Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation

"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. If the cars had been mass produced, today we might have cars that run on any flammable liquid instead of petroleum-derived fuels. Yet Chrysler crushed and burned most of t...