Big red

[lowbudget50]

No not the gum, this is a video on the experimental for turbine powered semi!! Kinda cool..

https://youtu.be/DuGqP25jnQU

 

[rustybeercan]

Here in Texas, Big Red is soda!

Beercan

 

[Nailhead]

Here in Texas, Big Red is soda!

Beercan

One of Fords better ideas? Where is it now?

 

[bruno]

In Kentucky Big Red is Secretariat.

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

Where is it now?

Posted February 20, 2015

We were researching that vehicle in December. AACA Hornets Nest Region member and local editor Jerry Clemmons talked directly with Lee Holman. Lee siad tht after Ford was finished testing, it was being towed back to Detroit. Its tow rig broke down, so Holman Moody towed it back to Charlotte as a favor to Ford. Henry Ford II told HM to keep everthing since the Ford contract was over. HM retained the cab for some time, but the trailers were sold to the "Miss Bardahl" racing team to haul boats. More recently a 1957 Thunderbird collector in North Carolina bought the cab. The turbine powerplant was an on-off deal, and parts were unavailable. The new owner installed an industrial turbine, bu it made the truck too heavy, and he couldn't get it tagged.

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[Dr Crankenstein]

One of Fords better ideas?

Chrysler, GM, Detroit Diesel and others were messing with turbines.

Here's Chevrolet's concept/test vehicle...

GM Bison concept.

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[lowbudget50]

Chrysler never did a turbine big truck from what ive seen.i know they did cars