<VV> Was "Corvair Sighting", Now LM twin

[NicolCS at aol.com]

Here's the correct link
http://members.aol.com/nicolcs/Vairpics/64Bluebird.jpg

It's really funny that this has morphed into the "Early Corvairs were copied 
often" theme.  

This is a LATE MODEL - type design introduced to the public on September 26, 
1964 essentially the same time as the LM Corvair.  Either both GM and Nissan 
were copying the same thing (likely European) or the GM and Nissan designers 
both attended the same school of design (as a practical matter, there are only 
two).  Given the simultaneous timing, design and tooling leadtimes, there's no 
chance that this is a design copy situation.  

At any rate, the similarity is remarkable.
Craig Nicol
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"The early model Corvair is likely the most-copied car design in 
history. ... "

You didn't look at the pic in the link, did you?

Craig left off the extension on the link he gave -- this is correct:
http://members.aol.com/nicolcs/Vairpics/64Bluebird.jpg

Be interesting to have more exact dating on the photo, but wasn't GM 
keeping the late model styling well under wraps? Or did they copy this?

Bill Strickland
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