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Originally Posted by barry12345
I think the generic name was charcoal burners but not sure. The modified carborator on the gas engines ran on the byproducts of combustion held usually in a big bag on top of the vehicles. Actually a lot of these modified cars and trucks were used in europe during the second world war. I assume there was generally no fuel available or so seriously restricted it forced some people to convert their vehicles.
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I believe these type setups were not uncommon in places like India up into the sixties.
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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