I have to thank Hagerty for asking me to be a part of this. It was a lot of fun to talk about these cars on camera.

As an 8 year old in 1965, my connection was family #169, the Hodges family of Norfolk, Virginia. The Hodges lived just two miles from my house and drove their Turbine car through my neighborhood several times a week. Through science and engineering it was a time when anything seemed possible, even landing people on the Moon. The day is fast approaching when none of the witnesses to the Chrysler Turbine car program will be alive - including me. Stay close to your dreams of a better future, and keep the people you love closer. Your friend, Eddie.

The Chrysler Turbine project has never really died, not when you can get the original engineers to come back and get one to run again, it shows how much dedication and love they had for a very special automobile. Thanks to every one who put time into this, Jay Leno is truly a car guy

So nice to see my grandpa Chuck Mashigan actually get credit for his design! Thank you for giving credit where credit has long been due!

In 1965, I worked in a carwash in a small town south of Boston. One day, one of the families chosen to have the Turbine car brought it in to be washed. My job at that time was to wash the windows on the inside of the car. So for a least a minute or two, I got to ride in the front and back seats. I still remember the owner starting up the car at the end. To this day, I still think it is one of the most beautiful cars ever produced. The turbine engine was just the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae. Thanks for the show

These cars are so insanely special. Seeing the passion from guys like Steve Lehto & Jay Leno keeping the story alive is amazing. Great pick by the Hagerty Team.

Anyone who thinks engineering is boring needs to watch this. It should be shown in every school in America because it will surely inspire kids to want to become engineers.

The ending made me cry. I can’t imagine how happy those guys were to be together, to work on it one last time. Just unreal. Great show guys.

I actually got a bit emotional seeing the guys who worked on the original project join the new generation to help repair Jay Leno’s car. Beautiful

I am 63 years old and since I was a little kid I have been obsessed with these cars . I actually teared up when they showed them being destroyed . I hope they get Jays running and I hope they figure out how to get spare engines for use down the road.

I just want to ask that anyone who has contact with the original engineers of this beautiful piece of art, to make sure that they're never lonely or forgotten and please never throw them away in some nursing home. The joy in their faces when asked to work on their legacy again got me right in the feels. When Mark Olson says he has a love for that car, I know exactly how he feels. Thanks for this video. I never knew about the impact of this car!

It’s incredibly frustrating to know that I’ll likely never drive a turbine car in my life, and we came so close! This was an absurdly beautiful car!

Seeing these barely broken in marvels of engineering in perfect condition being destroyed is genuinely heart shattering. Can't imagine what the engineers were feeling.

The tail lights alone on this thing deserve a video. They're cool as hell.

In my younger days I worked at a small company called Budworths Engineering in Harwich Essex UK as an apprentice engineer. We specialised in gas turbines. We had a boat, a lotus racing car and an auster aircraft all using our gas turbines. Our bread and butter was small turbines powering fire pumps. I specialised in polishing and preparing the turbine blades, in those days with an air powered polish and grinding tool. Had lots of large companies trying to remove us from the scene. Good memories and this wonderful video brought back good times and memories.

Congratulations to all involved in the rescue of Jay’s Turbine Car. I’d especially like to thank Steve Lehto for bringing this documentary to so many people’s attention.

As a small boy, I saw the Turbine Car at the DC Autoshow. I never quite got over it. It was quite an event to see it on our National Mall Last Year. Thanks to everyone involved here.

When I was in Junior High one of our guidance counselors was one of the people who got one of these cars to drive. I got a ride in it once when he took me home from a after school activity. That experiance played a part in me deciding to work in the automotive service business. The first job I had at 17 was working for a Chrysler Plymouth dealer. 30 of the 45 years I was in the business was spent working for Chrysler dealers.

Thank you all, for making this documentary. My grandfather, Bud Mann, loved this project and Chrysler for nearly 50 years. I love listening to his stories…he is the reason I am an engineer!

My dad a Chrysler turbine engineer seen in b&w still photos at Greenfield Plant in Dearborn, MI. We lived not far from there. Sam Williams invited my dad to work for him in CA when he left Chrysler & started Williams Engineering.

I actually had a ride in this car at the 1963 New York world's fair in Flushing, Queens. I stood on line at the Chrysler Pavilion for a quick ride on a closed track in this car. I remember the wild rear end, the turbine sound, and that copper orange paint.

