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UER Forum > Private Boards Index > Car Talk > You gotta see this. (Viewed 1135 times)
Shael 


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You gotta see this.
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http://topdocument...failed-inventions/

I found a documentary on failed inventions, but there's a couple crazy parts to it. Ford toyed with a nuclear powered engine and Chrysler actually worked on a turbine powered car until the 1980's, what's amazing is it worked and...get this...it burned ANY combustible liquid, from alcohol to gasoline to corn oil. Only drawback was the acceleration lag time.

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Re: You gotta see this.
< Reply # 1 on 4/8/2010 5:56 AM >
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They actually fixed the acceleration issue right before it was axed.




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< Reply # 2 on 4/8/2010 12:50 PM >
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There's one at the Peterson Museum in LA




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< Reply # 3 on 4/8/2010 1:36 PM >
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There have been many turbine designs.

However GM had designed and experimented with several gas turbine engines.

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< Reply # 4 on 4/9/2010 11:17 PM >
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thats a pretty amazing video. the turbine ford looks pretty good.
all the pics above with the exception of the firebird II are hideous




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