Before we met, my wife, Barbara, had a Corvair. She loved it!

Dangerous? Well, due to the engine in the rear, the Corvair was a little butt-heavy, but it's just a matter of knowing how to drive. Also, she said she was often able to tootle around easily on snow when other people were making do-nuts, bumping into things, and sliding into the ditch.

As my daddy (who, when he was younger, worked as a chauffeur) used to say, "The most unreliable part of an automobile is the nut that holds the steering wheel."

Nader did give many corporations a much deserved wedgie, but the idea that the Corvair was "Unsafe at Any Speed" was spurious.

Don Firth