Chrysler Turbine Car (1963)
Concept car · 1963 · Combustion
A bronze turbine dream loaned to 200 American families.
The Chrysler Turbine Car paired an Italian Ghia body with Chrysler's fourth-generation A-831 gas-turbine engine, which produced 130 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque and could run on many fuels. Fifty-five cars were built (five prototypes and fifty for the public); from 1963 to 1966 Chrysler loaned them to 203 ordinary drivers who covered over a million miles. Most were later destroyed, making survivors extraordinarily rare.
Key facts
- Engine: A-831 gas turbine, 130 hp / 425 lb-ft
- Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin
- Built: 55 total (5 prototypes, 50 program cars)
- Fuel: Multi-fuel; 'turbine bronze' paint
- Status: Nine survive; most were scrapped
Production
- Status: Limited run
- 55 Ghia-bodied turbine cars were built 1963-1964 and loaned to the public, though not sold as a series-production model.
- Revealed at 1963, Ghia-bodied public user program
Source: Wikipedia