Apollo 3500 GT
This car had several names, including the Vetta Ventura and Griffith GT. But the project started as Apollo 3500 GT. It was the brainchild of Californian engineer Milt Brown who wanted to build a proper sports car to rival European exotics. With the help of Intermeccanica founder Frank Reisner, the Apollo project started to take shape in the form of a handsome coupe powered by a 3.5-liter Buick V8 (via Silodrome).
Production was later moved to Texas and renamed the Vetta Ventura. Yet the car stayed the same. However, it got an upgraded engine in the form of a 4.9-liter Buick V8. Production started in 1962 and lasted until 1965. But some reports say that the last examples left the factory in the early ’70s. In the end, there were 90 cars in total. The Apollo 3500 was a very good sports car. With 240 HP from its V8 engine and lightweight, it was a capable coupe. But the production problems, high prices, and unknown company become too big of difficulties to overcome.