Foward to the Past

This was news to me. Maybe they can bring it back someday ?  thenextweb.com/news/remembering-the-nucl...t-car-that-never-was

Now that truly is parallel thinking on a whole new level   I wonder how much a kilo of enriched uranium would come in at 

I remember seeing a Chrysler turbine powered car back in the days when I was a motor loving teenager.

 

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I remember seeing a Chrysler turbine powered car back in the days when I was a motor loving teenager.


 

I see your Turbine car and raise you one Big Red.

www.foxnews.com/auto/big-red-ford-turbine-truck-discovered

Heres a pic of my Dad standing next the The Blue Flame which broke the Land World Speed Record at the Bonneville Salt Flats on October 23rd, 1970.
Pic is from December of 1970.

Cool pic Wheelhop !!  So was your Dad a motorhead in his youth ?

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Cool pic Wheelhop !!  So was your Dad a motorhead in his youth ?


 

He definitely liked cars, he brought  a 58 Jaguar XJ6 (I think) over to the USA when we were returning from the UK in 1962 where he had been working for 6 years. I was born in London but only lived there about 6 months.
The company he worked for as an engineer (Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.) was involved with Liquid Natural Gas storage which the Blue Flame was powered by.

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Cool pic Wheelhop !!  So was your Dad a motorhead in his youth ?




 

He definitely liked cars, he brought  a 58 Jaguar XJ6 (I think) over to the USA when we were returning from the UK in 1962 where he had been working for 6 years. I was born in London but only lived there about 6 months.
The company he worked for as an engineer (Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.) was involved with Liquid Natural Gas storage which the Blue Flame was powered by.

Was it one of these beauties (MK1 or MK2) the " get away" car of choice at the time for bank robbers and jewellery thieves. The XJ series didn't starrt until 68. Your pops had impeccable taste.

 

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Cool pic Wheelhop !!  So was your Dad a motorhead in his youth ?





 

He definitely liked cars, he brought  a 58 Jaguar XJ6 (I think) over to the USA when we were returning from the UK in 1962 where he had been working for 6 years. I was born in London but only lived there about 6 months.
The company he worked for as an engineer (Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.) was involved with Liquid Natural Gas storage which the Blue Flame was powered by.

Was it one of these beauties (MK1 or MK2) the " get away" car of choice at the time for bank robbers and jewellery thieves. The XJ series didn't starrt until 68. Your pops had impeccable taste.

 

Looks like it!  It was white with a red leather interior!  I will have to find a pic of it and post this weekend!

Found a pic sent to me by our neighbor who bought the Jag and had it repainted green. before and after.

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This was news to me. Maybe they can bring it back someday ?  thenextweb.com/news/remembering-the-nucl...t-car-that-never-was

Turbine? That's not a turbine...

This is a turbine!

 

We have a turbine that lost one of the temperature probe tips and in doing so, it took out a blade or 2     in the process. We took it out and handed it over to GE to make the repairs. 

There is a Turbonique powered rocket bike for sale on Chicago Craigslist.