). Just like the Pinto exploding gas tank thing, and the Chevy pickup side impact fires, it was something that got blown out of proportion.
The Chevy pickup side impact fires were actually rigged by Dateline NBC by placing rockets in the tanks. They showed the video of a crash and resulting fire without fully disclosing that it was actually rigged and not a real event.
Only 3 days later, on February 8, 1993, GM launched a vigorous attack against NBC for its November 1992 "Dateline NBC" portraying of GM pickups. "Dateline NBC" had presented footage to demonstrate what could happen to a GM pickup in a side-impact crash. The film showed a 1977 Chevrolet pickup erupting into flames. NBC correspondent explicitly stated that the demonstration was "unscientific" and that it was not presented as a random experiment to see what might happen. However, she failed to mention that the private testing company in Indiana attached tiny toy rockets to the underside of the truck and ignited them by remote control to make sure sparks would be present when a Chevrolet Citation struck the side of the pickup. Although NBC initially defended its actions, it soon issued a public apology. Public attention was suddenly shifted from safety issues to questions of media responsibility.
Its kind of a long dry read, but the whole story on the GM saddle tanks is here.
http://wadsworth.com/philosophy_d/templates/student_resources/0534605796_harris/cases/Cases/case49.htm
WaRpEd:
Tok
I remember that as well it's just goes to show that profits get in the way of good journalism and gotcha reporting without fact checking.
Made a splash for advertising and ratings.
But a blackeye for the network.
danny_galaga:
paige, forget the chev, you need to get back to your roots ;D
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70350.0
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