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. The Phantom Corsair project was helped by finance from his aunt. Following his death, the car was never mass-produced and the prototype remains the only one ever made.
Heinz was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[2] the second son of Howard Covode Heinz and Elizabeth Granger Heinz, and younger brother of Henry John "Jack" Heinz, II. They were grandsons of the late Henry J. Heinz who founded the Heinz empire. In 1937 he married Helen Clay Goodloe, with whom he had a daughter Helen Meredith Dewitt Heinz
Heinz studied Naval Architecture at Yale University[3] and Westlawn Academy of Yacht Design [4] and designed a number of speedboats,.[5] He abandoned his studies in 1936 and went to live with his aunt in Pasadena. He set up a design studio and established himself as an automobile designer in California, to pursue a passion he held since 1936 when he was 21 years old, where he designed a delivery vehicle called the Comet for the Heinz company, which was built by the Square Deal Body Company on an Autocar chassis intended to be used for promotional work.[6]
Heinz was killed on July 24, 1939,[8] in a car accident at Westinghouse Bridge in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
Heinz had allowed his friend Phil Brainard to drive his open Buick home from a dance he was attending. During the journey Brainard's trilby hat flew off.
After a detour to collect the hat, the Buick ventured back on to the Lincoln Highway near Versailles and was broadsided by an unseen vehicle.
Six people were injured in the crash and Heinz died the following morning from head injuries.[9]
Heinz is buried at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a private mausoleum (section 14, lot 61, grave 7) with other family members.[10]
Other family members also interred in the mausoleum include[11][12] Robert Eugene Heinz (1899, grave 8), Henry J Heinz (1919, grave 4), Clarence Noble Heinz (1920, grave 6), Clifford S Heinz (1935, grave 3), Howard Heinz (1941, grave 5), Elizabeth Rust Heinz (1952, grave 1), Henrietta D Heinz (1954, grave 2), Dorothy Louise Heinz (1979, grave 4).
rust, heinz, october, 1914, july, 1939, american, boat, designer, perhaps, best, known, designing, 1938, phantom, corsair, prototype, built, cord, chassis, coach, builder, bohman, schwartz, incorporating, lycoming, engine, weighing, tons, seating, people, phan. 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 amp Schwartz incorporating a Lycoming 190 bhp V8 engine weighing two tons and seating six people The Phantom Corsair project was helped by finance from his aunt Following his death the car was never mass produced and the prototype remains the only one ever made Rust HeinzBornHenry Heinz 1914 10 18 October 18 1914Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United StatesDiedJuly 29 1939 1939 07 29 aged 24 Lincoln Highway near Versailles United StatesCause of deathCar accidentResting placeHomewood Cemetery PittsburghNationalityAmericanOccupation s Car and boat designerNotable work1938 Phantom CorsairRelativesJack Heinz brother Henry J Heinz grandfather Contents 1 Background 2 Death 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editHeinz was born in 1914 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2 the second son of Howard Covode Heinz and Elizabeth Granger Heinz and younger brother of Henry John Jack Heinz II They were grandsons of the late Henry J Heinz who founded the Heinz empire In 1937 he married Helen Clay Goodloe with whom he had a daughter Helen Meredith Dewitt HeinzHeinz studied Naval Architecture at Yale University 3 and Westlawn Academy of Yacht Design 4 and designed a number of speedboats 5 He abandoned his studies in 1936 and went to live with his aunt in Pasadena He set up a design studio and established himself as an automobile designer in California to pursue a passion he held since 1936 when he was 21 years old where he designed a delivery vehicle called the Comet for the Heinz company which was built by the Square Deal Body Company on an Autocar chassis intended to be used for promotional work 6 He then designed the Phantom Corsair 7 Death editHeinz was killed on July 24 1939 8 in a car accident at Westinghouse Bridge in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania Heinz had allowed his friend Phil Brainard to drive his open Buick home from a dance he was attending During the journey Brainard s trilby hat flew off After a detour to collect the hat the Buick ventured back on to the Lincoln Highway near Versailles and was broadsided by an unseen vehicle Six people were injured in the crash and Heinz died the following morning from head injuries 9 Heinz is buried at Homewood Cemetery Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in a private mausoleum section 14 lot 61 grave 7 with other family members 10 Other family members also interred in the mausoleum include 11 12 Robert Eugene Heinz 1899 grave 8 Henry J Heinz 1919 grave 4 Clarence Noble Heinz 1920 grave 6 Clifford S Heinz 1935 grave 3 Howard Heinz 1941 grave 5 Elizabeth Rust Heinz 1952 grave 1 Henrietta D Heinz 1954 grave 2 Dorothy Louise Heinz 1979 grave 4 See also editPhantom Corsair Jack Heinz Henry J HeinzReferences edit Phantom Corsair A fleeting dream Museum of Automobile Art amp Design The Deco Dream Rust Heinz s Phantom Corsair 2011 11 10 Wombat or Not the 1938 Phantom Corsair is Spectacular 2016 03 21 The incredible story of the futuristic Phantom Corsair 2013 06 21 A Dream Car Makes an Appearance 2009 03 05 The Phantom Corsair Kustomrama www kustomrama com Retrieved 2018 10 23 New York Times 1939 archive article The incredible story of the futuristic Phantom Corsair 2013 06 21 family mausoleum Interment net The Homewood Cemetery graves list 1863 to 2016 grave records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rust Heinz amp oldid 1199432094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
