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ScottT=> I don't think Ghia had anything to with designing the Corvair Ghia had already been heavily influencing American design through most of the '50s through concept cars and design collaborations, and to that extent it was certainly at least an indirect influence when GM was looking for a Volkswagen-killer. Take a look at Chevy's Corvair Spyder concept car and you'll see even more of the Type 34 styling. It's clear to me that there had to be information flow somewhere between the Corvair design and Type 34 design teams, and this was common practice in the industry worldwide. The question is who influenced whom? No question, the Corvair hit the market first, by a pretty good margin. It was also on a crash production schedule to grab a piece of the family compact market, which was only identified as a profit-maker in '59. Was it really coincidence that the behemoth GM came up with its first and only rear-engine, air-cooled sedan just as VW was developing its own upgrade to the same market? I have a hard time imagining Ghia looking to GM for a Volkswagen design, but the idea of GM borrowing VW ideas seems perfectly likely, even shrewd. What would settle it for me is good evidence of exactly when the Corvair and 34 designs made it to paper. Anybody have a source on that? Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 Non-Corvair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org