#KeepOppoTerrifying

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
02/16/2015 at 15:21 • Filed to: None

Kinja'd!!!5 Kinja'd!!! 23
Kinja'd!!!

Turbonique - when you've really got to die propelled by a quickchange-based rocket turbine.


DISCUSSION (23)


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:25

Kinja'd!!!0

I've never seen one on a car in person, but I remember Sports Car Market did a feature on an SD Pontiac (as I recall) that had one fitted. I think this might be one of the most American things ever designed.


Kinja'd!!! E. Julius > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:28

Kinja'd!!!0

So wait, do you put in a giant version of those model rocket motors and it uses the exhaust to drive the shafts? I don't really know what this is.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:29

Kinja'd!!!0

You're jumping on the moe bandwagon?


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CalzoneGolem
02/16/2015 at 15:32

Kinja'd!!!0

He is love and life... I mean, come on. How can you not?


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > RallyWrench
02/16/2015 at 15:32

Kinja'd!!!0

I'm hatred and death so there's that.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > E. Julius
02/16/2015 at 15:32

Kinja'd!!!2

It was a liquid-fueled rocket, basically, which drove the turbine with its exhaust. A rocket-turbine engine. This is a thing that a guy sold once upon a time. There was also a milder add-on which was a rocket-turbine engine hooked to a supercharger to drive it.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem
02/16/2015 at 15:34

Kinja'd!!!0

I jumped on the moe bandwagon on Friday in response to 505 doing so, and haven't jumped back off yet.


Kinja'd!!! E. Julius > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:34

Kinja'd!!!1

My god that's insane.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > E. Julius
02/16/2015 at 15:36

Kinja'd!!!3

There was also a go-kart powered by pure rocket.

Kinja'd!!!

Turbonique: because fuck you, that's why.


Kinja'd!!! E. Julius > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:36

Kinja'd!!!0

Of course this company was based in Florida.


Kinja'd!!! DoYouEvenShift > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:36

Kinja'd!!!2

I need one of those. TX2K is coming up.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:37

Kinja'd!!!1

If 505 jumped of a cliff something something?


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem
02/16/2015 at 15:38

Kinja'd!!!2

Depends on if it's a bandwagon cliff.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > CalzoneGolem
02/16/2015 at 15:38

Kinja'd!!!2

Kinja'd!!!


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > E. Julius
02/16/2015 at 15:40

Kinja'd!!!2

All too rarely does "hold my beer and watch this" involve rockets.


Kinja'd!!! Coty > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:50

Kinja'd!!!3

In my continued effort to make everything on Oppo about Beetles, I give you:

Kinja'd!!!


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Coty
02/16/2015 at 15:52

Kinja'd!!!1

It coincides with my efforts to make everything Oppo Tommy Ivo, so all is good.


Kinja'd!!! Coty > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/16/2015 at 15:53

Kinja'd!!!0

I'm okay with that goal too.

Kinja'd!!!


Kinja'd!!! Old-Busted-Hotness > Coty
02/17/2015 at 07:17

Kinja'd!!!0

Fun fact: Ivo only drove the Vette because it was the only production car that would fit up there and clear 13'6" bridges.

TV Tommy was, is, and ever will be, awesome.


Kinja'd!!! Old-Busted-Hotness > Coty
02/17/2015 at 07:23

Kinja'd!!!0

And for perspective, that's about 3 seconds slower than the fastest street-legal cars today.

Kinja'd!!!

5.95 @ 244 mph. Holy shit.


Kinja'd!!! Coty > Old-Busted-Hotness
02/17/2015 at 09:08

Kinja'd!!!0

I didn't know that but I'm glad I do now.


Kinja'd!!! cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Coty
02/17/2015 at 11:50

Kinja'd!!!0

jesus christ that looks terrifying


Kinja'd!!! Coty > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/17/2015 at 11:56

Kinja'd!!!1

I want to find one of the old kits.