Rover Jet 1
Weird Car of the Day #403: Rover Jet 1 - Tally Whoa
This is the world’s first jet turbine-powered car. Could also be the world’s first convertible with a rear cabin wind deflector but nobody ever seems to care about that when I tell them. Anyway.
And, as the world’s first, fastest, wind deflected baby jet aged British prototype, its gestation presented a number of unique challenges, for instance, the engineers who manned the jet turbine engine test bench had to volunteer…and, reports say, be unmarried.
“It runs very smoothly. Hear just wind noise. No effort at all.” - Spencer King, Rover
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