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In 1945, William Hewson raised capital to form the Hewson Pacific Corp. and planned to produce the 'Hewson Rocket' to be sold for $1,000. Stoessel fabricated the body shape and Erdos welded the aluminum panels together. Hewson's idea was to give the body form a very aerodynamic shape with no projections anywhere - headlights covered with glass, tail-light lenses flush, and no outside door handles.
The mid-engine is a flathead Ford V8 coupled to a three-speed manual transmission and a top speed of 90 mph.
Hewson's capital was depleted by the time the car's body was finished and he did not have the $16,000 owed to Coachcraft. They kept the car in their front show-room until it was auctioned off in 1959 to a used car dealer in Minneapolis for $650.
1946 Hewson Rocket |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Make | Hewson |
| Model | Rocket |
| Engine Location | Mid |
| Drive Type | Rear Wheel |
| Body / Chassis | Aluminium |
| Coach Work | Coachcraft |
| Combined MPG | 0.00 |
| Performance | |
| Top Speed | 90 mph | 144.8 km/h Similar top speeds |
| Engine | |
| Engine Builder | Ford |
| Engine Configuration | V |
| Flat Head | |
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Aspiration/Induction | Normal |
| Fuel Type | Gasoline - Petrol |
| Fuel Feed | Carburetor |
| Standard Transmission | |
| Gears | 3 |
| Transmission | Manual |
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