Well, only because you asked. Nader had nothing to do with the Corvairs demise. Due to Nader's book, the Corvair actually stayed in production for 3 more years. Lee Iacocca was the culprit that did in the Corvair. When the Mustang came out, the writing was on the wall. The Mustang cost around the same as the Corvair, was cheaper to make, and sold like crazy. The Corvair was going to be ended at the end of the 1966 model year, and replaced by the Camaro, Due to Nader's book, and lawsuits, GM kept the Corvair in production until 1969. They did not want people to think the car was really unsafe. As it turns out, the Corvair is the only car ever certified as safe by the US government. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/21/...er-on-corvair-safety-charge-in-65-us-car.html But that was 2 years after production ceased.
I think the driver with Garlits is Norm Weekly with the Frantic Four A?FD team out of California far right in picture
Dave Marquez's 880 Speedball Spic I saw this run at Famoso strip (Bakersfield Ca) sometime in the late 50's. The car was built like a show car and the crew all had clean matching uniforms. Pictures from Tony Bakers book Hot rodding in Ventura County
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The Jalopy Journal
