Rare Chrysler Turbine Car

[CornerstoneAutoLLC]

There should be a law that prevents incompetent people from operating video cameras! And especially with cameras that have a screen to show what you are NOT filming. Jesus H Christ!

[docketfish]

my uncle is the caretaker of that car. I have seen it up close. Very neat stuff. The history of it is very interesting.

[BogusBoy2121]

America Has certainley made some of the most outstanding cars in the world..............

[sexysagi]

I would rather have bought one and just converted the turbine engine to gas instead of seeing this beautiful car destroyed.

[billgroovey]

jay leno has 1

[billgroovey]

shoot the fucking camera man

[BlueHeavenBound]

Response to crazytacostudios: They DIDN'T find "Many Flaws" with this car; the engine was so stable, you could balance a nickel on it's edge, while running. The US Government had the cars destroyed because they ended funding for the turbine program. The problem of overly hot exhaust had Already been fixed by the addittion of a "regenerator" in the engine. The other "problem" was the lack of "parasitic drag" around turns, which a piston engine produces when you let off the gas.

[toyota420xp]

@BlueHeavenBound PEOPLE DIDNT LIKE THE NOISE AND HOW HIGH THE ENGINE REVED SOME DIDNT FEEL SAFE, PLUS MPG WAS SO BAD

[benisdown]

i dont know much about cars but can some one please tell me why the car sounds that way?????

[superjump01]

@benisdown because it's a turbine engine, not a piston or rotary engine.

[crazytacostudios]

in 1963, 55 were produced. after finding many flaws in the car, 49 were destroyed. there are only six left in existance

[GunsOfThePhoenix]

The rest of the reaming 9 are in museums and only a few run, 2 are in the hands of private collectors. Jay Leno being one of them.

[filtrete867]

Wow who wouldn't want a car that sounded like a 737 on the tarmac

[Gromitdog1]

pull up in a car that sounds like luke skywalkers speeder

[GottfriedvonCramm]

@filtrete867 Batman!

[Sarcasticscum]

Wow.. that car was and still is waaaaaaay ahead of its time.. too bad they were never mass-produced.. :(

[drewfocuse99]

@Sarcasticscum they were to reliable and cost effective...company loses money...damn the selfish car companys

[Sarcasticscum]

@drewfocuse99

Well... Idk about reliability, but reliability would've improved if they would have continued to make the parts for the technology cheaper! I believe the cost of overall servicing was ridiculous; I mean, it was a JET engine in a car.. Tons of rare and expensive alloys required..

[rkleptz]

wow i;m surprised someone knows its a ghia body! u all have seen it on here and at a show or 2! but who really knows about the turbine concept car? who knows how many were made or how many still exist or where they are located? well 50 were made 9 still exist chrysler owns 3 verious musems own the rest but one is owned by my grandfather and his runs one of 3 that run from what info we got last! just a lil more info 4 those who dont know! dont beleve me then google it! ha the internet is great!

[1foxtrot70]

That last time I saw one in person I was about 11 or 12 and Chrysler had displayed the car at Northwest Plaza.  Ver smooth engine as the Chrysler Rep balanced a nickle on the engine on edge, it never fell over. I remember that the body was foreign made. It is one of those llife time things you never forget. Too bad Chrysler decided to destroy most of them.

[327caprice]

Jesus Chrysler Christ ! It's pretty obvious the camera man had uncontrolable shaking, due to Tourettes Syndrome...where's my Dramamine !

[pressrolls]

@327caprice

lol...I dont think he was even looking through the lense! I think he was just "pointing the camera in the direction of the car"

[327caprice]

pressrolls, Agree! Half way through this vid I was hoping for a brainbleed...but I must admit, the shots of the pavement were fabulous!!! LOL Caprice

[GenericGene]

More of this classic -

[hamtrak]

Seizure?

[louminatti]

Someone needs to help the guy holding the camera.

[Pwnzistor]

Agreed

[duckman399]

i was there today

[alwayscode390]

Thats AMAZING ... I am heading to the car show right now. Too bad you didnt get more pics of the engine bay, it sounds sweet!!! ---

[tduross]

The bodies were made by Ghia in Italy but the assembly work was done in Detroit.

[douro20]

The first production motor car to be fitted with an advanced regenerative turboshaft engine. Those things could run on any motor fuel available. They perform best on kerosene or diesel fuel because of their high energy content.

[kingdomboost]

Cameraman could use a camera lessen. Ahh to see it...

[KingBarlow]

thats funny you said that i wasnt filming so hahahaha and i agree

[CtrlBotCentral]

@KingBarlow I didn't know that your brother was Michael J. Fox...

[bitterrick]

@kingdomboost Poster could use a spelling lesson...

[b1cc2]

@kingdomboost ...And your fucking dumbass could use an English lesson.

[kingdomboost]

@b1cc2 This coming from someone who uses incomplete sentences. LOL!!! You need school more than I do!!!!!

[AlienZygote010]

@kingdomboost - and some people need spelling LESSONS.

[kingdomboost]

@AlienZygote010 You forgot to capitalize the word "and", not to mention using an incomplete sentence. It looks like you got two for the price of one! LOL!!!!!

[actionLEGOs]

The only ones left after they decided to not manufactur any are in my home town terre haute,IN

[YuraB]

right

[KingBarlow]

they melt asphalt

[ProductionDesignrMAX]

They melt asphault? WOW! Please explain!

[72duster]

That car idles at 18000 rpm. Pretty impressive compared to F1 cars' redlines.

[rodvette]

I love this car....why they destroyed them!!;(

[rtfordy]

My understanding was that they were actually built in italy and imported. Customs decided that the import duty for the cars was to be based on a percentage of the development cost of the program. Chrysler could not afford the duty for all 50 cars, so they temporarily brought them in (3 years), kept 10 of them (with disabled engines so they would not be taxed) and destroyed the rest.

[Alisterwolf66]

Not quite... the bodies were designed by Ghia of Italy, and built there as well. Everything else was American manufactured.

What killed the turbine cars after the initial fifty prototypes (loaned to different families across the nation for long-term testing) was the initial expense of the cars and rising emissions concerns.

The few that survive today weren't given back to Chrysler by the testers.

[scotpens]

There were also drawbacks to turbine power that some drivers couldn't get used to, like the lack of engine braking and the delay in throttle response. Also, the turbine blades and other engine parts had to be made of expensive alloys to withstand the extremely high temperatures inside the engine.

Because turbines run most efficiently at a constant speed, they may be better suited for long-distance trucks and buses than family cars.