I had to chuckle just a little about the "space ship" look to these.
Although the Firebird III does resemble the Cuda, Charger, Challenger, Corvette, Firebird and Camaro of later years, well if you squint real hard and have a headache.
Firebird I and II, respectively
Firebird I
Firebird III
Feasibility studies in the 30's by Emmett Conklin (the only person qualified
to drive the Firebird I) designed the first gas turbine powered car to see if it had any redeeming qualities. Redeeming? You mean other than going 100 MPH and being a jet engine on a chassis. Hmmmm, let's see, that would do it for me! Later Maury Rose would test drive this car at the Indianapolis Speedway. No speeds given for that test drive, however, it was noted that Conklin shut it down at 100 MPH when he shifted to 2nd gear the tires lost traction. Really?
Now that reminds of the "Little Nash Rambler" song...Beep, Beep.
