Jet-Powered Car

Chrysler produced a jet engine for passenger cars and tested the gas-turbine power plant in a 1954 transcontinental trip. Further work resulted in a 140-horsepower engine with strong acceleration and fuel economy of almost 20 miles per gallon. The best part? According to company news releases, the motor required no tune-ups or oil changes and could burn any fuel, including regular gasoline, diesel, peanut oil, kerosene and French perfume. But the jet-powered car of the future never got off the ground. Less than 100 vehicles were built.