The Chevrolet Corvair, one of the strangest Chevrolets ever built, was an American take on the Volkswagen Beetle. Like the Beetle, it had an air-cooled engine in the rear. Unlike the Beetle, it ...

Behind the wheel of one of the first Corvairs built, we uncover the truth behind Chevy’s most polarizing car. [This story originally appeared in the September/October issue of MotorTrend Classic.]1959 ...

Chevrolet Motor Company opened its doors back in November 1911, named for co-founder Louis Chevrolet. Alongside William C. Durant, he kicked off more than a century to date in the ever-competitive ...

At the end of the 1950s, American cars were getting longer and longer. In fact, some models like the Buick Electra and the Lincoln Continental were so long, they didn't fit in some residential garages ...

While it was one of the most out-of-the-box passenger cars ever created by Chevy, the Corvair never became a Bowtie legend. However, its story could've been different had the mid-engine Monza GT made ...

But GM’s biggest news came on October 2, 1959, when its first compact, the Chevrolet Corvair, went on sale. It was 180 inches long and rode on a 108-inch wheelbase, compared with 119 inches for the ...