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ssl78 09-08-2017 02:28 AM

Turbonique rocket engines
 
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Any body remember the old turbonique rockets. I was with a friend the other night and we started talking about all the turbonique stuff he has. He built a small Turbonique turbon motorcycle in the 70s. He then bought one of the big Turbon rockets brand new, after that he bought a rocket car called the Odessey that was a Turbonique powered turbon rail. The cool thing about the turbon cars they actually drove the rear wheels and were not thrust propelled. The final thing he did was build a 6000 hp rocket bike from scratch called The WARBIKE. He still owns all this stuff it just isnt talked about that much any more.

SS427 09-08-2017 12:57 PM

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Here is the famous Z16 with the Turbonique installed.

RS_COPO_Canuck 09-08-2017 03:06 PM

A friend in NC bought a Ford from the RJ Reynolds collection that had one. Holman and Moody installed it. Apparently when Zach Reynolds hit the button for the fist time he lost control of the car.
Here is a video of the car. Man - the 60's were cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwrJ23ZK-A

RS_COPO_Canuck 09-08-2017 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RS_COPO_Canuck (Post 1367040)
A friend in NC bought a Ford from the RJ Reynolds collection that had one. Holman and Moody installed it. Apparently when Zach Reynolds hit the button for the fist time he lost control of the car.
Here is a video of the car. Man - the 60's were cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwrJ23ZK-A

An ad....

Lee Stewart 09-08-2017 04:07 PM

https://s26.postimg.org/at074ibw9/T1...KART-_JACK.jpg

Captain Jack McClure - March 1963 Rocket powered Kart powered by twin T-16 Turbonique motors

Charley Lillard 09-08-2017 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RS_COPO_Canuck (Post 1367040)
A friend in NC bought a Ford from the RJ Reynolds collection that had one. Holman and Moody installed it. Apparently when Zach Reynolds hit the button for the fist time he lost control of the car.
Here is a video of the car. Man - the 60's were cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwrJ23ZK-A

I was bidding on that car at Mecum. The owner had to outbid me to buy it back. His son got on his case for selling a car he could never replace. Great car.

Charley Lillard 09-08-2017 05:37 PM

I still want to own it if he ever sells it.

Mr70 09-08-2017 06:01 PM

^
Caution:Fan

earntaz 09-08-2017 07:24 PM

I watched Captain Jack McClure perform -- I think it was at PIR.

That Ford needs a handle -- I think it should be named "Pucker Factor" ... TAZ

mssl72 09-08-2017 08:16 PM

Wow, it even has an old Johnson Messenger II CB radio in it!!


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