Chrysler Turbine engines
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Chrysler
created several turbine
engines that were used in road vehicles:
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
created several turbine
Turbine
A turbine is a rotary engine that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.The simplest turbines have one moving part, a rotor assembly, which is a shaft or drum with blades attached. Moving fluid acts on the blades, or the blades react to the flow, so that they move and...
engines that were used in road vehicles:
- CR1 1954–1956: Plymouth BelvederePlymouth BelvedereThe Plymouth Belvedere was an American automobile produced by Plymouth from 1951-1970.-1951–1953:Introduced on March 31, the 1951 Plymouth Belvedere arrived as a two-door pillarless hardtop. It was Plymouth's first vehicle of such design and was built in response to Chevrolet's Bel Air...
4-door- ~100 hp (75 kW)
- No engine braking
- Slow spool up
- CR2 1956–1957: 1956 Plymouth BelvederePlymouth BelvedereThe Plymouth Belvedere was an American automobile produced by Plymouth from 1951-1970.-1951–1953:Introduced on March 31, the 1951 Plymouth Belvedere arrived as a two-door pillarless hardtop. It was Plymouth's first vehicle of such design and was built in response to Chevrolet's Bel Air...
, 1957 Plymouth FuryPlymouth FuryThe Plymouth Fury is an automobile which was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced model designed to showcase the line, with the intent to draw consumers into showrooms....
- Better regenerator
- Better fuel economy (18 US mpg)
- CR2A 1960–1961: 1960 Plymouth FuryPlymouth FuryThe Plymouth Fury is an automobile which was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced model designed to showcase the line, with the intent to draw consumers into showrooms....
, 62 Plymouth FuryPlymouth FuryThe Plymouth Fury is an automobile which was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced model designed to showcase the line, with the intent to draw consumers into showrooms....
(2), 1962 Dodge DartDodge DartThe Dodge Dart is an automobile built by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1960-1976 in North America, with production extended to later years in various other markets. The Dart was introduced as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, full-size Dodge in 1960 and 1961, became a...
(2), 1961 Dodge 2½ ton stake- Turboflite show car
- 140 hp (104 kW), 375 lbf·ft (508 N·m)
- Adjustable nozzle blades
- A831 1963–1966: 1963 Chrysler Turbine CarChrysler Turbine CarChrysler Turbine Cars were automobiles powered by gas turbine engines that the Chrysler Corporation assembled in a small plant in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1963, for use in the only consumer test of gas turbine-powered cars...
s (50)
- 130 hp (97 kW), 425 lbf·ft (576 N·m)
- Much less lag
- 50 cars + 5 prototypes, all but nine were destroyed. Two are owned by the Walter P. Chrysler museum (Daimler/Chrysler), One in Smithsonian collection, one in Detroit Historical Soc. collection, one in St. Louis MO - Museum of Trans, one in Henry Ford Museum, one on loan to the Petersen Museum (owned by L.A. Nat Hist. Museum), one (#991231)has been in the private collection of Frank Kleptz for many years and is fully operational. The only other running one not owned by Chrysler is owned by comedian Jay Leno. A rumor that one escaped destruction has been proved false, 45 were destroyed at a local scrap yard, one was dismantled at the proving grounds in Chelsea. The official reason for the destruction of the cars was that Chrysler did not want to pay the tax on the imported bodies.
- A874 1964: 1964 Plymouth Furys(2)
- Same as A831 but with larger regenerators.
- Gen6 1964–1973: Prototype Dodge ChargerDodge Charger (B-body)The Dodge Charger was a mid-size automobile produced by Dodge. The 1966-1974 Chargers were based on the Chrysler B platform. The 1975-1978 Chargers were based on the Chrysler Cordoba.-Origin of the Charger:...
, 1966 Dodge CoronetDodge CoronetThe Coronet was a full-size car from Dodge in the 1950s, initially the division's highest trim line but, starting in 1955, the lowest trim line. In the 1960s, the name was transferred to Dodge's mid-size entry.-1949:...
, 1973 B-Body sedans(3)- Same as A875 but with split accsessory drive.
- Gen7 Coupe 1977: 1976 4-door Dodge AspenDodge AspenThe Dodge Aspen, produced from 1976 to 1980, was a compact car from Chrysler Corporation's Dodge division; its Plymouth-branded counterpart was the Volaré . It was launched as a two-door coupe, a four-door sedan, and a unique-for-the-segment station wagon...
(3), Concept F-body 79 Mirada, Concept 1980 Chrysler Lebaron,- 104 hp (78 kW) (could be raised to 125 hp (93 kW))
See also
- Sam B. WilliamsSam B. WilliamsSam Barlow Williams was an American inventor and founder of Williams International. He was particularly known for his development of the small fan-jet engine...
- Williams InternationalWilliams InternationalWilliams International is a manufacturer of small gas turbine engines based in Walled Lake, Michigan, United States. It produces jet engines for cruise missiles and small jet-powered aircraft.- History :...