Fitch Phoenix 1966

[L8 Apex]

A Chevrolet Corvair-based two-seat sports car created by the late John Fitch, a famous racing driver and inventor. The Corvair's rear-mounted, air-cooled 2.7L flat-six was tuned to produce 170 horsepower, while the weight is 2,150 lbs. Fitch planned to build and sell 500 examples of the Phoenix, but before that could happen, President Johnson signed the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act into law, making it pretty much impossible for a small independent manufacturer to offer a car to the public. As a result, the prototype was the only one built, and Fitch kept it for the rest of his life.

And yes, those humps atop the front fenders are for the spare tires.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/...k-1966-phoenix-by-fitch-the-ultimate-corvair/

 

[NART512]

This car would just be incredible. John Fitch making this car alone gave it a high enough status in my opinion to be put in the game. The main thing that kept the car out of production was the Ralph Nader (who is the biggest moron in the car world) book in which he said that Chevrolet Corvairs were unsafe (this was later disproven). This car, having a similar layout to the Corvair, wasn't put into production due to the outcry the book.

Thanks Ralph for keeping one of the coolest American cars out of production....

 

[Monatsende]

Gets my vote. 👍

 

[JKgo]

............John Fitch = 60s version of Tony Stark; A Big Hell Yeah's in order. 👍👍 Although having said that, only 170 horses?? That's bit ......weedy, dontcha think??