Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine
The Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 is a flat-six air-cooled automobile engine developed by General Motors (GM) in the late 1950s for use in the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair of the 1960s. It was used in the entire Corvair line, as well as a wide variety of other applications.
Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine
Turbocharged Corvair engine
Reactor by Gene Winfield
A Sport Performance Aviation Panther airframe under construction, fitted with a Corvair engine
The Chevrolet Corvair is a rear-engined, air-cooled compact car manufactured by Chevrolet in two generations between 1960–1969. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, it was produced in 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, convertible, 4-door station wagon, passenger van, commercial van, and pickup truck body styles in its first generation (1960–1964), and as a 2-door coupe, convertible or 4-door hardtop in its second (1965–1969). Total production was approximately 1.8 million vehicles from 1960 until 1969.
1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Monza convertible
1969 Chevrolet Corvair Monza convertible
The 1954 Chevrolet Corvair concept car was an early generation Corvette built as a fastback.