In less than a month after the 1967 Indianapolis 500, USAC cut the allowable turbine air intake area from 23.999 to 15.999 square inches (103.22 cm 2) and imposed the ruling immediately, although it had been customary to give two years' notice of engine changes. [1]

Fifty years ago the 1967 STP-Paxton Turbocar failed at the Indy 500. Fifty years ago, the future rolled onto the grid at the Indianapolis 500. That future was low and wide and electric red....

The 51st International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, over two days, Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31, 1967. The race was dominated by Parnelli Jones in the radically new, four-wheel drive STP-Paxton Turbocar gas turbine entered by prolific car owner Andy Granatelli .

May 25, 2018 · Even though USAC, then Indy’s governing body, had put restrictions on the Lotus 56’s air intake, the cars still produced prodigious speed, with an estimated 500 horsepower generated by the turbine.

Sep 16, 2024 · Two years before Americans landed on the moon, Parnelli Jones nearly won the Indy 500 with a turbine engine from a helicopter.

The STP Paxton Turbine Car was the first turbine-powered car to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Vince Granatelli and Joseph Granatelli constructed the car in total secrecy but within all racing regulations. The car was propelled by a Pratt and Whitney turbine engine typically used in …

Aug 23, 2013 · Almost every part of the Turbocar was a marked departure from contemporary race cars, from the side-by-side chassis up. The cockpit sat on the right side of its central space frame backbone and...

The STP Paxton Turbine Car was the first turbine-powered car to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. Vince Granatelli and Joseph Granatelli constructed the car in total secrecy but within all racing regulations. The car was propelled by a Pratt and Whitney turbine engine typically used in …

Oct 18, 2016 · #TurbineTuesday today with a look at the turbine powered STP-Paxton Turbocar, the car that almost won the Indy 500 back in 1967 with Parnelli Jones at the wheel but which suffered a torque-converter failure with 3 laps to go...

Jun 5, 2017 · After an attempt to compete in the 1966 Indy 500 failed by Granatelli and company with a turbine car, the STP-Paxton TurboCar would bring what some believed to be the future of automobiles to the Brickyard. The radical 1967 effort was fielded by an experienced team.