European Turbine Powered Cars
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While Americans are familiar with the jet cars of Chrysler and General Motors, several European companies also experimented with automotive jet power.
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Vintage vehicles, Automotive history and stories from motoring's past.
Virgil Exner: Chrysler's fintastic wizard of design
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Chrysler’s standout 1950s cars were the vision of designer Virgil Exner who rocked the auto industry and set Chrysler apart even from the outlandish 1950s designs.
Read More1958 General Motors Firebird III
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GM’s Motorama shows had some great cars including this computerized, jet-powered GM Firebird III.
Read More1959 Shamrock - Irish for Thunderbird
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Built in Ireland and aimed at the Thunderbird, the Shamrock may have suffered from a Leprechaun-sized powertrain or, perhaps, just the styling.
Read More1960 Plymouth XNR concept car
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Radical sports car concept survives the Lebanese civil war to win at Pebble Beach.
Read MoreFord Levacar Mach 1
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Ford's levitating Levacar Mach I was one concept car that walked the walk, actually flying around a track in those optimistic days when it seemed like the perfect ride for a limitless future.
Read MoreMercury D-524 1955
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Concept cars are usually created to dazzle the public with things-to-come that often fail to arrive. But others, like Ford’s D-524, are meant for internal scrutiny only, built to develop new engineering advances behind closed doors. Ironically, the D-524 later rose to quite public fame as a movie and television star.
Read MoreGeneral Motors 1955 Biscayne Motorama concept
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Thanks to collector Joe Bortz the Motorama Chevrolet Biscayne is back with us and you can see it in person today.
Read MoreQuasar Unipower 1967-68
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While some automotive types think outside the box, Quasar Khanh dreamed of pushing it into the box but one made of glass. This week Jim Cherry takes us for a ride and asks that we not throw stones.
Read More1958 Aurora: Car-Crazy Priest Dreams of Auto Safety
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Despite being built by a priest, the 1958 Aurora was described as hellish looking. Follow Jim Cherry's tale of the devilish account of this dream car of the 1950s.
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