That is so cool that Jay's engine is being rebuilt with the help of the surviving original guys. In a way it is a blessing in disguise that the engine granaded. Now the knowledge, the processes, the skills can be redeveloped and passed down.

Those old guys couldn't be happier that Jay Leno roached that motor to get to work on it again 60 years later lol. Super intriguing documentary, extremely well executed and directed, I really enjoyed learning from this film.

It was an honor to be part of the Countach Cannonball Run documentary! Love this. The 1950s and 1960s were amazing time for the automobile in America. So much incredible information in this documentary for us car nerds. 😊😂❤

I work for Williams International, featured in this documentary. The cutting edge technology combined with the knowledge and can-do spirit, I have no doubt that the folks here will get that turbine engine running again.

I saw one go by my parents house in the 60's. It was in Grosse Point Michigan, I was 7 or 8 years old. I can still remember the sound! It was a cool time, Motown music, muscle cars.

I remember this Turbo car at the ‘64&65 NY World’s Fair and loved it too! Excellent tribute to an engineering marvel.

I'm so glad Hagerty got to interview and record some of the engineers involved with the Chrysler Turbine Car directly. Even 60 years on their love and passion for the project shines through and thankfully won't be lost to time.

What an amazing testament to the older gentlemen who came to help rebuild the engine. Hats off to that team of people who were part of the reason why the US auto industry was king at the time they were in their prime.

This turbine car was amazing. It sounded like no other car available at it's time .

This was such a pleasure to watch. I immediately felt a connection to the characters and their passion for such a unique car. I love the mix of history and technology as the story unfolds. Great job.

My neighbor, (Clint Attwood), was working for Chrysler at the time, and was provide one of these cars. I was a friend of one of his sons (Craig), and he provide myself (as well as other neighborhood kids) a ride. I was around 12 or 13 years old at the time, and too young to appreciate just how rare of an opportunity it was. Thank-you for posting. This, and other similar video's let me finally appreciate the experience.

We've got a beautifully maintained Turbine at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, near Gull Lake, Michigan! What a unique automobile.

Simple but great cinematography. Kudos to Tom Quigley, Mike Gallagher and Ian Mosley-Duffy.

It was painful to watch those cars being destroyed at the end of the publicity program. And even more painful to learn of the destruction of nearly 30 years of research and accumulated knowledge being shredded and trashed when the Turbine program was killed. To think that the still living engineers who helped create this technology 70 years ago are having to rely on memory and reverse engineering to restore this innovative engine is equally distressing and inspiring. What a moving film.

It's awesome seeing Project Blue Jay and all the people come out to help rebuild the Turbine.

I just sat here and watched the entire 1 hour and ten minutes documentary by accident. I started and couldn't stop, somehow this piece of video gave me a warm feeling I just had to hold on to.

Having read Steve Lehto's book on the Turbine, it gave me a new appreciation of them I had known what they were and why they existed, but the book took it to a whole new level of appreciation. This video took it to the next level. It actually moved me to tears in parts with the passion that people still have for this project and these cars. Well done!

This is a magnificent presentation, a true masterpiece. Hats off to all who helped create it.

Those men were a national treasure.

Hagerty once again making some of the best automotive content on KZfaq. What an amazing story about a different era in cars, Detroit, and America as a whole.

Unbelievably great documentary. As a 30 year old diehard gearhead that tends to lean towards more modern vehicles, this is unabashedly one of the most moving, inspiring, and emotionally connected projects I've seen. What an amazing team of engineers, and to see their passion and even appteciation for their fellow team members is something that will stay with me.

A time where designers, technicians and engineers had no limits.

Those guys, that generation, they had no limits. Anything was possible. So much admiration for them.

I was beside myself to see the original team from over 60 years ago be able to have the chance to still be here to take on rebuilding the turbine engine they designed and built. It really brought tears to my eyes to see this. Thank you Jay and all the people that made his rebuild happen This show is one for the books. ❤

This is by far the greatest automotive documentary ever produced. Kudo's to everyone involved, past and present.

Great video, I'm glad they were able to get some of the original guys working on this project before we lose them. What a great resource. Good luck to all.

What a great little movie!

41 years old and never heard of this car. Wow. Learned something new today. 🤯

I lived in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak from 1964 to 1970. One of these cars was driven by a man who worked for Chrysler and lived a block away from us. In those days more than half the people on the streets worked for one of the Big 3 auto companies. This car really stood out and got our attention.

