Has anyone ever heard of Turbonique?

[68l30]

They were also a sponser of Joie Chitwoods thrill shows...Lot's of airborn GM products....long before the orange Mopar!


Steve

[Dog427435]

[SS427]

Turbonique manuals for sale

Some more of their test beds

[ssl78]

This dragster Odessey was a Turbonique rocket turbine that was raced in the day. The dragster went fast enough the problem was it kept burning up the turbine blades.

[ssl78]

Here is a picture of the Turbonique rocket bike the same guy built it uses 2 of the 3,000 horsepower rockets.

[PeteLeathersac]

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This dragster Odessey was a Turbonique rocket turbine that was raced in the day. The dragster went fast enough the problem was it kept burning up the turbine blades.

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Is that car still sitting there...and can it be bought?.

Here's the old footage w/ it racing posted here before..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stPgbrYv7ZU


~ Pete

[ssl78]

Its a very good friend of mine who owns it I talk to him just about every day, it is still there and he will not sell it.

[MorgenstundeLLC]

Hello,

I am looking to reproduce the turbonique engines and no plans exist for the turbonique drag-axle,
(as far as I know)
so I am looking for someone who has one and would be willing to lease it to me so I could reverse engineer the design.

Any leads would be welcomed.