![]() 05/10/2020 at 10:00 • Filed to: night oppo, Rover, concept, carsoftumblr, c1956 | ![]() | ![]() |
Rover 105R T3 (c1956)
Rover’s third gas-turbine prototype had a rear mounted 2S/100 turbine which rotated up to a maximum of 52,000rpm.
![]() 05/10/2020 at 10:07 |
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cute little car...as its a rover i assume it never worked as intended
![]() 05/10/2020 at 11:25 |
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Well for one thing, they don’t know their driver side from their passenger side.
![]() 05/10/2020 at 12:11 |
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This is Rover way before British Leyland entered the picture, they still had a reputation for high quality at the time.
![]() 05/10/2020 at 12:21 |
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Over 9,000 RPM is a bit of an understatement :P
![]() 05/11/2020 at 05:36 |
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Those pillars. Wouldn’t wanna flip it