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The Chrysler turbine engine program that produced the Turbine Car began during the late 1930s and created prototypes that completed long-distance trips in the 1950s and early 1960s. The A-831 engines that powered the Ghia-designed Turbine Car could operate on many fuels, required less maintenance, and lasted longer than conventional piston engines.
However, the cars were withdrawn following Mike Spence's fatal crash while practicing in a Lotus 56, another turbine car. Shelby claimed he withdrew the cars for safety reasons, but they were actually withdrawn because changes in the Indianapolis 500 regulations had limited the ability of turbine-powered cars. [ 8 ]
Chrysler's turbine engine program did not end with the Chrysler Turbine Car. A new coupe body, which was to become the 1966 Dodge Charger was considered for a new fifth-generation turbine engine. However, Chrysler went on to develop a sixth generation gas-turbine engine which finally met US nitrogen oxide regulations, and installed it in a 1966 ...
Below is a list of notable defunct retailers of the United States. Across the United States, a large number of local stores and store chains that started between the 1920s and 1950s have become defunct since the late 1960s, when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated .
Target said it had reduced its “inventory exposure in discretionary categories” throughout Q2 by canceling more than $1.5 billion of orders in these categories and marking down products.
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The Rover T3 base unit is a gas turbine-powered development mule, developed in the early 1950s by the Rover Company. It was the engineering test car for the 1956 T3 coupé, Rover’s third turbine car. Essentially mechanically identical to the finished coupé, its simple body allowed for the easy change of turbine units and other components.
The name Walmart (NYSE: WMT) doesn't usually conjure up images of upscale shopping, but the discount supermarket giant, which happens to be the largest company in the U.S. by sales, has recently ...