Fantastic Documentary! Sad we're very rapidly losing these visionary and immensely talented folk. So many stories like the Chrysler turbine car waiting to be told and i hope we get to them while there's still the people around to help tell the story.

What an amazing story.

project blue jay made me smile. great team of guys right there!

I rode with my father in the Summer of 1972 or 1973, in a 1973 turbine powered Dodge Coronet. I think it was late Summer of 1972, so it was a very new 1973 Coronet. It sounded like a jet airplane.

I had no expectation that I’d be so emotional by the end of this wonderful video. Thank you producers, engineers, Chrysler, Jay Leno, and all the other passionate people associated with this amazing story.

I have loved everything about cars growing up as a kid to then working in the auto industry as a lot boy to salesman to finance mgr. This story had be absolutely choked when the old engineers jumped onboard with the new team. This type of worksmanship, art and history should be documented and kept on display as milestone and testament to the efforts of everyone from chrysler, gm and the team at project blue jay. Amazing stuff and thank you for sharing this.

Crazy to believe that there was once a time when Chrysler was cutting edge.

This is one of the best videos you all have done! Excellent story telling as well as looping in all the old engineering staff. Very well made, thank you!

I was going to the Navy engineman school in 1966 at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center when Chrysler brought one of the turbine cars to our school. We got to inspect it though out. We did not get to drive it but we all got a chance to sit in the vehicle while it was runnig. What a great time in history to be a part of it. Thank you Chrysler.

Hello Steve Lehto et al! My Late Father, Chief Warrant Officer, USN; Submarine Service was Finally allowed Out of the Navy in march of 1948. HE was a Mechanic Extraordinaire; Raced Motorcycles, Invited to Indy 500 for numerous Crews to go there. Owned his Own: Mobil Gas Station; #1 Business at Top of Fletcher Parkway to El Cajon, CA. IN 1956, on my tenth birthday; we were driving East to Hattiesburg, MS to reunite with Dad's family there. WE were driving a 1955 Chrysler Imperial; which had to be one of the finest cars produced at that time. With Zero A/C installed by factory (1955) and my father's Naval expertise on HVAC, Dad installed a Carrier Box HVAC unit (in the trunk!). We had So much Air conditioning that we all, except for my dad wore our warmest sweaters, as we passed many folks whose jaws were dropping at Our comfort and speed; Yes Dad was always Speeding; NEVER Ticketed; ever...TRUTH TOLD. I'm 77 in North Texas.

This documentary is incredible. What a car. It's sad how now it would never be made for other reasons than people had in the 1950's. What a beautiful car. So smooth ! What a different time the 1950's were. Imagine how cool it would be to see a Turbine at night with those modern blue LED headlights. Project "Blue-Jay" is incredible. To think only FIVE cars exist.

that is such a beauty of a car in so many aspects.

My father brought one home when I was a kid, he seemed excited by it (he was a Chrysler executive). Only had it for a day or two.

Wow what an amazing documentary. Bravo Hagerty, this is the content I wish we saw more of. The Turbine car was freaking awesome.

Damn this documentary has me smiling ear-to- ear start to finish. Was born in 1988 and I appreciate the hell out of this

My neighbor's father was an engineer on the fuel delivery system for this car. For 3 months he had use of one. The only issues were a slow throttle response and poor fuel economy.

A couple of years ago, I had converted 8mm films that my parents had taken in the 60s and 70s. I came across a couple of reels taken at the 1964 World's Fair in Queens. The big three automakers had very impressive showcases that you could see throughout. But the one car that flashed across the pictures that was unique: the Chrysler Turbine car in what looks to be in white. Very cool to see! Seeing that and then getting to see the history in this video is fascinating!

One of my favorite movies as a kid (and still today 59 years later) is "The Lively Set" (1964) because it features the Turbine car in a road race. I instantly fell in love with this beautiful car, and was always sad it never became mass produced. I just rewatched it a few days ago so it is very fortuitous finding this video today. Thank you so much!

Might be the best automotive documentary I've seen yet. Incredibly well done, educational and fascinating.

