The Chevrolet Corvair used a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine in its 1960s production models.
Introduced for the 1960 model year, the Corvair was unusual among American cars because its horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine was mounted at the rear and cooled by air rather than liquid. The layout helped create a relatively flat floor and gave the car a distinctive engineering character. Chevrolet offered the Corvair in several body styles, including sedan, coupe, convertible, station wagon and van derivatives.
The Corvair is sometimes incorrectly described as a rear-engine V8 car. Its standard powerplant was an aluminum, air-cooled flat-six, and later turbocharged versions increased performance. The model also became the subject of public safety debate after criticism of its early swing-axle rear suspension. Chevrolet produced the Corvair through the 1969 model year.