Chrysler's 1963 "consumer" Turbine Car was rather understated inside, but cylindrical center console was striking. Brushed-metal door trim accented bronze- colored upholstery and carpeting. Though it ended up looking quite orthodox, the '63 Turbine Car might have been far more radical, as this mockup suggests. Two-passenger layout with abbreviated landau-style roof was likely vetoed for more practical appeal among the car's consumer testers. Abandoning the bodyside scoop treatment was a blow for good taste. Center: A typical bit of factory PR artwork reveals the Turbine Car's mechanical package, suspension -- and huge exhaust ducts, necessary to keep exiting heat at reasonable and safe levels. The '63 Turbine Car was once called "Engelbird" for its general similarity to the 1961-63 T-Bird designed by Chrysler styling chief Elwood Engel just before he came over from Ford. All 50 of the "consumer" cars wore Turbine Bronze paint and black vinyl roof coverings. Note the engine-related "blade" motif on the wheel covers and around the headlamps. The '63 Turbine Car was wildest at the rear with huge "boomerang" taillamps and heavily sculptured deck. Finned cylindrical backup-lamp housings were one of many "turbine" styling symbols.