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Engines
Engines The descriptions of the models included in this book provide irrefutable evidence of the outstanding imagination of the designers prevailing during the period of their inventiveness often proved an insurmountable obstacle to ...
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12- and 16-cylinder
The advent, though modest, of the 12- and 16-cylinder engines was due to the desire of certain manufacturers to offer the maximum of comfort in their luxury models. The 4- and 6-cylinder engines of the period had rather poor performances because of t ...
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The Peerless 16
The Peerless 16, of which only one was built, also had a 45° V. It had a capacity of 7604 cc and it developed 173 bhp at 3,300 revs.In 1973 Cadillac produced another 16-cylinder (514 units until 1941). This had much in common with its predecessor ...
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Tazio Nuvolari
This 16 was also composed of two sets of 8 cylinders (Miller) and two crankshafts, though there was a single crankcase. Each engine had a capacity of 1491 cc (the overall maximum power was brought back by Sampson who mounted it in the car which he dr ...
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The Maserati 16-cylinder
The Maserati 16-cylinder and a capacity of 3961 cc and developed 305 bhp at 5,200 revs. And driven by Mario Umberto Borzacchini entered the 1929 Indianapolis but retired on the seventh lap. The Maserati 16 was subsequently restructured an ...
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A ‘boxer’ 16-cylinder
The most recent 16-cylinders, both post war, are the English BRMs. Both were restricted to racing use. The first was built with a view to the Formula 1500 (cc) with supercharger which contained the races of the driver’s world championship of 19 ...
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 | Car Body Designers
Car Body Designers Whether looking at the cars of the pioneering period or the sumptuous limousines of the 1930s with their enormous engines, one should not overlook the important role of the car body designer. In the early stages t ...
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It was during the 1960s that the idea that a car was judged solely on its external design died out, but conversely it is also true that a low cost machine need not be mediocre from the point of view of styling. Today, the majority of cars are seen as ...
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