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Chrysler Turbine Car 'Bronze Blowtorch' Exhibit Sign - Jet-Car Engine Facts
Promotional display placard for Chrysler's Turbine car describing its multi-fuel jet engine advantages.
This is a photograph of a promotional/informational display placard titled "Chrysler's Bronze Blowtorch – the Turbine," apparently a museum or exhibit sign about the Chrysler Turbine car. Under the heading "Imagine a car that..." it lists five key selling points of the turbine engine: it runs on almost any fuel (kerosene, heating oil, tequila, Chanel #5, peanut oil); its engine weighs about half as much as a conventional V-8 while its 140 horsepower performs equal to a 200-hp piston engine; it is self-cooled by its own air with no radiator to fill; it uses only one spark plug and roughly 1/5th as many moving parts as conventional engines, implying reduced maintenance, tune-up, and repair costs; and it starts instantly even in the coldest weather with no warm-up needed. The sign closes with the rhetorical line "Now... Who wouldn't want a Jet-Car?" A reader learns the headline specifications and advantages Chrysler claimed for its gas turbine automobile engine. The document contains no fuse data, wiring information, part numbers, or model years; it is promotional/exhibit literature rather than a technical reference.
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Frequently asked questions
- What fuels could the Chrysler Turbine car run on?
- According to the sign, it ran on almost any fuel including kerosene, heating oil, tequila, Chanel #5 and peanut oil.
- How much horsepower did the Chrysler Turbine engine make?
- It delivered 140 horsepower, which the sign says was equal in performance to a 200-hp piston engine, while weighing about half as much as a conventional V-8.
- Did the Chrysler Turbine car have a radiator?
- No. The sign states it was self-cooled by its own air, so there was no radiator to fill.
- How many spark plugs did the Turbine engine use?
- Only one spark plug, and it had only about 1/5th as many moving parts as conventional engines, meaning reduced maintenance, tune-up and repair costs.
- Did the Turbine engine need a warm-up?
- No. The sign says it started instantly, even in the coldest weather, and needed no warm-up.
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