Chrysler's Turbine Car - The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation (Paperback)

"Fascinating." —Vanity Fair   "A delightful history." —Wall Street Journal   In 1964, Chrysler gave the world a glimpse of the future. The automaker built a fleet of turbine cars—automobiles with jet engines—and lent them out to members of the public. The fleet logged over a million miles; the exercise was a raging success.  These turbine engines would run on any flammable liquid—diesel, heating oil, kerosene, tequila, even Chanel No. 5. If the cars had been mass produced, today we might have cars that do not require petroleum-derived fuels. The engine was also much simpler than the piston engine—it contained far fewer moving parts and required much less maintenance. The cars had no radiators or fan belts and never needed oil changes. Yet Chrysler crushed and burned most of the cars two years later; the jet car’s brief glory was over. Where did it all go wrong? Steve Lehto has interviewed all the surviving members of the turbine car program, from the metallurgist who created the exotic metals for the interior of the engine to the test driver who drove it at Chrysler’s proving grounds for days on end. Lehto takes these firsthand accounts and weaves them into a fascinating story about the coolest car Detroit has ever produced.

General

Imprint:	Chicago Review Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Steve Lehto
Foreword by:	Jay Leno
Dimensions:	154 x 229 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-61374-345-4
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-61374-345-9
Barcode:	9781613743454

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!