| Guinness World Record - Longest Fuel Range |
 Using #2 diesel oil as fuel, a stock Volkswagen transmission and an aluminum chassis weighing 1,550 lb, Craig Henderson and Bill Green, automotive engineers, in Sept 1986, piloted their sleek prototype 1,759 mi, an average 103.7 mpg on a trip from Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles to the Mexican border at Tijuana and up through California, Oregon and Washington to Vancouver, Canada. They set their idling jet jet way down and, through capable driving 95 mph or more, they managed to economize and use less than $15 of fuel. Avion, as they call their gull-wing-doored-car, had no special equipment although the air-conditioner was removed and small tires used. The Car is 13 ft long, 63 in wide, 43 in tall and can accommodate two people with 15 cu ft of luggage space. The two engineers plan to go into production of the vehicle as a special performance car.
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