carsntrucks4you Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) The mid engined 1969 Corvin Getaway was created by Afro-American photographer and designer Cliff Hill. He wanted it to serve as both an inexpensive, agile city car suited to Los Angeles driving conditions, and a source of reliable, well-paying jobs that would allow Black families in Los Angeles to build wealth. He envisioned that it is build by Black hands in a Black community. He starts with to work on the car shortly after the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965. The only prototype was finished in 1969. Many black celebrities like Sidney Portier, Muhammed Ali or Marvin Gaye supported the presentation of the Getaway at the 1970 Los Angeles Auto Show. Hall couldn't get enough money together to get the Getaway into production . He stored it for many years in his garage. First he loaned the Getaway to the Peterson Auto Museum later he donated it to the museume. It was fully restored in 2018. Under the fibreglass's body was originally a motorcycle engine and transmission planned. The only prototype was powered by a 4 cylinder Subaru engine that was mated to a Subaru transmission. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn thatz4u Matt Bacon Ace-Garageguy Bainford Congratulations Edited March 10 by carsntrucks4you
carsntrucks4you Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 What's going on guys? No clue what this car is? Let me give you a hint. The designer envisioned the car "would be Build by black hands in a Black community". An idea what car this is?
otherunicorn Posted March 4 Posted March 4 1 hour ago, carsntrucks4you said: What's going on guys? No clue what this car is? Let me give you a hint. The designer envisioned the car "would be Build by black hands in a Black community". An idea what car this is? Ah, I started searching before you posted this, even though I answered after. My misadventures are in my message!
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 6 Posted March 6 (edited) PM'd. Cool little car. Too bad it didn't make it to production. I would have most definitely wanted one. Small, agile, mid-engined. Yeah baby. EDIT: Looks like it could have made a great kit-car. Edited March 6 by Ace-Garageguy
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