Turbine Car Manuals

The Chrysler Turbine Car was a gas turbine coupe built by Chrysler Corporation in the early 1960s. Manuals here include the 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car Driver’s Guide, an owner’s manual written for the drivers who evaluated the car.

The guide covers the controls, starting, fuel, heater, wheel changing and capacities of the turbine coupe. It is a primary source on how the car was meant to be operated, and it interests collectors, automotive historians and museum staff, as well as anyone studying early gas turbine automobiles and how Chrysler presented an unconventional powertrain to ordinary drivers.