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Friday Fuel-Tank Filler
Nearly five decades ago, a concept vehicle was unveiled which promised outstanding fuel efficiency with minimal hydrocarbon emissions. The fuel & engine technology had been proven successful in several applications, but "other factors" prevented this vehicle from ever reaching the general public.
What was the name of the vehicle, the technology behind it and the reason(s) it never saw the light of day.
Re: Friday Fuel-Tank Filler
The Lear steam car. Think Lear jet.
Clearly I have no idea but......
I always liked the WW2 south american idea. It was a car run on methane. The back of the car had a moonshine still looking device that you put green wood in, fire it up and it produced methane gas for the cars engine. Just about the exact opposite of what you're looking for.
Re: Friday Fuel-Tank Filler
If I recall correctly, they experimented with gas turbine engines that were very efficient and could run on almost any liquid fuel, from diesel to 12 year old scotch. The exhaust could roast a pig in no time flat, not to mention anything else that happened to be behind the pipe. Acceleration was slow, though. Is this what you had in mind?
Cheers!
Jim
Hint
This vehicle concept came from one of the "Big 3" in Detroit.
Basil got the steam part right.
Jim got the turbine part right.
Now, what was the highly efficient fuel?
Re: Friday Fuel-Tank Filler
Chrysler Motors produced a limited amount of Turbine engines in the late 50's or early 60's. There was much a do about them but it quickly faded. Another was the Wankle,(Sp?), Rotary engine which was used by Mazda in their RX sport cars. Don't know why it never became popular.
Hint II
This vehicle was so efficient that it would go 5000 miles between re-fuelings. It was propelled by a scaled-down version of a system that has been quite successful in certain marine applications.
NUKE
Yea...
Now, who's bright idea was it to put a nuclear reactor in the trunk? And what did they call it?
I Googled It
Ford called the car Nucleon-- Gives a whole new meaning to FORD--Fear Of Radiation Danger-- also new meaning to Found Off Road, Dead
Scary isn't it?
I'm not sure what more frightening; driving around with a reacter and two tons of lead in the back seat, or having a reactor in every garage!