Rust Heinz
Designer
Henry 'Rust' Heinz (October 18, 1914 – July 24, 1939) was the second son of Howard Covode Heinz and Elizabeth Granger Heinz and grandson of the late Henry J. Heinz who founded the Heinz empire.
He studied naval architecture at Yale and the Westlawn Academy of Yacht Design, and designed several speed boats.
Subject ID: 27402
MoreHenry 'Rust' Heinz (October 18, 1914 – July 24, 1939) was the second son of Howard Covode Heinz and Elizabeth Granger Heinz and grandson of the late Henry J. Heinz who founded the Heinz empire.
He studied naval architecture at Yale and the Westlawn Academy of Yacht Design, and designed several speed boats.
In 1936 he went to live with his aunt in Pasadena. He set up a design studio and established himself as an automobile designer in California.
He is famed for designing the 1938 Phantom Corsair, a prototype car built on a Cord 810 chassis by the coach builder Bohman & Schwartz, incorporated a Lycoming 190bhp V8 engine, weighed two tons and had seating capacity for six people.
The Phantom Corsair project was helped by finance from his aunt.
Heinz was killed in a car accident at Westinghouse Bridge in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Following his death, the Phantom Corsair project was stopped and the prototype thus remains the only one ever made.
Subject ID: 27402
Subject ID: 27402
