You’ve probably never met Ron Patrick, but chances are, if you see him on the road after reading this SF Chronicle article, you’ll remember his name.

When bugs fly: Auto geek hits highway for surreptitious runs in jet-powered VW
The Navy surplus General Electric T58-8F is that menacing, giant cigar-like item sticking out of the VW’s hatchback. When he fires it up, standing next to it is a bit like standing next to one of the engines of a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320 while the thing is about to back off from the gate. This, however, is a Volkswagen bug with a 1,450-horsepower jet engine sticking out the back, idling away at 13,000 RPM.

In the future, we will all have jet-powered cars.