At a time of skyrocketing gasoline prices and gas-electric hybrids, the world would do well to consider Lehto's loving history of the alternative-fuel engine that could run on peanuts—literally—and the car that looked good doing it. [The book] demonstrates that the best ideas don't always need to be developed; sometimes they only need to be rediscovered. (Karen Dionne, author, Freezing Point)

This is the tale of how Chrysler's attempt to merge the jet age with the automobile's century clashed with the automaker's chronic struggle as the rockiest among Detroit's Big Three. A relevant tale for our age. (Todd Lassa, Detroit editor, Motor Trend)

"A detailed, entertaining meander through the history of 'Detroit's Coolest Car.'"  —New York Times

"A fascinating example of engineering and product development. . . . Motorheads will love it."  —Library Journal

"A delightful history."  —Wall Street Journal

"Steve Lehto's lively history of Chrysler's turbine car program is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the automobile in the jet age."  —David N. Lucsko, author, The Business of Speed: The Hot Rod Industry in America, 1915–1990

Steve Lehto's lively history of Chrysler's turbine car program is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of the automobile in the jet age. (David N. Lucsko, author, The Business of Speed: The Hot Rod Industry in America, 1915-1990)

Steve Lehto gives the most detailed and in-depth analysis of the men behind this amazing auto. Here is what happened to their dream of building a gas-turbine car.

This is a love letter to an automobile, but it's also an obituary of progress. The Chrysler Turbine Car embodied the elegant simplicity of progress. Steve Lehto gives a fascinating account of what kills elegant simplicity: cost, of course, and corporate muddle, and, most lethal of all, government bureaucracy. (P.J. O'Rourke, political satirist, journalist, and author, Driving )