RE: [Chrysler300] Turbine

[RICK AND DEBBIE CLAPHAM <rixpac@xxxxxxx>]

All; In 1981 WPC meet in Troy Michigan, We ventured over to Highland Park to Check out the Chrysler Engineering Division, after the tour we came out and found a black 300F coupe and a Bronze turbine Giving rides. The sound was very similar to mom's old Hoover carpet Vacuum cleaner. I did not get a ride at that time. I was introduced to Mike and Noel Arbuckle at that time. They had a 62 300 four door HT.

 

  In 1983 Sam Molina and My family went to Falon Nevada for the wife's family reunion. with the joint WPC and Chrysler 300 Meet at Lake Tahoe. We met our old friends and went to some of the seminars presented. The one I really remember was one presented be George Stecher or Stecker whom had worked in the Turbine Program. His presentation was terrific. At that time the Turbine Program had been terminated, I think he said 1979. He had been a mechanic and even drove cars for testing. An interesting story he told Sam and I after a few, drinks was... He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, he had to join to be able to be on the movie set that the white turbine car was filmed. He actually drove the car in most of the scenes. The Lively Set movie, I had not seen at that time. Sam Molina remembered seeing the movie. George said the car was painted white so the damage to the body was less noticeable. He was absolutely distraught about the destruction of the cars and the dissolution of the Turbine Car Program.


 



To: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: lettercars@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:20:02 -0400
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Turbine

  



Bob and All:
Thanks, Bob, for the Turbine information. Excellent. While working at 
the Proving Grounds in those years, I saw a number of Turbines going in and 
out of the road test garage. For some reason, I never asked for a ride. (I 
was in the Truck Experimental department, and a new hire---didn't want to 
"fool" around, I guess!) I do remember seeing the one which was all bronze 
(no vinyl roof) several times. Never saw the white one, though.
300ly, Gil Cunningham


In a message dated 6/28/2013 4:55:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

The recent discussions on the Chrysler Turbine car
shook loose some memories.

Similar to others, my folks and I got to ride in the car at the World's 
Fair
back in 1964. Have to admit, I don't remember a thing about it.

In the early 1970's in Detroit, I got to work with some engineers
that had been at Chrysler on that very same turbine project. Wish I 
could, I don't remember a thing about it.

Cleaning the office this week, looking for something else, and came 
across some
engineering manuals from the Turbine project given to me back in the 
Detroit days.
So before I forgot about them again, I collected our recent list server
traffic and added some pieces from the manuals to make this page:

http://www.chrysler300club.com/stories/turbine/1.html

It is on the 300 club main story page in case you want to find it again
and don't remember where I put it.........because you know I won't!

Hiho
R

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