Word: reared
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Three's new generation of compact cars. Smaller and simpler than Detroit's chromespun standards, the Corvair is like no other model ever mass-produced in the U.S.; its engine is made of aluminum and cooled by air, and it is mounted in the rear. To Chevrolet's folksy, brilliant General Manager Edward N. Cole, 50, who is as square and compact (195 Ibs., 5 ft. 9 in.) as a Corvair, the new car marks the fulfillment of a 15-year dream; for that long, off and on, he has been trying to produce a rear-engine...
Such claims have stirred up an angry argument. Ford contends that a rear-engine car tends to oversteer and veer out on curves because the greater part of its weight is in the rear. It has less luggage space-only 15.6 cu. ft. in the Corvair v. 24.5 cu. ft. for the Falcon and 24.9 cu. ft. for the Valiant. (But the Corvair has an optional folding rear seat, for $32.50 extra, that provides another 13.3 cu. ft. of luggage room in the back.) Many engineers insist that a rear engine is not practical on the basis of present knowledge...
...Spells Simplicity." Whether front engine or rear, the compacts are all made to wipe out the longstanding complaints against U.S. car craftsmanship. "One reason that Europeans have achieved a reputation for excellent craftsmanship," says Cole, is that "their cars are relatively simple, but American cars have been getting more and more complicated." Cole has built a car whose six-cylinder engine has fewer parts than standard engines, is easily accessible, can be completely removed from the car in less than 30 minutes. "Everything about it spells simplicity," says Cole. "The engine is handy enough for any do-it-yourself mechanic...
...days when the interservice fighting for dollars got bitter, McNeil, a reserve World War II rear admiral (fiscal affairs), was accused of having a dark influence over his bosses, of unfairly favoring the Navy over the other services. But over the years, Pentagon brass, as well as congressional committees, learned that he cut dispassionately wherever he thought he saw fat. And his best defense against any outcry was that he knew more about budgetary details than anybody else...
...rival camp, Chevrolet's Boss Edward N. Cole showed off his compact, rear-engine Corvair. Compared with Ford's Falcon, the Corvair is shorter (wheelbase: 108 in. v. Falcon's 109½ in.), lower (4 ft. 3 in. v. 4 ft. 6½ in.) narrower (66.9 in. v. 70 in.), less powerful (80 h.p. v. 90 h.p.). Compared with the standard Chevy, the Corvair is one-third lighter (2,375 Ibs. v. 3,760 Ibs.), will burn 25% to 40% less gas, sell for about $225 less than the cheapest Chevy when it goes into the showrooms...