Turbonique rocket engines
 

Any body remember the old turbonique rockets. I was with a friend the other night and we started talking about all the turbonique stuff he has. He built a small Turbonique turbon motorcycle in the 70s. He then bought one of the big Turbon rockets brand new, after that he bought a rocket car called the Odessey that was a Turbonique powered turbon rail. The cool thing about the turbon cars they actually drove the rear wheels and were not thrust propelled. The final thing he did was build a 6000 hp rocket bike from scratch called The WARBIKE. He still owns all this stuff it just isnt talked about that much any more.

Here is the famous Z16 with the Turbonique installed.

A friend in NC bought a Ford from the RJ Reynolds collection that had one. Holman and Moody installed it. Apparently when Zach Reynolds hit the button for the fist time he lost control of the car.
Here is a video of the car. Man - the 60's were cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwrJ23ZK-A

An ad....

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Captain Jack McClure - March 1963 Rocket powered Kart powered by twin T-16 Turbonique motors

I was bidding on that car at Mecum. The owner had to outbid me to buy it back. His son got on his case for selling a car he could never replace. Great car.

I still want to own it if he ever sells it.

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I watched Captain Jack McClure perform -- I think it was at PIR.

That Ford needs a handle -- I think it should be named "Pucker Factor" ... TAZ

Wow, it even has an old Johnson Messenger II CB radio in it!!

Needs thermoline!!!
What a great car Wow!!

Here is a picture of the odyessey back then

and now

Two things,,,1st; all the power that Ford has and look at the master cylinder. Good thing the parachute is there. 2nd; Charley, if you bought it would you have pulled the trigger on that extra 850 horsies???.......Bill S

I vaguely remember that car, but not the sale price. Was it not offered at a B-J auction also?

I want one of those. :headbang:

Survivor
 

At a local cruise...

That is pretty cool. Don't know if I'd jockey one to 150 mph though. :biggthumpup:

That is a amazing video.:biggthumpup:

Ken Tibor would still put an LS on that bike..

Wow! That's crazy fast!!!:eek:

No kidding...yikes!

I always said to a buddy a t work if I hit the
Lottery I buy a turbonique drag axle (we used to get tickets together every week )
And use it....he joked that he’d buy one for me...