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

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
 
Unless Jay Leno has since also bought the Kleptz car, in which case he has two, his car came from Chrysler.  It was a negotiated deal done in 2009 when Chrysler hit the skids.  According to Lehto's book, Leno is close to Bob Lutz, and somehow he was involved in Chrysler selling the car to Leno.  
 
It was through Leno's connection with Bob Lutz that helped get Frank Kleptz (a friend of Leno's) an extremely rare spare operating engine from Chrysler also back in about 2005, for his Turbine Car that had engine problems.
 
Surprisingly, the Turbine Car is not the rarest car in the Kleptz collection.  He also owns the one existing clear plastic bodied 1940 Pontiac show car, and a 1933 Pierce -Arrow built for the Chicago World's Fair, the only one in existence.
 
Bob J
 
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Lazenby
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:06 AM
To: GERALD OLSON; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in Reminisce magazine
 
  
I believe the Leno example came from the late Frank Kleps (sp) collection.
 
John Lazenby


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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in Reminisce magazine


  

Chrysler has two. One in their museum(or stashed at there storage facility in Highland Park, Mi. and one at the proving grounds in Chelsea, Mi. The Smithsonian has one, Jay Leno has one and The rumers are that two more reside in Museums some where here in the USA

--- On Tue, 6/18/13, John Nowosacki <mailto:jsnowosacki%40gmail.com> wrote:

> From: John Nowosacki <mailto:jsnowosacki%40gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Really neat article on the turbine car in Reminisce magazine
> To: "Tony Rinaldi" <mailto:awrdoc%40yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Ronald Kurtz" <mailto:mark6268%40sbcglobal.net>, "David Schwandt" <mailto:finsruskw%40iowatelecom.net>, "mailto:chrysler300%40yahoogroups.comClub"; <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11:31 AM
> I, too, rode in one at the NY worlds'
> fair.  Much better than the Mustang I
> also rode in at that fair.  I think there are two in
> private hands, and one
> or two more in various museums, but all the rest had to be
> destroyed for
> tax purposes.  Even back then gov't was messing with
> our fun cars!
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Tony Rinaldi <mailto:awrdoc%40yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > There must be at least two that survived. Jay Leno has
> one and there is one
> > in a museum.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > From: Ronald Kurtz <mailto:mark6268%40sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: Tue, Jun 18, 13 Tue, Jun 18 - 9:55 AM
> > To: David Schwandt <mailto:finsruskw%40iowatelecom.net>,
> Chrysler 300 Club
> > <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> > 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
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: David Schwandt <mailto:finsruskw%40iowatelecom.net <mailto:finsruskw%40iowatelecom.net%0b> 
> > <mailto:finsruskw%40iowatelecom.net> >
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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
> >
> > Â
> > 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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