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This type of thing, much slower of course, was used in Germany during and after the war to run cars with wood. The actual furnace was often pulled on a trailer.
by zwieback 15y ago
This type of thing, much slower of course, was used in Germany during and after the war to run cars with wood. The actual furnace was often pulled on a trailer.
- mrsebastian 15y agoWere those not just steam-powered cars? (Quite common, once upon a time.)
- jws 15y agoApparently not, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator You can see one in an old movie clip on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11FB83YxoeM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11FB83YxoeM skip up to about 3:10.
- mrsebastian 15y agoHa, awesome :) Love the picture of the Saab, in the Wiki entry.