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

"Fascinating." —Vanity Fair

"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. 

These turbine engines would run on any flammable liquid—diesel, heating oil, kerosene, tequila, even Chanel No. 5. If the cars had been mass p…