"SPECIAL" MR2 tow car in IOWA... WILD! (long)

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TRI JET TURBINE POWERED TOYOTA MR2
Item #566827966

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Currently $2,300.00 (reserve not yet met)  First bid $2,300.00
Quantity 1  # of bids 0 bid history
Time left 9 days, 2 hours +  Location IOWA
   Country/Region USA/Los Angeles
Started Mar-04-01 21:11:30 PST   mail this auction to a friend
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Seller (Rating) sheldahl77 at aol.com (36)
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Description

OH BOY!!!! I AM GONNA HAVE TO WRITE A LONG LIABILITY WAIVER TO SELL THIS 
ONE!!!!!!!! YOU DONT HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO BUY THIS, BUT IT WILL HELP. UNSAFE 
@ ANY SPEED!!!!!!!!!! BUT SOOOO MUCH FUN!!!! THIS IS A 1985 TOYOTA MR2 WITH 
THREE, THATS RIGHT THREE!!!!! TURBOJETS POWERING IT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO 
85 MPH AND IN ORDER TO TAKE IT ANY FASTER IT NEEDS HIGH SPEED TIRES, AND BY 
THE WAY IT WILL GO A LOT FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNDER THE HOOD [FRONT] IS A 
5 HP HONDA ENGINE THAT DRIVES AN OIL PUMP FOR THE BEARINGS OF THE TURBOS AND 
A FUEL PUMP THAT SUPPLIES JET A TO THE COMBUSTORS @ 450 PSI, ADDITIONALLY 
THE ENGINE DRIVES AN ALTERNATOR FOR THE 12 VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERIOR 
OF THE CAR CONTAINS THE VARIOUS FUEL CONTROLS OIL TEMP, VOLTMETER, OIL 
PRESSURE, FUEL PRESSURE GUAGES AND THREE [1 FOR EACH TURBO] PYROMETERS. A DC 
TO AC INVERTER IS INSTALLED TO DRIVE A NEON TRANSFORMER USED TO SUPPLY 
IGNITION TO THE COMBUSTORS. FUEL QUANITY IS 21 US GALLONS OF JET-A AND OIL 
CAPACITY IS 12 US QTS TURBOS ARE STARTED WITH A LEAF BLOWER AND YOU ARE OFF 
AND RUNNING, IDLE RPM IS PROX 25,000 RPM AND FULL SPEED IS ESTIMATED @ 
75,000 RPM, TOTAL THRUST @ FULL SPEED IS PROX 190 LB. ITS FAST!!!!!!!!!!!! 
HEARING PROTECTION IS RECOMENDED BEHIND THE CAR BUT DRIVING IT IS VERY QUIET 
AND SMOOTH. IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CLEAR TITLE 
AND REGISTERED IN IOWA, IT IS PROBABLY STREET LEGAL EXCEPT FOR THIS LITTLE 
EXCESSIVE NOISE ISSUE, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHEILD WIPERS ETC. TOBAR IS 
INCLUDED,

AND IT TOWS VERY SMOOTHLY,   <<<<<<<<<<<------------


WILL GIVE HANDS ON INSTRUCTION TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WHEN PICKING UP THE 
MR2. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AGREES TO SIGN A LIABILITY WAIVER HOLDING SELLER 
HARMLESS SHOULD THE PURCHASER DO SOMETHING ULTRA STUPID WITH MY LITTLE 
CAR!!!!!!!! SERIOUS BUYERS PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS
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On Mar-05-01 at 09:38:07 PST, seller added the following information:
WEIGHT: FROM THE FACTORY THIS CAR WEIGHED PROX 2350 LB THE ENGINE WAS CAST 
IRON AND LOCATED MIDPOINT IN THE CAR AFTER STRIPPING THE DRIVE TRAIN AND 
OTHER HEAVY ITEMS I CALCULATE THE CAR WEIGHED 1500 LB, AFTER ADDING THE 
TURBINES AND SUPPORT EQUIPTMENT THE CAR WEIGHS PROX 2100 LB.. OH BY THE WAY 
THE GPS UNIT MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE DASH[INTERIOR PIC] IS NOT INCLUDED.








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