When does the turbo engine make its 1st appearance?

[Lionel]

Like the title says.

 

[Scar59]

A fast Google search should lead to tons of info. Now I got to look......

 

[Lionel]

Yes, you would think so, but I did, and it is not so clear. Best I can tell is 1996 so far. But that seems early to me. Did they turbo non-optimizer engines? My understanding from what I've found is the Optimizer makes its first appearance around 2000 or so. Also not verified.

 

[Lawdog734]

I wouldn't count on it anytime soon, but I suppose we could be surprised.

 

[Lionel]

I wouldn't count on it anytime soon, but I suppose we could be surprised.

I think you misunderstand. Not asking when they will come up for auction. Asking when they first went into production.

 

[Lawdog734]

I think you misunderstand. Not asking when they will come up for auction. Asking when they first went into production.

Whoops, you're right. Like you looked up, it says 1996 - but I've never seen one during my time in service (96-00). The first time I ever saw one was in the 2000-2001 timeframe.

 

[86m1028]

I've got a 96 parts truck with a factory turbo.

 

[Action]

1996 was when the H1 had a turbo option.