Turbonique Assisted Ford Galaxie 500

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From Me*** Auctions:

...the most outrageous of these creative maverick enterprises was the Turbonique Company of Orlando, Florida. Aimed at the burgeoning drag racing market, their line of products consisted of three basic devices: AP superchargers, microturbo thrust engines and rocket drag axles...

The most outlandish of these devices was the Rocket Drag Axle, which connected mechanically to a car’s differential and, when ignited, surp***ed the engine’s motive force by upwards of a thousand horsepower and launched the vehicle forward at a truly mind-numbing rate of acceleration. The infamous Black Widow Volkswagen Beetle, a basically stock Bug fitted with a Turbonique Rocket Drag Axle, instantly became a drag racing legend by leaving Tommy Ivo’s four-engine Showboat dragster in its dust with a 9.36 elapsed time at 168 mph on Sept.19, 1966, at Tampa Dragway.

Built by tobacco heir Zachary Reynolds of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco fame, the “Tobacco King” 1964 Ford Galaxie was as wild an example of a Rocket Drag Axle-equipped car as one could ask for, and certainly reflected Reynolds’ daredevil personality. *******, pilot, Ham Radio enthusiast and all-around enfant terrible, Reynolds specifically wanted a car that would terrorize everyone with its appearance alone...

 

wow, that is one bad*** car

 

That things a bad MoFo FoMoCo. Wonder if it's ever made any p***es?

 

You never hear too much about these

 

http://www.me***auction.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=SC0508-65922

 

I just bought a Turbonique catalog, there is so much wild **** in there, just crazy borderline explosive bombs on wheels.

 

There is a nice 10 page article with pics in the 14th edition of Garage Magazine about Turbonique.

Really some cool stuff to think about!!!!!!!

 

I didn't know that they had been based out of Orlando. Anyone have an address? I wonder what kind of business is there now. Might be kinda cool to see if there's anything left of the original facility although I doubt there would be.

 

Wile E. Coyote called...he wants his car back.


Doc.

 

That thing is teh ***...I think my jeans just got tight...

 

Holy **** thats funny

 

I remember ordering the catalog when I was like tweleve or thirteen years old thinking my parents would let me get the go kart.They got a good laugh out of that idea.

 

Where's unclescooby??

 

*****in...an engineer I work with ran one in a red VW. I'll get the pics and some history from him Monday. One scary sob!!! and he had some wild rides. Thing is? if you met him you would never had thought this even though I guess he is like 60? something, he is very quiet and low key. When we hired him my boss told me "hey! you and this guy should get a long, he's an ex drag racer" wow......

 

Man I'd love to get my hands on one of those

 

I saw the Galaxie at Carlisle a few years ago, it looks RUDE. Love to go for a ride.

 

Awesome Galaxie! Oh the tales that car could tell.....






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This will bring insane money. I'm thinking 400-500k at least.

 

The Galaxie would be bad*** even without the Turbonique on the axle. The motor is a 425HP version of Ford's 427 with a Latham supercharger and 4 Carter one barrel side draft carbs to **** through. You know it would be a fast ride just like that!

 

Yeah, I'd love to see just what that combination would do by itself (both on the track as well as at the auction )










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Must've handled real nice with; what, a six inch lift? Holy Moly!
I remember those cars with the Turbonique set ups, though. I watched Doug (McClure, I think it was) run his Turbonique go-cart at Lebanon Valley New York in '65. He was running 186 MPH shutting off at half track!!! (his fuel lines were buring through!) That's the way we did it back then though, and it was SO much better than today.
The biggest problem with Turbonique, IMO, is that they cost as much as a new car back then. 3500 was mega bucks for one performance enhancing device that was illegal for any known drag race cl*** other than exhibition.

 

Ahhhh...The Drag axle returns...

I imagine in a svelt Galaxie, it ought to be good for what?, say...11.50's...

 

Hummmm-Canonball, anyone?

 

I tried but can anyone pull the rest of those pics off that web site !? I would love to take those into my next galaxie club meeting they are incredible if I ever wondered before now I know just what the baddest *** 64 galaxie ever looks like!!!

 

Check the under hood shot of the Latham axial flow supercharger!!!

 

James, Some of these pics are not the greatest size or clarity....





















































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This is a Turbonique ***isted ’54, the Lightning Bug, an engineered I work with campaigned thru the early 60’s, sold in ’65. Ran a best of 185. Yes, it scared the hell out of him. Sorry, but this is the best scan I can get.