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As shown at the April 1964 New York Auto Show |
| The Devin GT Coupe is a very personal car. It grew out of one man's conviction that American cars do not have to be dull... that they can provide reliable transportation without sacrificing style, good taste, performance... qualities hard to find in an American car costing less than $10,000. |
| William Devin, the designer of this unusual coupe has been building sports cars since 1954 and specializing in Fiberglass bodies since 1949. (See below for an interesting account of how he produces the Devin Fiberglass body.) He produced the first Devin GT coupe in his plant at Los Angeles, California. This car is a follow-up of two earlier models, the Devin D and the Devin C. The "C" which is still in production, also uses Corvair components and has essentially the same chassis (different body styling) as the newest car. |
| It has been timed by road-testers at reaching 60 MPH in 5 seconds and 100 MPH in 13 seconds! The Devin GT coupe employs a 110 HP Corvair engine. This power unit combined with the weight-saving features of the Fiberglass body and tubular steel frame, produces speeds in excess of 120 MPH with great fuel economy. Drum brakes with Velva-Touch metallic lining provide exceptional stopping power. For those interested in racing, the Devin body is molded over a steel frame that is in effect four roll bars. This tubular frame provides strength where it is needed and does not add unnecessary loads to inhibit the performance. |
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What About Service? The GM produced power plant and gear box, assure the owner of reasonable service anywhere in the country. If the body should be damaged, there are thousands of body shops in the U. S. accustomed to repairing Corvette, Avanti and Daimler. |
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Why We Call This a Luxury Sports Car First of all, it looks it. No unfinished edges. No forgotten details. Deep, deep, finishing. It seats 2 in the luxurious leather of specially designed contoured bucket seats which are adjust able. Such amenities as courtesy lights on door edge that operate when the door is open at night, deep pile carpets, non-glare leather covered dash, complete instrument panel are standard equipment. Owners who order their car in advance of construction (allow 60 days) may not only choose their own color from an unlimited range, but may style the interior as well, picking trim, leather and carpeting to suit their own individual tastes. |
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Why The Bumpers Are Unique Unlike most cars, the Devin was conceived as an automobile in which the bumpers were an integral part of the body and not an appendage that would be added later. Made of Neoprene (an extremely hardy and expensive synthetic rubber from Du Pont), they will not rust, are unaffected by elements. Other manufacturers do not use Neoprene because of the cost. |
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The Hand-Molded Devin GT Body... |
| Until now, Fiberglass bodies of both American and European cars had been made by putting a mixture of chopped pieces of Fiberglass and resin into one half of a metal press and pressing the other half down over it... as heat is applied. Thus, the body is composed of short strands of Fiberglass fused and smoothed together. By this process a body can be turned out every 5 minutes. However, because of the short strands, Fiberglass bodies made in this manner tend to shatter at impact. The Devin method has much more strength and rigidity because it uses a Fiber glass cloth in place of the chopped pieces. The body is formed by placing this continuous cloth inside a "female" mold and hand smoothing the resin. It takes 3 days to produce one body. The amount of time and labor required obviously makes it prohibitive for mass produced cars. |
 Bill... making some final checks on the GT body. |
