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Ratliff

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Breedlove's proposed 1968 jet car
« on: June 03, 2008, 10:03:24 PM »

J-79 engine

Two closely spaced front wheels

F-104 type inlets

Chute tubes on underside of body

Offline bvillercr

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Re: Breedlove's proposed 1968 jet car
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008, 10:12:44 PM »
Where do you find all of this stuff?  Are they in books that you have collected over the years?  Lots of great photos.

Ratliff

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Re: Breedlove's proposed 1968 jet car
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2008, 10:18:42 PM »
Where do you find all of this stuff?  Are they in books that you have collected over the years?  Lots of great photos.

A friend of mine used to work for Breedlove, got the model, and sent me the photos.

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Re: Breedlove's proposed 1968 jet car
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2008, 12:26:00 AM »
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Where do you find all of this stuff? 

I see lots of it on evilBay, or sometimes just surfing Google Images.
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Re: Breedlove's proposed 1968 jet car
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2008, 07:55:31 AM »

Here's a cutaway view of Breedlove's original land speed car, the Spirit of America three-wheeler J-47 jet.