PHANTOM CORSAIR, 1938, is a prototype automobile built in 1.
designed by Rust Heinz of the H. J. Heinz family, and Maurice Schwartz of the Bohman & Schwartz coachbuilding company in Pasadena, California.
The Phantom Corsair had no design precedent. Its streamlined shape was totally original and highly advanced, because of its futuristic features, and styling cues such as faired-in fenders and a low profile. Its steel-and-aluminum body measured just 57 in (140 cm) in height and incorporated fully skirted wheels and completely flush fenders while forgoing running boards. 2-door 5/6 seater sedan car also lacked door handles, as the doors were instead opened electrically using push-buttons located on the exterior and the instrument panel.
Sudden Heinz’s death in a car accident in July 1939 ended plans for mass, production leaving the prototype Corsair as the only one ever built.
The Phantom Corsair now resides in the National Automobile Museum (also known as The Harrah Collection) in Reno, Nevada.
(Photos source: @conceptcarz com)

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