32. Apollo 3500 GT
This car goes under several names including the Vetta Ventura and Griffith GT. However, the project started as the Apollo 3500. It was the brainchild of California-based engineer Milt Brown. He wanted to build a proper sports car to rival European exotics. With the help of Intermeccanica founder Frank Reisner, the Apollo project took shape in the form of a handsome coupe powered by a 3.5-liter Buick V8.
The latter moved production moved to Texas. Reisner renamed it the Vetta Ventura. The car stayed the same. However, it got an upgraded engine, a 4.9-liter Buick V8. Production started in 1962 and lasted until 1965. But there are reports that say they completed the last examples in the early ’70s. In the end, they only built 90 of them.
The Apollo 3500 was a good sports car with 240 HP coming from its V8 engine. Due to its low weight, it was a capable coupe with great perspective. But production problems, high price tag, and an unknown company become too much to overcome.