The Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan [1] that was designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, California. [4]

2021年12月5日 · Forget about the Buick Y-Job, the Phantom Corsair is the wildest and most innovative prototype built in the 1930s. And it's still among us

2021年7月7日 · The Phantom Corsair was a prototype 2-door model sedan. A clay scale model featured an aerodynamic shape that was sleek and futuristic. The model offered room for six passengers.

The Phantom Corsair was ahead of its time and displayed a number of innovative design queues. The streamlined look from bumper to bumper gave the Phantom Corsair a distinct aerodynamic advantage enabling the car to reach nearly 120 m.p.h., …

Rust Heinz (October 18, 1914 – July 24, 1939) was an American car and boat designer. He is perhaps best known for designing the 1938 Phantom Corsair, [1] a prototype car built on a Cord 810 chassis by the coach builder Bohman & Schwartz, incorporating a Lycoming 190 bhp V8 engine, weighing two tons and seating six people.

In the late thirties Rust Heinz was certain he had the vision of America’s first supercar: a coachbuilt masterpiece of the streamlined era called the Phantom Corsair. Despite not having any experience in automotive design or business, he convinced his rich family to fund development.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Paulette Goddard inspect the Phantom Corsair before launching their 1938 film, The Young In Heart. The car became the movie’s principal prop and, by special effects, one scene features a dealer showroom filled with Corsairs of various colors.

2004年12月1日 · One of the 1930's most amazing custom built cars was the Phantom Corsair. It was jointly designed by Rust Heinz of the Heinz (57 varieties) company and Maurice Schwartz of the Pasadena, California based Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company.

2013年6月21日 · After a year being restored to its authentic 1938 style, the Phantom Corsair became one of the star exhibits of Harrah’s amazing 1453-car collection. Here it kept company with a pair of Bugatti Royales and the 1907 New York to Paris-winning Thomas Flyer.

2022年3月21日 · The unbelievably graceful and elegant Phantom Corsair was one of the 1930's most amazing custom built cars. Harley Earl took care of its aerodynamics