Chrysler's turbine car : the rise and fall of Detroit's coolest creation
Record details
- ISBN: 9781569765494
- ISBN: 1569765499
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Physical Description:
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xii, 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Jay Leno -- Introduction -- 1: Promise of the jet age -- 2: Chrysler's first "jet" car -- 3: Fourth-generation engine: Chrysler's viable automotive power plant -- 4: Ghia turbine car -- 5: User program: the ultimate public relations event -- 6: Globe-trotting Ghia -- 7: Other Ghias in America -- 8: User experiment -- 9: Wrap-up of the user program -- 10: Beginning of Chrysler's financial decline -- 11: Problem of smog -- 12: Chrysler's financial troubles -- 13: Other manufacturers and the turbine -- 14: Death of the turbine program -- 15: Survivors -- 16: Going for a ride in Jay Leno's Ghia -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Subject: | Chrysler automobile History 20th century Experimental automobiles History 20th century Automobiles, Gas-turbine History 20th century |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | TL 215 .C55 L45 2010 | 30542259 | General Collection | Available | - |