My dad told me that during the war (WW2) since gasoline was rationed people would try different fuels. Diesel fuel could be obtained if you were near a farm. A copper tube would be wound around the exhaust pipe and manifold from the tank. So the car would be started on gasoline and after warming up switched over to diesel, or kerosene. Your coupe may have been set up that way.
He said the army wouldn't take him because he had flat feet and a slight stutter. So he moved up to Portland to work in the shipyards.
Apparently there was some kind of flammable cleaning fluid they could get in gallon glass jugs. He and a buddy of his if they wanted to go somewhere they would save up and buy a bunch of these jugs. There was a limited supply. Wherever they went they had to be aware of how many jugs they had left to get home on. I would be nervous with a bunch of flammable liquid in glass in my trunk.
In England they used vapors off of smoldering wood burning in a large pot on the back of the car. Interesting to see how creative some people would get to be able to drive somewhere.
Many of us have used lawn mower tanks to get our cars going. They have limited range but work well when a gallon or less of fuel will allow what we need at the time.
