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Circa 1961 I purchased a new Corvair stationwagon (traded in, gulp, my oval '57 beetle because, choke, I needed more space for a growing family. Shoulda given away two kids instead, but that's another story). The Corvair engine was a DOG! (note purposeful use of the offending capital letters) Burned valves before 20,000 miles. Lotsa other problems. The Chevy mechanics had a what-do-you-expect-from-me-when-you-buy-this-junk attitude. I was soon disabused of the quaint notion that the Corvair was just a bigger VW. The Corvair's quality (or lack thereof) was abysmal by comparison with the VW. I would suggest one find out the status of the Corvair engine today (30+ years later) in regard to reliability and repairability in addition to the issue of installability. Nader was wrong in saying "unsafe at any speed"...my Corvair wouldn't get up to any speed! Phil dillard@suu.edu