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Chrysler Turbine car shows the future is always changing

Chrysler built 55 turbine-powered cars in 1963-64 and allowed consumers to drive them to get real-world test data. After the test was over, most of the cars were destroyed at a scrapyard. Three survive today. (RICHARD TRUETT)
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Richard Truett
May 17, 2016 05:00 AM
BLOG06_160709968_H1_-1_ZXUIERENGYEQ.jpg Richard Truett covers technology and engineering for Automotive News.

Yogi Berra is often credited with the expression: “The future ain’t what it used to be.” But the late Yankees catcher didn’t coin it. A version of the phrase dates back to the 1930s.

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