Ford Mustang with fighter jet turbine put up for sale in the US

The drag racing car is based on the iconic 1967 pony car. Instead of the usual V8, the enthusiast introduced a real Westinghouse aviation turbojet engine into the Mustang.

An enthusiast named Ted Trischle, who conceived this project, purchased a Mustang body for it and installed a Westinghouse J34 engine, which in a previous life was on the McDonnell F2H Banshee carrier-based fighter, which was in service with the US Navy.

In fact, the car body was “stretched” onto an aircraft power unit. Under the hood there is only an air intake, a couple of additional amplifiers and a front axle from a 1939 Plymouth. The car was equipped with drum brakes from a 1958 Buick, but the main moderators were brake parachutes.

Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
Bring a Trailer Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
Bring a Trailer Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
Bring a Trailer Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
Bring a Trailer Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
Bring a Trailer Ford Mustang Krispy Kritter
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The rear suspension of the car is leaf spring. with shock absorbers. According to some reports, drag races involving a jet Mustang, nicknamed Krispy Kritter, recorded speeds of up to 500 km/h.

The engine itself takes up almost all the internal space. There is only a narrow “nook” left for the driver on one side; the fuel tank is located on the other side. The instrument panel, of course, is non-standard: the tachometer here is marked to values ​​u200bu200bthat the 390 cc V8 could not even dream of, plus there is an exhaust temperature sensor.

At the time of publication, the bid for an unusual lot at auction reached $15 thousand. The car comes with a trailer for its transportation.