1963 Chrysler Turbine Car Question

[MrObsessive]

Do any of you folks know if the color of the original Turbine Car is the same as the Turbine Bronze Chryco used in 1966-67?

I'm asking because the full detail kit is on my to do list in 2007.........:twisted:

Thanks for any help! :wink:

[62rebel]

MOST of them were bronze; there were a bunch of them and some were in more ordinary colors. collectible automobile did an article on it i think and they'd have used great photos. it's truly a beautiful car and a credit to elwood engel's talents. compare the turbine to the 61-63 T-bird and note the similarities; engel did most of the t-bird too. i still have a bunch of parts left over from a turbine kit that aborted during assembly.... much of it went into a custom '49 ford.

i'm sure there's more mopar-oriented folks who can add/straighten my facts(?) and give you a better idea which way to go.

[Andy Wyatt]

I don't know Bill...it could just be the pic, but it looks lighter than Turbine Bronze to my eye.

[BIGTRUCK]

Dont know about the color Bill, but some good detail engine bay shots in this link

http://www.turbinecar.com/images/U-Hood/detail.htm

[MrObsessive]

WOW! What a fantastic site!! He even has pics of the models he's built! I think that's where I saved a video of the 40 out of the 50 cars being crushed many years ago :cry:................but had forgotten all about it!

Thanks Ken!

I saved a BUNCH of pics off of that one--------it looks more and more that the color Mopar used for it's standard lineup for '66-'67 is very close, if not exactly what they used for the Turbine Car.

Too bad Chrysler couldn't have just used that bodystyle sans the turbine engine for a Dodge Dart maybe?

[slantasaurus]

Here is a link to my photobucket album, you'll find some pics of a Turbine engine on a stand. Hope they help. http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/slan...02006/?start=80

[ultraliner13]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who shares an intrest in the 1963 Gas-Turbine Car.

I am getting the Johan kit with the engine and I look forward to adding it to my collection of cars and trucks.

I would welcome any comments on the Johan kit so I can get an idea on what I stepping into.

Cheers

John Wilson

[MrObsessive]

Slantasaurus, thanks so much for that link! Those are nice photos as that's the first I've seen of the actual engine "in the flesh"!

John, I'm gonna try to dig around for the kit I want to build sometime next year.................I originally built one in the late '70's ('79?) and I remember the kit was quite a bit fiddly.

Of course I had only been building for about a year back then so my skills and techniques weren't what they are today.

Actually, I have two kits.............but in one of them the body was warped, so that one may be unbuildable. That's one of the caveats when building one-------some of the warpage occurs around the rocker panels, making the doors fit terribly.

The kit can be built quite nice, as I've seen some excellent examples at shows............but it's one of those kits that everything has to be test fitted along the way.

[VW Dave]

I'm not sure if the display was to be permanent, but here's the one me & the missus saw at the Petersen Museum in early 2005:

Anybody within reach of or planning to visit the L.A. area really needs to add the Petersen to their itinerary.

[John Bowman]

What is a good match for Turbine Bronze in model paint... spray or bottle?

[slantasaurus]

No problem Bill, I took the pics for my own reference and I'm happy to share. I've already helped some other friends on other sites. BTW the 1 spark plug is at the bottom of the engine, where you would expect to find the drain plug. I had to follow the plug wire around the engine to find that out myself. I also have a few of these kits, started 1 about 15 years ago and put it away till my skills improved to the level the kit deserves...still not sure if I'm there. LOL. Might have to dig that thing out after I finish the stuff on my bench (300C limo ). Oh, and I still haven't found a suitable match for Turbine Bronze...might do mine in black, I saw a Pro Street Turbine car that color and really liked it.

[Len Woodruff]

Do any of you folks know if the color of the original Turbine Car is the same as the Turbine Bronze Chryco used in 1966-67?

I'm asking because the full detail kit is on my to do list in 2007.........:twisted:

Thanks for any help! :wink:

Were the interiors the same "Tubine Bronze" as the exterior? The pictures seem to show that.

[MrObsessive]

Yeah Len, they were pretty much the same. Just dulled down a bit for vinyl. (Leather?)

[Len Woodruff]

Yeah Len, they were pretty much the same. Just dulled down a bit for vinyl. (Leather?)

Thanks Bill. That's What I thought.

[Guest zebm1]

I found these pics of tha 1963 Turbine car

I hope this helps ya in yur color matcing.....

[John Bowman]

Thanks... I am thinking the Gunzie Metalic Copper looks close.

[MrObsessive]

I was thinking while rubbing out the paint on my '05 'Vette...............if the Sunset Orange would be a close match for it?

I recall a conversation years ago about the actual color of the car, and remember someone saying that the car had a slight pearlescent look to it.

Also, Duplicolor's Orange Mist seems like a real close match...........I'll have to experiment with it.........

BTW, I finally found the kit after much diggin' around.........so yeah, it looks like this will be my next build after the Corvette!

[John Bowman]

Bill... I was just thinking how neat that car would look with a 426 Hemi in it!

[62rebel]

that could be done by transplanting the amt 68 roadrunner front clip into the turbine kit. the turbine doesn't have the torsion bar k frame most mopars do; it has unequal length a-arm suspension similar to full size ford of the era, due to the width of the turbine engine and exhaust package.

[Guest zebm1]

B. Leisure has done a coupla drawings of tha turbine car in tha new SA mag.