The turbine engine was meant to be the automotive propulsion method of the future. Things, however, didn't quite work out ...
A few car manufacturers toyed with the idea, but none put as much effort into it — or did it with as much flair – as Chrysler. The company spent decades working on a turbine engine for cars ...
The automotive world was a part of this phenomenon: car ownership gained even more popularity, and technological advances ...
In the 1960s, Chrysler built a handful of cars powered by aircraft-style turbine engines. And where does one take a turbine when it's in need of a rebuild? To the original manufacturer ...
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While Mazda was the first to bring rotary power to the mass market, Mercedes-Benz almost gave them a run for their money.
Chrysler began experimenting with turbine power in the mid-1950's and the Turbine Car was actually the company's fourth-generation vehicle. Fifty of the cars were deployed for consumer testing ...