Phantom Corsair

Originally from the 1938 Phantom Corsair was in terms of design, technology and luxuriousness a futuristic automobile, a so-called "Car of Tomorrow".

Responsible for this vehicle was Rusty Heinz, a member of the " ketchup Dynasty " ( the Heinz family became rich by selling the same ketchup ). Due to his early death in a car accident the series production of this car was never recorded.

His tested in the wind tunnel aluminum body was ahead of its time about 50 years, and was for its time an impressively low drag ( Cd value ). Motorised was the car with a 4740 cc V8 engine with side valves, which yielded a gross output of 190 horsepower and the vehicle due to its favorable aerodynamics accelerated up to 209 km / h.

The seating arrangements were also very unusual: With its 1.94 m width of the car should forward side by side offer four people - two on the left and right of the driver. Back there were two small jump seats with their backs to the direction of travel.

Today the only existing copy is in the Harrah 's Collection in Las Vegas ( Nevada). In addition, the Corsair is under the name " The Flying Wombat " one of the " leading man " in the 1938 produced by David O. Selznick film The Young in Heart with Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks junior.