Ah, the 60s, the jet age. I believe there are now some large trucks in Europe that are turbine powered. If I am mistaken, perhaps it was a concept model.
In the 60s, Chrysler started working on their gas turbine engine. They made successful test cars, like 50 of them, and gave them to normal people to drive. They were reliable and well-liked. Most were destroyed, as concept cars always are. They persisted, however, after about 20 years of research and development, they were finally ready to tool up a factory and make the New Yorker with a gas turbine engine... in the 1980s.
At the time, they had been bailed out by the US government, and they said 'nope' because it was considered a risky business endeavor. And that was the end of the gas turbine in automobiles. They do have gas turbine engines in tanks, though, and I think that engine has its roots in Chrysler's turbine.
Their R&D did have some good results, though. They made big advances in metallurgy. They were able to use regular metals for the turbine blades, where jet engines still use titanium alloy. They also made big advances in turbine technology and efficiency. In the 60s, they would've been roughly as fuel efficient as a comparable regular engine car. I realize that's not a flattering comparison, but that was a massive improvement on the technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2A5...Leno%27sGarage