Older engineers never stop finding solutions to problems......even after all the time and lost records they still have the passion.... great video

One of the remaining cars is at the Stahl Automotive Museum in Michigan (near where I live). That car is shown in this video. I have been there many times since it was obtained and it is quite a car although in the style of the day a big car. Stahls has a KZfaq video showing it after it was restored and first run around the parking lot. While a neat engineering experiment, like many of these designs.....they had to prove their value to the companies bottom line and in many cases taking such a "different" design and making it competitive with existing cars could be a career ending experiment. My late father-in-law was a top Mechanical Engineer at GM during this period....he told me stories of how difficult it was to get a new design into production. That being said....I think that these were the golden years of Detroit autos. While newer cars and engineering is a lot better today, those were heady days with flamboyant designs and not cars looking like most other cars.

I pulled up behind one of these turbine cars at a stop light in the mid 1960s in Garden Grove California. I remember the interesting whine of the engine and smell of the exhaust. It was a beautiful car in my estimation.

I had to come back and watch this documentary again. This is one of the best video essays I’ve found on this platform.

Utterly fantastic project and story. This awesome adventurous American ingenuitive, and spirit, passion, and can-do attitude gives me chills and and the same sense of awe and pride I had as a kid watching the Apollo missions. What an amazing idea and project! So well told too. THANK YOU for telling this story.

I remember well the excitement in the 1968 Indy 500 hoping that the Andy Granitelli and Parnelly Jones would race the turbine again.

My dad was Lead Hand, of Tool and Die for GE Aviation 47 years. I wish I could have talked him into passing that knowledge down to an up and comer, or a small turbine company. But, when he was done, he was done .

This was worth watching. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.

What a fantastic thing to watch about a fascinating and very special vehicle in automotive history. Would love to see one someday

Best part was that Jay and Steve exited the show and put the whole history and focus on the old guys. It kind of gave them recognition for what they created. They did not seemingly try to overshadow all of that. This is a great video about a serious car history. ❤

Thank you Haggerty. Giving this marvel and the minds behind it the documentary they deserve.

Best car documentary I have seen in a long time. Really interesting.

I always had a fascination with these cars. Not only the engineering, but how gorgeous the car looks inside and out. Of course I had the model as a kid. I was able to see one in person at the Walter P Chrysler museum in Auburn Hills when it was open. Excellent documentary.

When I was born in '59 my parents had built the house I grew up in a few years earlier. It had central air-conditioning from the get-go and they used a local HVAC company called "Graf's Tin Shop". Louis Graf was a Chrysler Air-Temp dealer. That AC unit lasted over 35-years. Chrysler had excellent engineering coupled with quality workmanship in the fifties and sixties. I think that stuck with my dad as the first new car our family ever had was a Plymouth when I was in the eighth grade. It was a '72 Fury because our last used car had been a '65 Fury III which was beautiful and ran like a scalded dog. Something had happened to Chrysler in the early to mid-seventies. New government regulations on emissions caused all the car makers to install "anti-smog" solutions. Chrysler's engineering suddenly wasn't so great. That '72 (might have been a '73) Fury would stall every morning at red lights as my mom drove me to school. She would struggle to re-start it and often ended up flooding it. A new car that wouldn't go. This is where I personally started believing Chrysler automotive products were falling behind miserably. Yep, I was tardy sometimes which wasn't too pleasant as it was big-time frowned upon. I have to add this: "we could change an engine out in an hour". This can't be done today as we all know. My '04 Audi S4 6-speed just had to have a serpentine belt replacement (I only had 54K on it, but age is age). That belt replacement required the front bumper to come off, the radiator to be partially unbolted in order to tilt it forward, The wheels and inner wheel well buckets to be removed, and a few assorted electrical and plumbing disconnects. I was a full half-day + of labor. As modern cars have progressed in many ways they have become massive headaches to work on. Things like having to remove the entire motor to fix water pumps, oil pumps, and timing belts/chains/tensioners are common leading to excessive labor hours married to ever-escalating ridiculous prices for the individual components required. I consider repairability as part of top-shelf engineering which means over-engineering cars by cramming every conceivable component and sensor and various electronic aids in an engine bay means no easy repair access.is poor engineering. By the way I replaced the fan belt in a '87 GMC Jimmy for less than $20 and I had to hire out my Audi's serpentine belt replacement for a total cost of over $1600. Car companies apparently do not care much about this aspect, especially since it spoon feeds you to the dealer's service department where they can make even more $$$. This is a fantastic documentary. The man who was a young driver when his family was selected put it the way: "it changed my life for the better". Proof that wonderful cars have more to offer than transportation is something we need to get back to.

