If you’ve heard about the Chrysler Turbine car, you might hear people say things like “It shoots flames out the back”, or “Don’t stand behind it!” While it’s true that turbine engines produce an incredible amount of heat, Chrysler was actually able to develop an ingenious device called a “Regenerator” that took heat from the exhaust and warmed the intake air, resulting in dramatically better efficiency AND exhaust temperatures cooler than a regular piston-engined car! Want to learn more about th

The Chrysler Turbine Car was a revolutionary experiment that put jet-engine technology into a car for the real world. Built in limited numbers and loaned to everyday American families, it became one of the boldest, and most unusual automotive tests ever attempted! 🔥 It could run on any flammable liquid. Gas, Diesel, Kerosene, and even Tequila could burn in the Turbine engine! 🔧 It needed less maintenance. Compared to a regular gas car, the Turbine Car had fewer moving parts and did not need co

776K views · 16K reactions |  No, that whoosh isn’t a sound effect...

The ILLEGAL Car Detroit Couldn’t Build 🚫🇮🇹 Virgil Exner’s one-off 1955 Chrysler Ghia “Gilda” is a wind-tunnel-perfect show car built by Ghia in Turin for Chrysler, born from Exner’s wild styling clay model. Though originally a styling exercise, owners later fitted a period-correct AiResearch single-stage gas turbine — roughly 70 hp at ~55,000 rpm — driving through a hydrostatic transmission, giving it otherworldly sound and behavior. Restored and shown at museums and high-profile auctions, th

1.4K views · 28 reactions | Virgil Exner's one-off 1955 Chrysler Ghia...