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The motive power would bear some similarities to a jet aircraft engine both employed a turbine, but the race car engine would not be a true jet engine because it depended on a driveshaft, not thrust, to move the car forward. The Granatellis wished to build “the first truly space-age racing vehicle … totally designed on aircraft principles,” according to a press release. Vince and Joseph Granatelli, brothers of STP CEO Andy Granatelli, built the STP Turbocar in complete secrecy but complied with all racing regulations in effect at Indianapolis at the time. Turbine engine shown in place on the frame of the STP Turbocar

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