RE: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in Reminisce magazine

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to the recent  book (2010) "Chrysler's Turbine Car" by Steve
Lehto,  there were 55 built.  46 were destroyed, and per the book they
weren't destroyed to avoid import tax, that's somewhat of a myth.  They were
destroyed because Chrysler did not want the liability exposure of having
that many unique cars out there potentially in the hands of the general
public that didn't have access to parts and service needed to keep them
properly maintained.  They also didn't want to see the engines replaced with
conventional piston power either.
 
There are 9 left in existence.   5 of those 9 are in museums and are not
operational, the fan assemblies from the gas generators were removed. There
are 4 operational cars left, Chrysler has 2, Jay Leno has one (bought from
Chrysler in 2009).  Collector Frank Kleptz (I believe he recently died) in
Ft Wayne Indiana,  has the other operational car,.  This car was bought from
Tom Monaghan, the Domino's Pizza guy, and he sold it to Kleptz at Hershey
some years back reportedly for $100,000.
 
Of the 55 cars built, the first 5 were prototypes and as such were various
colors, none of these exist.  The 9 that are left are all identical cars,
painted Turbine Bronze Metallic, and have identically cut ignition keys.
 
I wonder what Jay Leno paid for his.  There are videos on YouTube if anybody
has an interest, and there is an excellent Turbine Car site put together and
maintained by Mark Olsen of Minnesota, who was invited by Jay Leno to come
and visit his facility and take a ride in Jay's car.  Mark was a kid when
his Dad got a Turbine Car to test drive back in the program days.
 
Bob J
 
 
 
 
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:21 AM
To: Ronald Kurtz; David Schwandt; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in
Reminisce magazine
 
  
There must be at least two that survived. Jay Leno has one and there is one
in a museum.

Tony

From: Ronald Kurtz <mark6268@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mark6268%40sbcglobal.net>
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Date: Tue, Jun 18, 13 Tue, Jun 18 - 9:55 AM
To: David Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in
Reminisce magazine

Hello, Dave:

I recall riding in one at New York's Worlds Fair in 1964. If I had the
money, I 
would have bought it then and there. If I remember correctly, only one
survives 
as copies were subsequently destroyed by Chrysler.

Look forward to seeing you again at Carlisle.

Best,
Ron
E #292

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Sent: Mon, June 17, 2013 12:59:18 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in Reminisce
magazine

 
Just happened across this while sitting in the Dr's office this AM

Dave Schwandt

http://www.reminisce.com/1960s/lucky-family-cruised-in-chryslers-futuristic-
turbine-car/

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