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OT: Jay Leno's Chrysler Turbine Car
I noticed the number of views for this video on YouTube, and I thought surely a lot of gear heads would be interested in the first and only Turbine Car, if they just knew about it. So here you go...
YouTube - 1963 Chrysler Turbine Ultimate @ Jay Lenos Garage Hope you enjoy. 
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When I was digging into some mopar stuff a few years ago , I looked up an ex- Chrysler employee I was directed to by someone. Amongst other things , he was put in charge of overseeing some of these cars that when around the U.S. on promotional tour.
He had many interesting stories about them , including that they would run on just about anything. He said once they did a demo running one on perfume ! He said hard liquor worked well also. Last edited by RatBox; 06-29-2011 at 11:08 PM.. |
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Not only did they tour these cars around the country, but they had a user lease program for ordinary citizens, albeit very,very few. I had an aquaintence in San Antonio Tx who had one. The terms were based on a one year lease, with a monthly reporting requirement to the mfgr. At the end of the lease all cars went back to Chrysler.
It was a really cool vehicle, never had a chance to ride in it though.
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Elwood Engel did the design work on the car. Very similar to the early sixty T-birds. He was an ex GM, Ford guy replacing Virgil Exner (Mr Fin). You can clearly see the transition of Mopar cars from fins to refinned lines.
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Thanks for posting. What a great car.
I also watched the destruction video. 
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With GM's help, Leno has his own "modern" turbine car, and it's kinda fast.
It's good to be king. Leno Unveils Jet-Powered, Biodiesel Supercar - Popular Mechanics YouTube - Jay Leno's Eco Jet Car 2 Supercar Sunday 5/31/09 Quote:
 
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The leases were for 3 months, not a year.
There was one in Albuquerque when I was a kid... guy that had it ALWAYS had cars following him around... people pointing... yelling... Cool video. |
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Thank you for sharing that! That was really cool, never knew such a car was developed.
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They actually made 50 total. My FIL filled out the paperwork to get one, but never heard back from Chrysler. Just saw the exact car at the Peterson, same color and all, maybe J's.
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