Turbo Gum Collection 1-120 - Despre Smarturi

Turbo Gum Collection 1-50

1 Turbo Gum Opel Ascona CD

Opel Ascona CD

2 Turbo Gum TVR 390-SE Convertible

TVR 390-SE Convertible

3 Turbo Gum Rolls Royce Silver

Rolls Royce Silver

4 Turbo Gum Mercedes Benz 300 E

Mercedes Benz 300 E

5 Turbo Gum Honda Accord

Honda Accord

6 Turbo Gum Lamborghini

Lamborghini

7 Turbo Gum Aston Martin

Aston Martin

8 Turbo Gum Isdera Imperator 108

Isdera Imperator 108

9 Turbo Gum BMW RT80

BMW RT80

10 Turbo Gum Toyota Land Cruiser

Toyota Land Cruiser

11 Turbo Gum Cagiva Ferrari

Cagiva Ferrari

12 Turbo Gum Honda Civic

Honda Civic

13 Turbo Gum Subaru 4WD

Subaru 4WD

14 Tubo Gum Kodiak

Kodiak

15 Turbo Gum Volvo 760-GLE

Volvo 760-GLE

16 Turbo Gum Toyota Starlet

Toyota Starlet

17 Turbo Gum Austin MG Metro Turbo

Austin MG Metro Turbo

18 Turbo Gum Ford Sierra

Ford Sierra

19 Turbo Gum Lamborghini

Lamborghini

20 Turbo Gum Ford Escort RS Turbo

Ford Escort RS Turbo

21 Turbo Gum Ford Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird

22 Turbo Gum Ferrari GTO-308

Ferrari GTO-308

23 Turbo Gum Honda VF400

Honda VF400

24 Turbo Gum Ford Mustang SVO

Ford Mustang SVO

25 Turbo Gum Ferrari

Ferrari

27 Turbo Gum Renault 5

Renault 5

26 Turbo Gum Dodge Charger

Dodge Charger

28 Turbo Gum Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi

29 Turbo Gum BMW K-100

BMW K-100

30 Turbo Gum Dodge Conquest

Dodge Conquest

31 Turbo Gum Ferrari

Ferrari

33 Turbo Gum Pontiac Fiero

Pontiac Fiero

32 Turbo Gum Lamborghini

Lamborghini Countach

34 Turbo Gum Suzuki GS X 550

Suzuki GS X 550

35 Turbo Gum Dodge Colt

Dodge Colt

36 Turbo Gum Peugeot

Peugeot

37 Turbo Gum Nissan Sunny

Nissan Sunny

38 Turbo Gum Jaguar XJ-6

Jaguar XJ-6

39 Turbo Gum BMW 3-Er Serie

BMW 3-Er Serie

40 Turbo Gum Mercedes 190E

Mercedes 190E

41 Turbo Gum Lotus Esprit Turbo

Lotus Esprit Turbo

42 Turbo Gum Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

43 Turbo Gum Tyrrell P34

Tyrrell P34

44 Turbo Gum Porsche 928-TTE

Porsche 928-TTE

45 Turbo Gum Innocenti Mini De Tomaso

Innocenti Mini De Tomaso

46 Turbo Gum Porsche 911 Turbo

Porsche 911 Turbo

47 Turbo Gum Nissan 300 ZX

Nissan 300 ZX

49 Turbo Gum Camaro R Convertible

Chevrolet Camaro R Convertible

48 Turbo Gum BMW RT80

BMW RT80

50 Turbo Gum Ledl

LEDL

Turbo Gum Collection 51-120

51 Turbo Gum Ferrari Testarossa

52 Turbo Gum Honda Interceptors

53 Turbo Gum Lincoln Continental

54 Turbo Gum Jaguar Ozel Yapim

55 Turbo Gum Fiat

56 Turbo Gum Dodge Shadow

57 Turbo Gum Open Omega GL

58 Turbo Gum Ford Mustang GT

59 Turbo Gum Honda YF 1000 R

60 Turbo Gum Mercedes 190E

61 Turbo Gum VW Scirocco GT 16V

62 Turbo Gum Ford Tyrrell-011

63 Turbo Gum Opel Kadett GS-I

64 Turbo Gum Albar Sonic

65 Turbo Gum Subaru Aleyone Turbo

66 Turbo Gum Chevrolet Corvette

67 Turbo Gum BMV 735i

68 Turbo Gum Lamborghini Countach S

69 Turbo Gum Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z

