Autogas
Way back in 1981, in Italy, I purchased a 1967 MBZ 250SL that had been converted to run on Autogas. Technology back then wasn't all that great of course, and you had to start your car using regular gasoline, and then reach down and flip a switch to feed the car propane instead of gasoline.
Ran like a champ and I saved a ton of money the 7 years I spent in Italy (back then European prices for gasoline were huge because of highway taxes, but both diesel and propane were sold back then nearly tax free in most countries for various reasons.) Now--??
I saved on both the basic price of propane vs gasoline and in taxes. Lot of flexibility as I traveled since my regular gas tank was not removed and could seek out the best deal.
But when the USAF sent me back to the US in 1988, I had the tank and propane fuel lines removed -- because I knew that I'd never find a propane distributor in the US that would fill up my car sinc it wasn't a back yard barbeque tank.
Chuck
