Has anyone ever heard of Turbonique? - Page 2

68l30 · #11 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 · #12 05-21-2008, 06:00 AM

**SS427** · #13 06-30-2008, 05:29 PM

Turbonique manuals for sale

Some more of their test beds

**ssl78** · #14 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** · #15 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** · #16 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** · #17 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.

MorgenstundeLLC · #18 06-12-2012, 01:18 AM

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.