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10-14-2022, 03:54 AM
(10-14-2022, 03:11 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Funny to think that during the 1974 oil crisis, OEMs, including GM, briefly revisited steam to see if it would be a viable alternative to I.C.
Imagine a coal-burning, steam-powered Pontiac.

ROFL ... yeah.

My '79 Sunbird was almost that.
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10-15-2022, 12:46 AM




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_AYLYhDyA
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10-15-2022, 03:19 AM
(10-15-2022, 12:46 AM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh_AYLYhDyA
Well, that is impressive. Technology will evolve, no question about it. Don't know about my steam-powered rocking chair idea, though.
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10-15-2022, 09:58 AM
I’m sure you’ll find some sort of air-under-pressure propulsion for that chair, GO.
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10-15-2022, 10:04 AM
(10-15-2022, 09:58 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: I’m sure you’ll find some sort of air-under-pressure propulsion for that chair, GO.

May it not be a North Korean made missile. Dodgy
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