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Detroit, 2:28 AM
Sun Nov 22
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- #1: a 1949 -1951 Ford Club Coupe
- #2: a 1935 Hudson Terraplane Sedan. I can't identify the coupe in the background.
- #3: a 1940 Packard Formal Sedan
- #4: This one was easy, as its a 1941 Buick.
- #5: Are you kidding?... most of the late 30's early 40's two door cars look like this. I have to research it by using the back tire. #photography
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@UDMan: Here is the picture I used for the number 5 Plymouth. #photography
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@UDMan: Here is an image I used for the Terraplane: #photography
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@UDMan: And now for the 1940 Packard: #photography
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I also think it was used in some Renault tractors well before that, but I can't confirm that to be true. #engine
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@Armand: Wikipedia says that there were 4 different displacements over the history of the 2CV, but I would think they're all based on the same block.
I also found this boatload of awesome. I think they even have the 2CV engine on the outboard.
10/17/09
One thing that I have noticed, though, is a lack of contemporary (or at least semi-contemporary) small engines.
I would like to nominate the Mazda K engine.
It was an interesting engine from the standpoint that it is the smallest V6 engine ever developed, and all that well known, it was competitive, reliable, powerful for its size, and was known for being silky smooth. It also featured the unusual and interesting Variable Resonance Induction System (VRIS).
With a life span of roughly ten years, it isn't in the same class as some of the other grizzled elders presented above, but it's combination of novelty, innovation, and reliability are worth a look. #engine
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The ChryCo slant-6 until all gasoline has turned to varnish ('bout 12 months after production ceases), then the OM617 to roam the Earth with the cockroaches. #engine
10/17/09
Now for the Ford Tempo Fact of the Day! The HSO (High Specific Output) version of Ford's 2.3L I4 was the slightly more powerful version of the HSC (High Swirl Combustion) engine used in lesser Tempos. Introduced in 1985 following minor, petty criticisms regarding power, speed, performance, et cetera. The HSO utilized a multiple port, electronically controlled fuel injection system, revised intake system allowing for more breathing room, and most important: hemispherical combustion chambers.
That's right, I could slap a 'Yeah, its got a Hemi' bumper sticker on, and it wouldn't be a lie! #engine
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1. Acquire 2.3L HSO I4 from Tempo GLS, AWD, or Topaz LTS, XR5, AWD.
2. Put in Toyota Prius.
3. Profit.
Or just put in one of Dodge's faux Hemi V8s. #engine
10/17/09
Mid-mounted Audi 4.2-powered Prius? How stealthy!
OM617-powered Camry? Talk about reliable!
Packard Inline Eight-powered Phantom? What prestige!
Nailhead-powered Pulsar NX? What... just what!?
We'd come on the night train and leave in the best cars ever "engineered". What could go wrong? #engine
10/17/09
Oh, wait, you didn't. May did.
That is quite a dream you had there, or that is quite a lot of something you had there. :) #engine
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