<VV> Interesting article about US Car Safety (Yes Corvair)

[Vairtec Corporation]

On 9/22/2011 12:10 PM, Wrsssatty at aol.com wrote:

> <  The October 1972 issue of Popular Mechanics laid out the  details:
> Roof-mounted periscopes>
>
> Roof-mounted periscopes would be a good idea today with the proliferation
> of SUVs and other monster trucks on the road!
>

In the early 70s, when people found out that I drove a Corvair, they'd 
say, "Oh, aren't those the ones that flip over?"

Today, they're all driving SUVs.  Y'know, the cars that flip over far 
more readily than any Corvair ever did.

--Bob Marlow