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Back in the late 1970's and early 80's there were two brothers from Clements MN who designed a corn alcohol still on their farm and used the ethanol in a 1950's ford pickup truck. I saw this pick-up in operation and remember the smell of the exhaust when they drove this truck into the local grain elevator. It was the beginning of the ethanol industry. I do believe these two brothers are still alive. Jerry

P.S. to carbking regarding Road tax or Consumption tax on moonshine used as vehicle fuel, The ethanol plants have to add a certain % of Gasoline to the finished product or pay Consumption tax on it. It is then called "Denatured Alcohol"or unfit for human consumption. I kinda think that the 2 brothers above paid neither tax. LOL