1964 CHRYSLER TURBINE CAR • 12x12” Promotional Photograph • Restored Ships Free!

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1964 CHRYSLER TURBINE CAR • A 12x12” Promotional Print • Restored,
• On NonFade Photo Paper • Ready To Frame •
Ahead Of It’s Time !!!
From My Personal Collection -
You Are Looking At ONE, Restored and Color Corrected, 12x12” Unframed,
Photographic Print Reproduction Of The 1963 - 1964 Chrysler Turbine Car.
With It’s Rich, Vibrant Colors - Featured in this ONE Image are Two Views
Of
Mid Century
Modern Design At It's Best!
Printed On High Quality,
Kodak Endura Photographic Paper.
READY TO SHIP & FRAME.
1- 12x12” .......
Unframed
… $ 28.00
+ FREE US SHIPPING*
* Within The Continental US Only.
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THE STORY BEHIND THE 1963 -1964 CHRYSLER TURBINE CAR
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Ahead Of It’s Time -The Chrysler Turbine Car was an automobile powered by a turbine engine
which was produced by Chrysler from 1963 to 1964.
A two-door hardtop coupe, it featured power brakes, power steering, and a TorqueFlite transmission,
and was coated with a metallic, root beer-copper colored paint known as "turbine bronze".
Called the Chrysler Turbine Ghia, Chrysler produced 50 of these turbine vehicles in 1963-1964 and, surprisingly,
they were used for the general public for a test drive evaluation, free of charge, for three months.
I first saw this car in person back in 1964 at the New York World’s Fair.
Designed by Elwood Engel, who was responsible for designing the 1961 Lincoln Continental,
everything about the Chrysler Turbine was evocative of jet airplanes, both to the eyes and the ears.
In 2021, only nine of the original 50 Chrysler Turbines remain.
At this point everyone’s wondering why Chrysler never put the turbine into production.
The public driving test was a huge success, overall, logging over 1-million carefree miles.
Fuel mileage back in 1964 didn’t matter, as fuel was in the 25-cent a gallon range.
YEARS LATER - This car is one of the most expensive on the
‘Worst Cars Of All Time’ list, with an estimated worth of $ 415,000.
Most of the cars, specifically forty-six of the total fifty-five produced,
were destroyed, and turned into scrap metal so that Chrysler
could avoid paying import taxes on the Italian-manufactured bodies.
The rest were handed over for safekeeping and entrusted to the following automotive museums:
the Walter P. Chrysler Museum, the National Museum of Transportation, the Detroit Historical Museum,
the Henry Ford Museum, the Petersen Automotive Museum, as well as the Smithsonian Institution.
A few private collectors do have one of the remaining Chrysler Turbines in their possession,
including Jay Leno, who purchased his because it represents a time of impressive American innovation.
He says, “I think it’s the most collectible American car –
it was so different. Most of all, the Chrysler Turbine is a reminder
that all the cool stuff used to be in the U.S.”
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
First Class ‘Registered’, With Customs Tracking ……..……………… $ 28.00
International ‘Priority Express’, With Better Customs Tracking …..... $ 48.00
THESE INTERNATIONAL RATES ARE APPROXIMATE
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RETURNS
Returns Are Accepted Within 14 Days Of Purchase. Returns are ONLY accepted carefully packed,
as received,in the original packaging with the original protective shipping tube. Buyer Pays Return Shipping Cost.
A full refund, LESS Listing, PayPal & Handling Fees, will be given ONLY after the item is received,
and the original 'Sent' condition is acknowledged.
Poorly Packaged & Damaged Returns Will Not Be Accepted or Refunded.
ABOUT KODAK ENDURA PAPER
Kodak Endura Preferred Paper is the latest offering from Kodak’s family of
fine photographic color paper.
The Paper Features:
• Optically Compatible silver halide crystals.
• Beautiful colors ranges from subtle shades of green to more vivid blues and reds.
• Brilliant whites with clear highlight details.
• Thicker somewhat stiffer base means prints will lie flat.
• Excellent resistance to light fade and long-term dark storage.
PLEASE NOTE
For INTERNATIONAL Buyers,
Returns Will NOT Be Accepted For This Item.
All INTERNATIONAL Sales Are Final