Vehicle Description
This custom 1979 Ford Econoline Jet Van was built from the ground
up as a true dragster. The body (shell) of the van is the only part
that is of the original design. It is powered by an early
1950s-vintage Westinghouse J-34 11-stage axial-flow turbojet engine
that generates 3,500 pounds of thrust; with the afterburner it
comes to just over 6,500 pounds. The data plate for this engine
says it was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on September 9, 1951.
The van has a custom wrap over the original Ford Econoline body and
it is equipped with a parachute to help stop the van when finishing
a run down the runway. Among the planes that used the J-34 are the
McDonnell F-2H Banshee (Navy carrier fighter), XF-85 Goblin (Air
Force parasite fighter), D-558B Skyrocket (Navy supersonic research
airplane) and the XF-88 Voodoo (Air Force penetration fighter).
**SOLD ON BILL OF SALE** **NOT STREET LEGAL**