70 Turbo Gum BMV K 100 RS

71 Turbo Gum Lincoln Mercur

72 Turbo Gum Chevrolet Turbo Sprint

73 Turbo Gum Mitsubishi Starion

74 Turbo Gum Rolls Royce

75 Turbo Gum VW Golf GTI

76 Turbo Gum Ferrari GTS Turbo

77 Turbo Gum Porsche 959

78 Turbo Gum Alfa Romeo 179

79 Turbo Gum Renault Alpine Turbo

80 Turbo Gum Audi 200 Quattro

81 Turbo Gum ABC Mercedes Motor

82 Turbo Gum BMV K 100 RT

83 Turbo Gum Porsche 944

84 Turbo Gum Suzuki Swift 1,3

85 Turbo Gum Jaguar XJS 3,6

86 Turbo Gum Chevrolet Celebrity

87 Turbo Gum Mercedes 500 SL

88 Turbo Gum Lancia

89 Turbo Gum Isdera Spyder 033-I

90 Turbo Gum Nissan Skyline GTS Turbo

91 Turbo Gum Lamborghini Jalpa 3500

92 Turbo Gum Citroen BX-16 TRS

93 Turbo Gum Audi 100 Quattro

94 Turbo Gum Dodge Daytona Shelby

95 Turbo Gum Honda Civic CRX

96 Turbo Gum Ford

97 Turbo Gum Ford

98 Turbo Gum Toyota Subra

99 Turbo Gum Nissan Fairlady-Z

100 Turbo Gum BMV 635 CSI

101 Turbo Gum Peugeot 205 Turbo

102 Turbo Gum Mazda RX-7

103 Turbo Gum Aston Martin Vantage

104 Turbo Gum Cobra 427

105 Turbo Gum TVR 420

106 Tubo Gum Ford Arrows-A4

107 Turbo Gum Suzuki GSX-R1100

108 Turbo Gum Honda YF 1000 F

109 Turbo Gum Lancia Delta ECV

110 Turbo Gum Vector W2 Twin Turbo

111 Turbo Gum Lotus Esprit Turbo

112 Turbo Gum Lotus Esprit 53

113 Turbo Gum Panther Solo

114 Turbo Gum Alfa Romeo 75

115 Turbo Gum Ford Ozel Yapim

116 Turbo Gum Mc Laren M16

117 Turbo Gum De Tomaso Pantera

118 Turbo Gum Lancia Delta HF4WD

119 Turbo Gum BMV R80

120 Turbo Gum Toyota Corolla Ozel Yapim

Turbo was a brand of chewing gum made by the Turkish company “KENT” and sold in many European and Asian countries. The company produced numerous brands of chewing gum and candy in the late 80s and throughout the 90s.

“TURBO” was released in 1986 with numbers 1-50 (production Oct 1986-Nov 1987). Due to limited supply and low popularity in the beginning it didn’t attract collectors, which is why numbers of the 1st series became extremely rare later on.

Collecting “Turbo” wrappers gained popularity with mass-produced 2nd series numbers 51-120 (production Jun 1988-Mar 1990). It coincided with the Revolutions of 1989 in the Eastern Bloc and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, which opened all those markets for imported goods.

If you were born between 1975 and 1985 in one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics or their allied Eastern European states and grew up there you must know what this was all about. The number of all complete sets worldwide is unknown.

Our boldest assumption is less than 30 (but most likely less than 15). Only 5 sets (or none) could be in a condition.

Estimated number of all who collected Turbo in their childhood, youth, or collect it today as adults is at least 100-150 million people. For many of them, imported candy was the first affordable piece of capitalism and remained important memorabilia of that period.

Sources: Bigbul from Bulgaria, Wikipedia, Collectors.