So much goosebumps watching this, amazing. What amazing team it had and the amazing team working on Jay’s, the car community doesn’t have an equal.

I remember hearing about this program when I was a kid, this video brought back so many fond memories! I was so thrilled with cars I was calling out the year, make and models when I was 4 and to this day I have photographic memory of the vehicles I see on the road. This video took me back to the 60's!

I grew up in a small (then) town in Detroit's Northern burbs...Franklin ,Mich. Every summer the town had what they called the "Strawberry Festival" even tho there were zero farms in the area. In fact a bunch of Chrysler big wigs lived nearby and at the 1961 or '62 festival they decided to feature one of these Turbine cars front and center on the village green...just in front of the 1 room library. One main draw for the fest was free strawberry shortcake...my brothers and I always tried to eat 3-4 each :)) At one point in the early afternoon, my oldest bro had snagged the drivers seat inside the Turbine...I was bugging him to let me have a turn in the cockpit and he wouldn't budge...so I punched his shoulder and his strawberry shortcake, complete with vanilla ice-cream and strawberry juice flew out of his hand and spilled all over the center console :(( I don't think we have ever run as fast before or since...he was yelling at me and I was laughing so hard I could barely breath... THAT is my memory of this fantastic piece of auto history :))

Excellent documentary about a fascinating turbine car that Chrysler Engineering developed back in the 50s and 60s. I was very lucky to work for Chrysler on a similarly exotic engine, a 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine in the late 80s and early 90s. I was also very lucky to work with Bud Mann, featured in this documentary.

beautiful video Hagerty, since you made this video I would like to give you the idea of ​​making a video of the history of the Slant Six, Chrysler's longest-lived and most durable engine, a world icon, the engine that Chrysler sold all over the world. An engine with sporting achievements in the US, Argentina, Australia, etc., achievements in resistance, durability. The Leaning Tower of Power deserves recognition.

Early post-war cars are some of the most amazing things human beings have ever built and the Chrysler Turbine is a fantastic example of that.

This is the best car video I have watched in years. Superb. Of course it has a great story, but it really captures the enthusiasm and joy of all the people involved. Thank you Hagerty.

Fantastic video, watching those cars be crushed and lit on fire in the junkyard hurt. The one car looked like it had a quivering lip as it was taken to the crusher. So cool to hear from and document those who surrounded this project back in the day. Thank you for the wonderful content Haggerty.

I remember seeing the car at the 1964/1965 worlds fair. It was on a small oval track that was cut in below ground level. Those where great all American times. Lots of pride, very little greed. Ford had an incredible pavilion. Cars ran on a cable of some sort and you picked a car, got in and rode in to a tunnel. You went in the dinosaur age, and went through time and came out in modern day. That was the year of the Mustang. For an 11 year old car lover it was incredible.

Such a beautiful documentary on such an amazing car. Once again Hagerty has gone above and beyond to tell the story of a truly unique car in such a wonderful time in automotive history.

This vid blows my mind. I have an old Chrysler book I bought around 79 when I aquired a Chrysler Coupe. It showed the turbine car. But I newer thought that some are still existing. And now this attempt to rebuild parts of this engine with the help of those pioneers is simply overwhelming.

I inspected one of these turbine cars in 1964 when I was 14. The car and its temporary custodian visited my small South Dakota home town. It was sitting on main street and the driver was in the cafe having lunch while I was looking at it. He came out and answered a few questions to the small crowd that had gathered. Then, he got in it and drove a way with a woosh that the car made.

I have always had a fascination over unique amazing engineering especially this car. I remember first watching a video with Jay and Dennis gage about the turbine car and fell in love with it. I always wished to see a documentary made about this engineering behind it and to see this video recommended to me on KZfaq I was amazed. I'd like to thank Hagerty for this wonderful documentary.

This was fascinating to watch, thanks for making it!

Here is a shining example of the craftsmanship and pride, no longer valued in our nation by the average individual. Every one of you, should be very proud, for the effort and enthusiasm you have shown in supporting this project.

Fantastic! I hope once they get Jay's engine up and running they make extra blades and regenerators for spare parts for the other surviving engines. I think they said 4 other cars were not running, plus there must be some engines that were replaced around, too.

Seems to me a small turbine would be perfect for a series hybrid. The light weight and fuel insensitivity would be a perfect match.