A Corvair Cautionary Tale from Car Show
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Cautionary Tales will be back with a new original story next week, but in the meantime, check out one of Pushkin's newest shows, Car Show! With Eddie Alterman. The Chevrolet Corvair was unusual. And it was a Cautionary Tales on four wheels. It was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year for 1960, yet the car hit bottom just three years later. In this episode, you'll hear how battles over safety shaped the future of the Corvair, the car industry, and America itself. Listen to more Car Show episodes at https://link.chtbl.com/cautionarycarshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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