Corvair Vindication Day Is Coming

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It’s time to set the record straight.

The Chevrolet Corvair has an unfortunately notorious reputation among the general US populace, thanks to Ralph Nader. Whether it was through good intentions or a desire for instant fame, the then-young consumer advocate published Unsafe at Any Speed in 1965. That book effectively killed the Corvair, which shambled on for a few years before being cancelled by GM. Now Corvair Vindication Day seeks to set the record straight about the car.

Organized by Nick Gigante, Corvair Vindication Day involves Corvair owners and their cars gathering around Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law. Inside is a display of a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair, something Gigante feels is misleading since he says, “there’s no actual tort on the Corvair.”

Many people still believe the Chevy Corvair is a fundamentally dangerous car thanks to a faulty design. By having the display pulled from the museum, Gigante feels like misconceptions would not be perpetuated.