#1 is a 50 or 51 Ford. Definitely not a 49. Under the front bumper is a piece of chrome trim that surrounded the front turn signal, which the 49 did not have. #photography
It looks to me that Street View has found a ghost of Alameda motoring past, just to the right of that telephone poll. It's not just cars that live forever inside that magic mile. #photography
So where are these cars now, Murilee? Because you know they are still lurking around Alameda somewhere. Probably not DOTS but in the garages somewhere... #photography
I can identify the first four, but the 5th has me stumped.
- #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
@UDMan: Could background car in #2 be a Ford Coupe? Either that Hudson Terraplane is larger than most cars of the era or those are small wheels. #photography
Damn, two out of three cars on the list (M30 and Sirius/4G63). If you would get off your ass and induct the Audi 2.7 Biturbo, I'd have a full sweep! #engine
@Rupunzell: The small-block Chevy, Chrysler Trans Four, and all Honda engines have been terrible at LeMons. Ford Modular, Volvo Red Block, Toyota A, and Mazda B have done very well. #engine
I'm working on an All-Time Engine Survivors post, sort of the engine counterpart to the All-Time Automotive Survivors post. Small-block Chevy, Toyota R, AMC Six, VW air-cooled, etc. Suggestions welcome. Assume 20 years as the minimum age. #engine
@Murilee Martin: Rootes 4-cylinder, baby... introduced in the 1954 Hillman Minx in 1390cc form. Switched to 5 main bearings in 1965, when it was stretched to 1725cc. It lasted for a couple of decades in Europe, and longer in the Iran Khodro Paykan. #engine
As an LS-series kind of guy, I don't often realize that there are other great engines out there, and rarely can I name them. But, there they are, in all their glory. Each of them great for a different reason.
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
My two personal choices for post-apocalyptic powerpants.
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
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
Imagine, if you will, an articulated bus of some length, powered by one of each of these. This road train would travel the nation, stopping for every Jalop so inclined, and scouring junkyards for automobiles to resurrect with them.
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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