(Wired) -- Joe Wilkins knew there was only one way to give his supercharged, alcohol-injected Hemi-engined hot rod more power: Put a jet engine in the trunk."It started as a hobby and turned into a monster," said Joe Wilkins, the motor madman behind what might be the wildest 1939 Ford ever built. He's an inventor and defense department contractor, and the idea of goosing the Ford's ability to turn heads and shred tires came when he bought a used gas turbine engine.
"I got hooked on the simplicity and power that this thing produced, and I decided one day I want to put it in a car."
That sound you hear in the background? That's "America the Beautiful" played on a banjo, accompanied by a Gibson Les Paul.
And talk about tripartisanship:
The car is an amalgamation of the Big Three, with a Chrysler engine, Chevrolet drivetrain and Ford body.
"It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up. That Model A body makes it look like a pup"
I dunno. There's just something about a jet-powered 1939 Ford going 300 MPH that screams "G-d Bless America!"...
That is all.
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Proving once again that there is no such thing as too much HP.
......my choice wouldbe Jay Leon's Jet Bike.
http://www.buzzhumor.com/videos/6827/Jay_Leno_Jet_Bike
I'm curious of the old-school body lines surviving the air pressure at high speeds.
Still Jet powered cars are kickass!
American Made Yes!
Just looking at it, I think he'll get to 300MPH with that rig about as soon as you see Obama shooting a Thompson or George W. Bush reading "War & Peace" in the original Russian.
That jet doesn't have a very big exhaust, I suspect it doesn't have a high amount of thrust. My guess is that car is a show gimmick.
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