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1. "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Gonaj@aol.com; Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:05:17 EST; You touched a sore spot. The only thing unsafe at any speed was Ralph Nader's mouth. I loved the way those early Corvairs handled, and they were also great snow cars. George; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01050.html (7,482 bytes)
2. RE: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: "Lind, Jon" <JLind@ColoradoSkiing.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:34:56 -0700; I agree--this event made Nader's career. It was a bald faced power grab, one that destroyed one of the first economical, unique and efficient cars ever to come out of Detroit, and set the US auto ind; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01052.html (8,132 bytes)
3. RE: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:49:39 -0400; I bought my '66 Corvair BECAUSE of Nader. ' Figured with the bad press I'd get a good deal on an exceptional little car. BTW, I think the '65-69 Corvairs were styled atleast 30 years ahead of their t; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01086.html (8,940 bytes)
4. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: MGTD1952@cs.com; Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:48:39 EST; Okay, here's my Corvair story. Dad had a '63 Turbo Monza Spider convertible. Beutiful, fun red roadster. One day when I was about 5 or 6, we were driving through a snowstorm, with me in the back, mom; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01092.html (8,486 bytes)
5. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:39:41 -0600; One has to remember that the book also applied to a Pontiac car whose name escapes me now. It had a front engine - rear transaxle and swing axles, as I recall (??). Also had a unique flexible drive s; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01138.html (8,477 bytes)
6. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: "danray" <danray@bluegrass.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:55:13 -0500; I would...into next year. (well, verbally at least). He's an idiot about a lot of other things besides that one book. just MNSHO. Dan 73B; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01179.html (8,339 bytes)
7. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 20:34:28 -0400; Pontiac Tempest. I had one. Allen ** Allen H. Bachelder =iii=< Sinking Creek Home for Wayward MGs 49 YT, 57 ZB, 58 ZB, 65 B, 67 BGT, 73 B, 73BGT, 76 B, &... New Castle, VA 24127 USA 540/544-7333 **; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01197.html (8,953 bytes)
8. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:57:35 -0400; I don't recall the aluminum 215 V8 being in the Tempest - it was in the Buick Special and the Olds F85. My Tempest had a 4-banger that was half of a V8. Which one, I don't recall. ' Coulda been half; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01226.html (10,012 bytes)
9. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 07:57:12 -0600; Yep, they were in a few of them but darned few of them. The '61 models offered a 155 hp thing w/ either an automatic or manual transmission w/ a 2 barrel carb. The '62 models jumped up to a 185 hp en; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01227.html (8,960 bytes)
10. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:29:22 -0400; Thanks, Larry, I just learned something. Now, my '61 Tempest was definitely a 4-banger and I recall, this much-ballyhooed engine was cast from a half of a V8 block. Can you tell me which V8? Did I ha; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01229.html (9,833 bytes)
11. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Arnold Molloy <a.j.molloy@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:50:09 -0500; Mine was half of a 326, dropped a small block Chevy V8 into it after the 4 banger blew up, Great car after that Arnie Molloy 53 TD (Required MG Content); /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01233.html (8,656 bytes)
12. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:26:38 -0600; That's it! Thanks, I just couldn't come up with it. OF'dom taking So tell us, did the thing ever get you into trouble due to what you'd call poor handling? The best info is from someone who's BTDT. C; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01235.html (9,694 bytes)
13. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:31:12 -0600; As I recall, the big four banger was half of the 389 CID cast iron engine. Makes for a big four if they kept the same bore & stroke, which I don't recall. CR; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01237.html (8,852 bytes)
14. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:14:50 -0600; Arrrggghhh! I thought it was half of a 389. Since you had one and Ionly read about them I'm sure you know better than I. CR; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01240.html (8,595 bytes)
15. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Florrie & Allen Bachelder <bachldrs@swva.net>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:30:26 -0400; ' Can't say that my answer to that means much. This was my first "second car" with about 180,000 miles on it when I bought it for $200 back in about 1968. (My "other car was the '66 Monza). The Tempe; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01246.html (10,173 bytes)
16. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:40:51 -0800; As a shot in the dark, I recall an old Pontiac 4 called the "Iron Duke", which leads me to believe it derived from a cast iron V8. Also, half of a 215cid (3.5L) V8 would only have been a 1750cc 4, wh; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01271.html (10,119 bytes)
17. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 17:02:04 -0800; A couple of years ago I was slamming Nader and the book Unsafe at any speed when a friend asked if I'd actually read the book. A few months ago I found a copy at a used book sale and bought it. I was; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01483.html (10,026 bytes)
18. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:28:10 EST; << On the other hand, I've heard other of Nader's pronouncements and feel that his goal is "way over the top". Yes there are some critical safety issues that need to be addressed, but a lot of times; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01517.html (8,299 bytes)
19. Re: "Unsafe at any speed" (score: 1): Author: Larry Colen <lrcar@red4est.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 08:00:41 -0800; It is my understanding that Nader does not drive and won't learn until cars are safe enough that passengers can survive a head on collision at 60 MPH. -- Computer guru: Someone who read the manual. l; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01567.html (8,028 bytes)

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