The Chrysler Turbine Car

[harmony]

I thought some of you would enjoy this documentary that's a little more than an hour long, on the Turbine Car.  Pretty heart warming when a few of the original builders get back together to help rebuild the engine in Jay Leno's car.  

I browsed the archives here and found a 2007 posting when Young Ed talks about someone in his Plymouth club that was a family member of one of the 203 families selected to drive one of the cars for 3 months.  I'm wondering if anyone has any stories about the car or knows family member that got to drive one of these unique cars? 

 

 

[Young Ed]

35 minutes ago, harmony said:

I thought some of you would enjoy this documentary that's a little more than an hour long, on the Turbine Car.  Pretty heart warming when a few of the original builders get back together to help rebuild the engine in Jay Leno's car.  

I browsed the archives here and found a 2007 posting when Young Ed talks about someone in his Plymouth club that was a family member of one of the 203 families selected to drive one of the cars for 3 months.  I'm wondering if anyone has any stories about the car or knows family member that got to drive one of these unique cars? 

 

 

Yes that was Mark - he's on that hagerty video too. Check the off topic area where I just took a trip to Michigan and saw one in person at the gilmore museum 

[harmony]

2 minutes ago, Young Ed said:

Yes that was Mark - he's on that hagerty video too. Check the off topic area where I just took a trip to Michigan and saw one in person at the gilmore museum 

I'm glad you saw my posting.  So was your friend Mark, old enough to drive the car back then?

[Young Ed]

3 minutes ago, harmony said:

I'm glad you saw my posting.  So was your friend Mark, old enough to drive the car back then?

Not really a friend but I did meet him a few times. I believe he's moved out of MN now. He talks all about his families experiences in that video 

[harmony]

1 minute ago, Young Ed said:

Not really a friend but I did meet him a few times. I believe he's moved out of MN now. He talks all about his families experiences in that video 

Oh ok,  is that the really tall guy?  He's sitting beside one of the cars in the video?

I went through the first 5 pages of off topic  but didn't see your post there.  What is the title?

[Young Ed]

9 minutes ago, harmony said:

Oh ok,  is that the really tall guy?  He's sitting beside one of the cars in the video?

I went through the first 5 pages of off topic  but didn't see your post there.  What is the title?

Wagon trip. It's only a few posts down from the top.

[Young Ed]

20 minutes ago, harmony said:

Oh ok,  is that the really tall guy?  He's sitting beside one of the cars in the video?

He comes in at about  8min wearing a maroonish striped shirt with the car to his right

[harmony]

6 minutes ago, Young Ed said:

He comes in at about  8min wearing a maroonish striped shirt with the car to his right

Yep, that's the guy I was thinking of.  Boy he really loved that car.  What great memories he must have.

[Young Ed]

4 minutes ago, harmony said:

Yep, that's the guy I was thinking of.  Boy he really loved that car.  What great memories he must have.

For sure. He spoke just as passionately when he was speaking at our meeting.