Hey folks! I'm writing an finnish article about Turbonique Inc. to our club magazine and I would be very pleased if any of you could give me some more information about that company and it's products. So far the story is based on to information from two different net sites and a few marketing ads. The story will be quite long and hopefully very informative to our finnish readers. Jim will of course get his copy of that magazine, but I doubt if he will understand anything about it . So, if you have any experience, pics or stories about people who has used their Drag Axles, AP superchargers or Microturbo thrust engines, please contact me seppo.kokko@msoynet.com



And no... I'm not planning on to fabricate, install or to do anything similar to Hollow Machine .




 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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As a young teenager I lusted after a Turbonique GoKart. Never did get one.

There is quite a bit of info on turbonique products and the legend through the H.A.M.B. website in case you don't already know. You'll have to do a search.

Minor problem with with turbonique products were the fuel was highly explosive…if that kind of thing bothers you.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Thanks about that HAMB thing. Have to go and study that too. As far as I have learned that Thermolene or N-propyl nitrate wasn't that dangerous exept when in contact with mild steel and in the presence of water .

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Hollow Head,



In your research, if you turn up who it was that wiped out the xmas tree at US 30 dragstrip (ca.'65) driving a twin Turbonique powered Mustang funny car, let me know. Could have been Dick Brennan?


6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Jep, I found a couple of great pictures about Turbonique equipped cars but no much technical information from that H.A.M.B. forum. Ok, I tried just the word thermolene to search, so more might pop up with different words.

Now I have 6 full A4 papers of text to explore. Interesting and this really gives me some ideas for the future

Rocket engines are so simple...

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Daniel, are you sure it was a Mustang? Or was it a '67 Cougar with Rauth & Venditti /ED PIKE Lincoln Mercury texts on sides? So far I haven't seen pics about Mustang with two rocket axles.

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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You can also look here if you haven't already done so. It also talks about the rackets and drag axle set-ups.

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2006/04/the_real_acme.html

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

My story is highly based on that "The Real Acme" text and it is juiced up with additions from several other sources. So far there is no mark about anybody that has used Turboniques with Y:s

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Hollow Head,



While the time when I could testify with any authority about what happened 40+ years ago is long gone, my recollection is:

It was a very light, white fiberglass shell, Mustang copy ('64 1/2 style) on a tube frame. I was especially curious as the driver/owner usually campaigned a 427 Thunderbolt. They ran US30 grudge-match promos on WLS AM Chgo. radio, and I may have been there for that event (the Mustang trial could have been a side-show). I examined the car in detail when they pushed it to the line and was standing about 15 ft. away (amongst the pit crew) when the driver pushed the ignition button. As the Turboniques made maximum torque at zero rpm, the instant he lit it up all hell broke loose and the car went totally out of control and wiped out the xmas tree lights!

It could have been the car's one & only run (since results were so catastophic), so there may not have been much about it in any publications.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Thanks again Daniel. I belive you. I wish you could somehow send those sounds from your memory to me, so also I could hear that roar . There was one Dodge Dart '66, one or two '64 Chevelles, two '65 FB Mustangs, '64 Galaxie, one Beetle and one '65 HT Mustang that are known to use those axles. And that '67 Cougar funnycar and that Mustang funnycar. And one dragster to my knowledge.

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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