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Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon
Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon

Gas miser: This three-wheeled, lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5,691 miles per gallon

Date5/29/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gas miser: This three-wheeled; lightweight vehicle designed by University of Saskatchewan students set a world fuel economy record in Oakville yesterday - 5;691 miles per gallon.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009922F
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