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Originally Posted by Llarry
Chevrolet's answer to the import car invasion was the Corvair with an air-cooled opposed engine in the rear, etc. The transmission was not a high point: Base 3-speed manual or two-speed Powerglide automatic.
This is a first-generation car as produced from 1960 to 1964. Initially at least it was a bare-bone economy car listing for just over $2,000 with a 3-speed manual. The automatic was a $146 option.
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The standard engine was confusingly called the "Turbo Air 6" presumably because, in common with VW and Porsche air-cooled engines it had a cooling fan. It was not turbocharged.
But a genuine turbocharged engine was later introduced as the Spyder; its 2,372cc flat six offered 150 hp and 210 foot-pounds of torque. Here's a convertible Spyder.