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I have always had a special place in my heart for Corvairs. Ever since I was a lil’ un, we had a ’61 Corvair 95 as our piggy truck (Namely for hauling lil’ piggies to market, but that’s another nursery rhyme.)

For those without a clue, Corvairs are wierd ducks in the vehicle world. Both the cars and trucks have their motors in the ‘trunk’ area. These motors were 6 cylinder, in 3 flat, with an aluminum block and air cooled. The trucks were more so unique that they had a ramp on the side to load them, with the engine beneath the truck’s bed.

Unfortunately, Ralph Nader detested the fact that Corvairs were somewhat unsafe vehicles, mainly due to the way they often lost control when roads were wet and the disproportionately heavier back end would start going it’s own way, leading to some nasty crashes. But by doing so, Ralph launched himself to national prominence as a safety crusader and never looked back.

But to see running one is a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, ours died after a repair mishap and hasn’t run since, dispite an extensive attempt to try to revive it in 1998. So, I’ve been scouring the internet and eBay, hoping to find something. But they are becoming a cool antique to have I think.

Just today I saw D12/Eminem’s video for ‘My Band’ with a Corvan in it. I’ve seen the Spice Girls with a Corvair 95 in one of their vids, but the name escapes me. Also them boys from Everclear have a video where they play a song from the back of a Corvair 95 pickup as well.

It’s a knack I have for recognizing such a odd duck at the wierdest places you could find it. But it’s the search that’s half the fun!