1964 Ford Big Red Gas Turbine Truck | Autoblog
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Turbine power was quite the fascination for car companies in the 1960s. Chrysler had its Turbine car, and Ford had Big Red.
While a wide array of prototypes were built, easily the most distinguished was the futuristic-looking "Big Red" semi-truck. It featured a massive turbine engine, massive cab, and an array of features that wouldn't be out of place in a modern truck, such as room for reclined seating, a TV and small oven (which today would probably be a microwave). #trucks #turbine #retro #ford #concept
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It’s a shame cars didn’t end up looking like this. Love this style
I believe this was the inspiration on Speed Racer for the Mammoth Car! It looks a lot like it...
Damn that’s an awesome looking truck! I thought this was going to be a video of you actually driving one ha!
If Ford would’ve only added a sleeper to this, that would be a remarkable truck for it’s time
If this was a common truck in USA., then everyone who watch Batman movie in theaters won't be so amaze of bat mobile
That truck is probably made out of gold bars.
Oh; it’s totally the Mammoth Car! Undoubtedly where the show got it from.
They need to finish the flim, it was getting to the best part!....lol
You said it all. The best place for turbines was The Museum of Modern Art on the scrap heap.
The death grip and jerky steering inputs from the driver say that big red is a big bitch to drive!
You gotta poop right there next to the other dude.
Didn't I see this on Speed Racer???
And only 20 gallons per mile!
Not nessaserily. Imo Compressed air maybe but I can't prove it 100% some yes some no
What are you some kind of shill for the oil companies? gas turbine is more fuel efficient than traditional combustion engines, and can run on almost anything combustible.
@@zanktarrded Experimental turbine cars at the time got terrible gas mileage.
@@zanktarrdedyoure wrong. Just stop.
If turbines were so plainly viable we would see them on container ships, ferries, all sorts of road transport, freight trains, small power stations... but they all use diesels. In fact there were some freight trains that USED to use turbines but now no one does. They all yse diesels. Ever thought about that? Besides the fact that they arent easier on fuel, they also are extremely specialised maintenance wise.
By the way, the oil industry cannot and does not prevent the development of technology in this regard. As if only one company ever tries... if its viable, lots of companies would be doing it all over the world. Its competition. You think the japanese or germans care what the oil companies think?
They are trying to develop more ecanomic trucks all the time! Use your damn brain for gods sake.
WOW, the Cabana Hotel,, loved that place
Those statues were hand carved Italian marble!
I wonder why they didn't go through with the Gas Turbine Engine
They in boats ships subs planes stationary power plants r n free on compressed Air
@@sunsetlights100 I mean in Trucks
Fuel/oil companies is why. Why produce something for trucks that will delay the refuelling process? They'd rather push for all these other engines that guzzle diesel and ad-blue
@@smoothmarkymark7100 Very True
Because they were and are significantly less fuel efficient for the purpose of hauling freight than diesel engines.
This is why our continent is so backwards! We need to abandon these old fashioned ideas for the Queen City triple!
We won't do it because we'd rather make as much money possible from a resource than move on.
wow how cool is this truck..........
Is it Pres. Reagan voicing the video?
It's the mammoth car from speed racer.
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Justyouknowdontmakeanysuddenmoves
8:15 i like this one
37% better aerodynamics...than a brick wall?
Life was SOOOOO much better those days!
I saw that truck all those years ago. I'm sorry to say the gas turbines were for dreamers and that hasn't changed. The figures are just not there. I could be excused for believing turbines were a trojan horse when the vehicle builders could not meet the emission levels required. Since then govts. have changed the gaol posts to facilitate them.A friend of mine designed and built the lowest emission engine in the world, took it to America, demonstrated it in CA. to Senators and the vehicle industry successfully. They didn't want to know about it. It was external combustion, a steamer. Internal combustion engines were obsolete over fifty years ago so I could believe the tail wags the dog. Nothing has changed.
I wonder if these engines will make a comeback in the future.
I think there’s a space for it, but it will have to run on another fuel more easily produced by chemical or biological means from renewable resources, making fuel in itself renewable.
Batteries require more elements to produce, but have their advantages in vehicles that are already inherently heavy. Locomotives and Semi trucks would be good examples, but when more power is needed, turbines could take the lead.
As of now gas turbines could be a very good alternative. Furthermore, with modern improvements, those gas turbine trucks could be way better than our diesel trucks. However this tech is expensive but if we make enough of those machines, the tech will gradually get cheaper. So, if this power is developed, we could have very good super trucks
Aaaaand... this thing was a fail...