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Retro Review: Coal-Powered Turbine Engine Oldsmobile

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In 1982, worried about rising oil prices, GM was toying with the idea of car that ran on coal dust. This 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was converted to a turbine engine that burned powered coal. Call it...the COALdsmobile??? ...more
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Retro Review: Coal-Powered Turbine Engine Oldsmobile
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2017Jan 6
In 1982, worried about rising oil prices, GM was toying with the idea of car that ran on coal dust. This 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was converted to a turbine engine that burned powered coal. Call it...the COALdsmobile???

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