Post #1236194

2026-04-17 01:06 UTC

Due to petrol shortages in Cuba, this guy modified his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal.* https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-mechanic-charcoal-powered-car-9.7135240 #WeirdCarMastodon *I am not saying cars should be run this way, but it&#39;s weird, and this is a weird car account

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@pewnack@aus.social 2026-04-17 01:18

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org Can his car smoke ham?

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@temptoetiam@eldritch.cafe 2026-04-17 01:20

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org In France, this was common under the Nazi occupation under the name gazogène. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator

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@johncormier@cosocial.ca 2026-04-17 01:52

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org irrelevant detail, but are those Apple stickers on rear driver side window? Can’t zoom in enough to be sure lol

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@RueNahcMohr@infosec.exchange 2026-04-17 01:54

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org gassifier, but during the war, lots less power, but I'm not sure how much it matters.

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@lobsterofrevenge@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 01:56

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org pyrolysis gas generators have been a traditional way to run internal combustion engines in hard times. [AltText for wikipedia image: a red Dodge V10 pickup truck hauling hay with a woodgas gasifier system mounted at the front of the bed. On dirt road with farm buildings in the background] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator

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@sowa@fedi.sowi.space 2026-04-17 04:44

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org as a Pole, I am legally obliged to post this GIF here:

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@neckspike@indiepocalypse.social 2026-04-17 11:16

@weirdonwheels@social.chinwag.org How appropriate it's a Polski, after seeing Garbage Time's lubricated with olive oil and running on kerosene.

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