{"product_id":"chryslers-turbine-car-the-rise-and-fall-of-detroits-coolest-creation-expanded","title":"Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation (Expanded)","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"Fascinating.\" ‚Äî\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"A delightful history.\" ‚Äî\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn 1964, Chrysler gave the world a glimpse of the future. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe automaker built a fleet of turbine cars‚Äîautomobiles with jet engines‚Äîand 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 the cars two years later; the jet car‚Äôs brief glory was over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Where did it all go wrong?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Lehto interviewed all the surviving members of the turbine car program, from the metallurgist who created the exotic metals for the interior of the engine to the test driver who drove it at Chrysler‚Äôs proving grounds for days on end. Lehto takes these firsthand accounts and weaves them into a fascinating story about the coolest car Detroit has ever produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this expanded edition, Lehto describes working with Jay Leno to rebuild one of the last remaining turbine cars, a prize in Leno‚Äôs famed collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50340200808733,"sku":"9780897336291","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780897336291.jpg?v=1757516798","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/chryslers-turbine-car-the-rise-and-fall-of-detroits-coolest-creation-expanded","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}