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In 1968, Lear also started work on a closed circuit steam turbine to power cars and buses, and built a transit bus and converted a Chevrolet Monte Carlo sedan to use this turbine system. It used a proprietary working fluid dubbed "Learium", possibly a chlorofluorocarbon similar to DuPont Freon.
In 1969, Lear and his friend Art Linkletter, offered their support for Craig Breedlove's supersonic car project.
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