1981 Mercedes-Benz Powered by French Fries Grease
If it’s fuel-efficiency that you are looking for, no current-generation luxury car could possibly beat James McKinnon’s 1981 Mercedes-Benz. The beat-up and no-longer-luxurious Mercedes of McKinnon, the owner of Toronto-based restaurant called Dangerous Dan’s, can go from his location all the way to Port Dover, Ontario for only 30 cents. It may sound ridiculous, but it is true. The 1981 Mercedes-Benz, probably a W123 Sedan 300D model based on the picture provided by Thestar.com, is powered up by a retrofitted engine that uses vegetable oil. McKinnon puts the same grease he used to cook up his fries to his car. As a result of this abuse, he was able to save a couple of thousand… Continue Reading »