This car used a jet engine, and yes, it actually worked. In the 1960s, Chrysler built the Turbine Car, a street legal vehicle powered by a gas turbine engine similar to what you'd find in a helicopter. It ran on gasoline, kerosene, diesel, even tequila. The turbine had only 60 moving parts, no pistons, and could last longer than traditional engines. It sounded like a jet and had almost no vibration. So why didn't it take over the automotive world? Politics, emissions, and fuel economy regulation

The 1963 Chrysler Turbine car has a jet engine under its hood. In its heyday, it represented the future of automobiles. We blast off in this retro dream car. http://cnnmon.ie/10ZkIoa | CNN Business

The car that ran on jet fuel. Did you know Chrysler once built a car powered by a jet engine? In the 1960s, the Chrysler Turbine Car looked like a sleek American coupe, but under the hood was a turbine engine similar to what you'd find in a helicopter. It could run on almost anything flammable: kerosene, tequila, even perfume. The engine had just 60 moving parts, meaning almost no maintenance, and it produced a futuristic whistle instead of the usual rumble. But here's the catch: while it was sm