Chrysler built 46 jet cars

San Francisco CA

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Here's why the government made Chrysler destroy its 46 jet cars My dad was one of the chosen to drive the Turbine, It was probably the highlight of his life! We drove it from our home in Milwaukee to New Orleans and people would follow us for miles until we stopped at a gas station. Dad kept the tank pretty full, as not every station carried the type of fuel that we needed. The car was nothing like the 1949 Plymouth that sat in our driveway! We were given plastic models of the car...which sat in a place of honor in dad’s home for over 50 years!!! My 1st car was a '68 Charger R/T in 1976 Just turned 16 years old, the same week I got my license. $50 from a family friend, that car was only 8 years old at the time. Stories like this spawned the "OK boomer" meme. We were luckier back then than young people today. Sprawling apartments above shops on High St. north of Ohio State campus $75 a month. F yea I would go back to relive those times in an instant. The Car was actually demoed to the president of Mexico at the time. And during the conversation, he asked if it would run on Tequila. the engineers said technically yes. So they filled the gas tank with Tequila and the president of Mexico drove it around. So at the time, the president of Mexico was driving around in a tequila powered jet car........ that is the most Mexican thing I have ever heard. That's the coolest thing I've heard in a long time. It all just seems so fitting. He may have only been president but I'd say he probably felt like a King while driving around in a tequila powered road rocket. Plus you can jam a straw into the fuel tank and get yourself a hit of tequila. Sounds so convenient.