The 1964 GM Bison: An Experimental Semi-Truck
This blog looks at the 1964 GM Bison, an experimental semi-truck powered by two different-size gas turbines producing electricity to drive the wheels. It includes photos of the mockup and other vehicles from the era.
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1964 GM Bison - Experimental semi-truck powered by two different-size gas turbines producing electricity to drive the wheels. No working example was ever made, only this mockup. https://t.co/1fM3Nn9aG4 pic.twitter.com/1t9acsesPa
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The Tampa Tribune, Florida, April 1, 1939 https://t.co/acWwTW62jv pic.twitter.com/nbVfJ9csvA
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Alberto-Culver Co, 1954 https://t.co/Gx0WflNLoi pic.twitter.com/0XFvVezVuh
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Hollywood Freeway under construction, Los Angeles, 1952 https://t.co/1QnxbEX81E pic.twitter.com/3RcyyeIyey
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