GM's Sleepy Hollow Nightmare Shows Perils Awaiting Abandoned Factory Sites Jul 9, 2009
Built to make aluminum cylinder heads for the Chevrolet Corvair in the 1950s, it generated PCB sludge and waste from hydraulic fluids. $225 Million Cleanup. (Bloomberg)
General Motors May 30, 2009
1960 Reacting to invasion of small European cars, GM introduces Chevrolet Corvair. The car is later attacked by Ralph Nader. (CBS News -- Early Show)
GM's junk heap May 30, 2009
1 of 7Chevrolet Corvair. Brought out in the early 1960s, the Corvair was designed to compete against sporty European cars that were making inroads with American drivers. (CNN -- Money)
Would a new name help General Motors? What would you call it? Apr 17, 2009
Photo of 1960 Chevy Corvair 700 by General Motors. GM logo by AFP/Getty Images. (USA Today -- Money)
Have We Seen The Last Of The Muscle Cars? Mar 25, 2009
The book in particular focused on the Chevy Corvair, a muscle car. Following the fame the book brought him, Nader led a campaign through the 1970s to pressure the auto industry to stop marketing muscle cars to young people. (KSBW 8, CA)
