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The Chrysler Turbine Car is an experimental two-door hardtop coupe powered by a turbine engine and was manufactured by Chrysler from 1963 to 1964. Italian design studio Carrozzeria Ghia constructed the bodywork, and Chrysler completed the final assembly in Detroit .
The Chrysler turbine engine is a series of gas turbine engines developed by Chrysler intended to be used in road vehicles. In 1954, Chrysler Corporation disclosed the development and successful road testing of a production model Plymouth sport coupe which was powered by a turbine engine.
The 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car was an experimental gas turbine-powered coupe of which 55 were made. [13] The "Ghia" Turbines (as they were often known internally because of the Italian styling shop's production of the bodies) were put into the hands of only 203 real customers for testing and PR goodwill. [13]
The turbine car used in the film is the famous 1963 Chrysler Ghia Turbine Car developed by George Huebner and his team. The car's engine is realistically described in the film, particularly Chrysler's use of heat regenerators, which cooled the car's exhaust to a temperature even lower than that of a traditional piston engine. [citation needed]
Obviously there was the Chrysler Turbine car, but Ford was in the game, too. The difference was that they were considering turbine power for commercial trucks. Ford's long-lost 'Big Red' turbine ...
Chrysler installed an experimental turbine, developed specifically for road vehicles, in a Plymouth. [13] The car used was a standard 1954 Belvedere two-door hardtop. This was the beginning of a decades-long but unsuccessful attempt to develop and market a viable car powered by a turbine engine.
A Chrysler Turbine Car at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan in 2007. Introduced to the public in 1963, the Chrysler Turbine Car was powered by a turbine that produced 130 hp (97 kW) and 425 lb⋅ft (576 N⋅m) of torque, which made its output roughly equivalent to a 318-cubic-inch (5.21 L) V8 engine. [47]
A Dodge Dart with a gas turbine engine that was a part of the Chrysler gas turbine engine program. Dodge Turbo Truck 1962 A Dodge Power Giant with a gas turbine engine that was a part of the Chrysler gas turbine engine program. Dodge Charger 1964 A show car based on the Dodge Polara. Dodge Charger II 1965