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1960 saw the introduction of the compact car in the United States. Until that time, cars were large, however, the increasing sale of foreign imports in the United States led American car manufacturers to respond.
Led by General Manager Edward N. Cole, Chevrolet designed a revolutionary new car. It was powered by an air-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylilnder engine made almost entirely out of aluminum. The engine was mounted in the rear of the car, driving the rear wheels through a compact automatic transaxle. Suspension was independent at all four wheels. There was no conventional frame; it was the first Unibody built by Fisher Body. The tires were an entirely new wide low-profile design. The styling was unconventional for Detroit, subtle and elegant, with no tailfins or chrome grille. Its engineering earned numerous patents, its styling was copied by many European makers. Time magazine put it on the cover, and Motor Trend named the Corvair as the 1960 "Car of the Year".
Led by General Manager Edward N. Cole, Chevrolet designed a revolutionary new car. It was powered by an air-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylilnder engine made almost entirely out of aluminum. The engine was mounted in the rear of the car, driving the rear wheels through a compact automatic transaxle. Suspension was independent at all four wheels. There was no conventional frame; it was the first Unibody built by Fisher Body. The tires were an entirely new wide low-profile design. The styling was unconventional for Detroit, subtle and elegant, with no tailfins or chrome grille. Its engineering earned numerous patents, its styling was copied by many European makers. Time magazine put it on the cover, and Motor Trend named the Corvair as the 1960 "Car of the Year".
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.46%
Average Cost of new house $12,700.00
Average Monthly Rent $98.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 25 cents
23 inch Television $219.95
Average Cost of a new car $2,600.00
Piaggio / Vespa Scooter $319.95
Can of Beef Ravioli 30 cents
Loaf of Bread 20 cents
Mens Electric Shaver $20.30
1. “Theme From A Summer Place”
Percy Faith
Percy Faith
2. “He'll Have to Go"
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
3. “Cathy's Clown”
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers
4. “Running Bear”
Johnny Preston
Johnny Preston
5. “Teen Angel”
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning
6. “I'm Sorry”
Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
7. “It's Now or Never”
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
8. “Handy Man”
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones
9. “Stuck on You”
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
10. “The Twist”
Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker
Cost Of Living 1960
1960 Year-End Billboard Chart of Pop Singles
The classic suspenseful horror film “Psycho” premiered on June 16th in New York City.
The first televised U.S. Presidential debate takes place between Kennedy and Nixon.
Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane.
The classic American novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee was published on July 11th.
