Miss Purity turns 50: Celebrating U of T’s entry into the Clean Air Car Race of 1970

Miss Purity — pictured here next to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge — is a hybrid propane/electric car built by a team of U of T Engineering students for the Clear Air Car Race of 1970. The car is being restored for the 50th anniversary of the race. (Photo courtesy Juri Otsason)

Building a car is hard. Building a propane/electric hybrid car from scratch using only volunteer labour in less than six months is, some would say, impossible.

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