Comments on: New Records Ahead! http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/24/new-records-ahead/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:59:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Randy http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/24/new-records-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1066070 Randy Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:11:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7244#comment-1066070 According to the article http://greyfalcon.us/Mercedes%20T80.htm the car never was painted with a swastika so that was probably only a prewar artist's conception. According to the article http://greyfalcon.us/Mercedes%20T80.htm the car never was painted with a swastika so that was probably only a prewar artist’s conception.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/24/new-records-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1066068 Toronto Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:11:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7244#comment-1066068 But STP and Andy Granatelli fielded a turbine car at Indianapolis min 1967. http://rcooperdesigns.com/html/stp_turbine_car.html And this article (http://www.autopuzzles.com/Indy1967.htm) says there were several before that, even. But STP and Andy Granatelli fielded a turbine car at Indianapolis min 1967.

http://rcooperdesigns.com/html.....e_car.html

And this article (http://www.autopuzzles.com/Indy1967.htm) says there were several before that, even.

]]> By: William Deering http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/24/new-records-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1066065 William Deering Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:30:31 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7244#comment-1066065 They did run an exhibition turbojet car at Indy a few years later by itself. They claimed it was only used to do research on tires and brakes. It had the familiar high pitch whine, very low acceleration, poor braking power and could not really "smoke" the track like the piston cars of that day (nor this day!). I got to see it run. Maybe someone can find early pictures and dates that it did Indianapolis exhibition runs. They did run an exhibition turbojet car at Indy a few years later by itself. They claimed it was only used to do research on tires and brakes. It had the familiar high pitch whine, very low acceleration, poor braking power and could not really “smoke” the track like the piston cars of that day (nor this day!). I got to see it run. Maybe someone can find early pictures and dates that it did Indianapolis exhibition runs.

]]> By: Frank http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/24/new-records-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1066060 Frank Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:26:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7244#comment-1066060 I'm confused here. We have a magazine from 1946 and a new Nazi death-mobile. I’m confused here. We have a magazine from 1946 and a new Nazi death-mobile.

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