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Chrysler's Turbine Car by Steve Lehto (Paperback, 2012)

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Lehto takes these firsthand accounts and weaves them into a fascinating story about the coolest car Detroit has ever produced. Author: Steve Lehto. Title: Chrysler's Turbine Car. The fleet logged over a million miles; the exercise was a raging success.

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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.

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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
ISBN-13
9781613743454
eBay Product ID (ePID)
189919456

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Book Title
Chrysler's Turbine Car
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Motor Vehicles
Publication Year
2012
Author
Steve Lehto
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Steve Lehto
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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by albbue_2719 Dec, 2019
A fantastic read about the Chrysler Turbine !
The book is one of the most interesting auto history books I have ever read in my life ! And I have several hundred books and magazines on cars, trucks, buses. I was greatly interested to learn how long Chrysler had been working and refining the turbine engine. I remember growing up and seeing the Chrysler Ghia turbine on TV and magazine ads. I even talked my parents into going to a car show just to see the car. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest or curiosity in Chrysler or the turbine car ! The price is well worth it !
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by fortmyersgs25 Nov, 2020
Worth adding to your automotive library
Reading the book at this moment but not finished. So far--an excellent account, very thorough and well written. Nice photos as well, including COLOR photos (which you don't often get these days in a lower priced book)
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by dewUn_kiQvS@Del...10 Sep, 2016
A Great Historical Book
The book gives a great historical overview and details some of the work that Chrysler engineers put into the cars. This book has further fueled my obsession with the turbine.
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by lumdor14 Dec, 2021
Interest book about a very rare car
Excellent book on Chrysler’s development and production of a turbine engined vehicle. A rare and unique vehicle that is well documented. A must have book for your automotive library.
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by wemmew03 Dec, 2023
Chrysler's Turbine Car The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Car
very informative store
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by myoldflame06 Apr, 2021
love it
a great book
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by rjbsr2063916 Apr, 2020
I never knew the car existed
Unbelievable story and history
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by try2find224 Aug, 2018
Title says it all quite well.
Great documentation of the Chrysler Turbine Program.
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by goncho1126 Sep, 2022
good deal
well righten
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by snciii17 Feb, 2022
GREAT
VERY INFORMATIVE !
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