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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader lied about this wonderful car. [View all]Klaralven
(7,510 posts)65. They were developed before the 1980s in Europe and Japan
The three most important advances adopted in the US in the early '80s were radial tires and disc brakes from Europe and transverse front wheel drive trains from Japan (although Audi, Citroen, Renault and others had longitudinal front wheel drive before, the modern setup was perfected for mass production in Japan.)
The last US automotive innovation seems to have been the Bendix electric starter....
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That assumes Nader voters would have voted Dem, or that the GOP wouldn't still steal the election.
DickKessler
Sep 2021
#71
And without the Florida GOP purge of Black voters and the butterfly ballots, Gore would have won FL.
DickKessler
Sep 2021
#75
Come to San Martin, Ca. and test drive some of them.. Then express your opinion...
bobalew
Sep 2021
#20
Early Porsche 911s were also legendary for their tendency to swap ends if one drove too hot into
sop
Sep 2021
#12
Yep. It's amazing what people apparently defend now that Nader hurt their fee fees.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2021
#19
If I could have a vintage car, it would be a white top convertible turquoise Covair
LakeArenal
Sep 2021
#23
Learned to drive in a Corvair Monza. Great little care back when most cars were huge.
Hoyt
Sep 2021
#33
It makes me sad when you call the 60's the "bad old days". That's the era when I started to
napi21
Sep 2021
#48
"The last US automotive innovation seems to have been the Bendix electric starter...."
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2021
#67
Harvard trained attorney who got his info from hundreds of filed cases against the auto mfrs.
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2021
#58
The original Corvairs did have an oversteer problem which could lead to upsets on turns.
yellowcanine
Sep 2021
#56
I had a major 'no steer' problem driving a Corvair. The car was so back end heavy, that ...
Brother Mythos
Sep 2021
#77
The video states the Ralph Nader cause the car to be produced for more years.
cinematicdiversions
Sep 2021
#60
And says nothing about rigging some test. No evidence provided for claims made.
Celerity
Sep 2021
#61
The car that Nader called "unsafe at any speed" wasn't the Corvair. It was
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2021
#66