On Jay Leno's Garage, the turbine car segment featuring an interview between Jay Leno and Steve Lehto, author of Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit’s Coolest Creation (Chicago Review Press), recently won an Emmy for outstanding short-format nonfiction program: www.emmys.com/shows/jay-lenos-garage. View the emmy-winning original segment on www.jaylenosgarage.com. |
"A bibliographic note in Chrysler's Turbine Car reads: “...Chrysler Turbine Car Stalls, Causes Manhattan Traffic Jam...,” from the Detroit News (May 15, 1963). This source is indicative of the research and, to an extent, the style of this book. It is a story, a strange piece of automotive history from the early 1950s through 1977. Just the idea of a jet car, even today with all the current technology, seems absurd, the stuff of Popular Science magazine covers, yet here is the tale of real cars and real people and over 1.1 million test miles at 44,500 rpm. Just under 200 pages with workmanlike notes and excellent index, this book is not for just the automotive minded; it is actually a nice little piece of America that will interest a wide audience...
"Summing up: Highly recommended for all levels/libraries."