Nope, I can't remember if it was during the first or second "oil crisis" but it was on the news, a couple of senators went down to greet him (back in the day when you could drive up the steps to the Capital). Then "poof" never heard a thing about it after that. I remember talking about it with someone in college and we were both thinking...whatever happened to that "idea"?

Who's to say where it went, if it was practical for production or not, etc, etc. But we just seem to have gone dormant for many years since then regarding efficiency. I'm sure the kids in West Philadelphia High weren't redesigning engines for that little monster of theirs, they(their instructor) just modified something existing... So, naturally, one begins to wonder what the great automotive minds at the big three are doing these days.