This segment was prefaced with the following: "In 1973, America was faced with an oil crisis that nearly crippled the country. It created a gas shortage and motorists had to wait hours to fill up their tanks. Consumers wanted a solution: cheaper gas or more economical cars." One such solution, The Dale, was a prototype vehicle designed in the early 1970's by engineer Dale Clifft, and marketed by Geraldine Elizabeth ("Liz") Carmichael, proprietor of the newly formed Twentieth Century Motor Company, headquartered in Encino, California. On May 29, 1975, however, Carmichael was indited by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury for grand theft and fraud, and was later found guilty on 34 counts. After all the buzz surrounding this "space age" automobile, it turned out to be a sham. This revolutionary car was touted as getting 70 miles to the gallon, weighing less than 1000 pounds, and costing less than $2000. More than $300 of the cars price, as well as 3
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