Has anyone ever heard of Turbonique?

x Baldwin Motion · #1 05-08-2008, 10:47 PM

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I say, I say, son that's real bad, cause Turboniuqe can make those darn cars fly, I say!

68l30 · #2 05-09-2008, 08:20 PM

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

Steve

Dog427435 · #3 05-21-2008, 06:00 AM

**SS427** · #4 06-30-2008, 05:29 PM

Turbonique manuals for sale

Some more of their test beds

**ssl78** · #5 06-30-2008, 06:20 PM

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** · #6 06-30-2008, 06:33 PM

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

**PeteLeathersac** · #7 06-30-2008, 06:51 PM

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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** · #8 06-30-2008, 06:58 PM

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.

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