Howmet TX - 24 Hours Le Mans 1968
Model car kit in 1/24 scale manufactured by Profil24 (ref. P24132K)

Perhaps one of the most successful projects of a vehicle powered by an aircraft engine. more specifically a Continental Aviation & Engineering TS325-1, where the number 325 refers to the horsepower of the turbine. A curious feature of the car due to the fact of mounting a turbine is that it did not need a gearbox, only a differential, and for the reverse gear that it had to mount according to the FIA, it used an electric motor. The exhaust temperature generated by the turbine was such that they had to focus upwards so as not to "scorch" the vehicles that circulated behind. The car was fast from the beginning, but its main disadvantage was its range, as it had to stop for refueling approximately every 50 minutes, which meant more than three times as many stops as rival cars. Despite this, the team decided to go to the 24h of Le Mans, where luck did not smile on them, having to abandon the two team cars without reaching the halfway point. 1968 was his only year in competition, after which he devoted himself to breaking various speed records.

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