Simviation Forum - Chrysler Turbine

Apr 5^th, 2008 at 8:34pm

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I have never heard of an everyday car powered by a turbine engine before but it turns out there was one, but do to the cost to re-tool all the factories/auto garages.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IF0VbUb_Ug

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Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2008 at 7:08am

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I read an article only a few months ago about these cars, it was about how some of the sales guys had to drive them around from state to state to show dealers & test them etc. Sounded like an awsome job. If I can find the article I'll scan it for you.

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Reply #2 - Apr 6^th, 2008 at 7:41am

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Awesome concept. Too bad it never evolved into a standard thing.

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Reply #3 - Apr 6^th, 2008 at 9:28am

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I remember seeing the Rover Jet 1 back in 1951, probably at the Festival of Britain. I believe this was the first car in the World powered by a gas turbine. Not surprising as the Rover Car Co produced Sir Frank Whittle's early gas turbines before Rolls-Royce took over the development.
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Reply #4 - Apr 6^th, 2008 at 1:46pm

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How about the Volvo ECC... http://youtube.com/watch?v=7-TLYJyc5qM

And that design (1990s) looks a bit too much like a new S70/S80 to me.

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Reply #5 - Apr 22^nd, 2008 at 10:40pm

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There was even a plastic model kit of the Chrysler turbine back in the day. They show up on eBay from to time. Also a turbine powered Ford concept, F-1 car, two Indy car designs, and a coal-powered turbine was under develepment by GM. Andy Granatelli of Indy 500 fame also built a turbine powered corvette. The hurdle that was never overcome was the gas-guzzling nature of turbines.

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Reply #6 - Apr 23^rd, 2008 at 7:32am

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Mushroom_Farmer wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2008 at 10:40pm:

There was even a plastic model kit of the Chrysler turbine back in the day. They show up on eBay from to time. Also a turbine powered Ford concept, F-1 car, two Indy car designs, and a coal-powered turbine was under develepment by GM. Andy Granatelli of Indy 500 fame also built a turbine powered corvette. The hurdle that was never overcome was the gas-guzzling nature of turbines.

Or the fact that the exhaust tended to melt the car behind when stood at the traffic lights Grin

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Reply #7 - Apr 23^rd, 2008 at 4:36pm

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expat wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2008 at 7:32am:

Or the fact that the exhaust tended to melt the car behind when stood at the traffic lights Grin

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Well, yeah, there's that too. Grin

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