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Editor @jack_rix editor@bbctopgearmagazine.com Tucked away beyond all the highly polished Duesenbergs and the kaleidoscope of terrible trousers, was a small but mesmerising display at the Pebble Beach Concours. “Unusual propulsion” it said on a lollipop sign, and it didn’t disappoint, with everything from a 1938 Citroen Traction Avant converted to run on coal (ULEZ compliant, do you think?) to a Chrysler Turbine capable of burning anything from Chanel No 5 to peanut oil. “Can’t be long before the AMG One joins this travelling circus,” I thought to myself, because as a method of propulsion, putting a Formula One engine into a road car and, crucially, getting it to behave, is every bit as ambitious as firing up a 36,000rpm miniature jet engine filled with aftershave to pop to the shops.…

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BBC Top Gear (digital) - 1 Issue, Oct-22

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