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Engine History: 1959-1963 Checker Continental OHV 226 Six – The Only Extinct Post-War Engine?
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 67 CommentsIs the Checker Continental OHV 226 six the only extinct American post-war engine? I can’t find any references to one still in existence in running condition, never mind any images, […] -
CC Video: This Dancing Lanz Bulldog’s Engine Is Running At Zero RPM – The Hot Secrets Of The Hot Bulb Engine Revealed
Posted on March 7, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis dancing Lanz Bulldog tractor is moving forward and backward, but since its engine is never making a full revolution in any one direction, it’s technically at zero rpm. And […] -
The GMC Twin Six V12: 702 Cubes, 275 HP At 2400 RPM, 630 Ft. Lbs. At 1600 RPM
Posted on October 4, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 6/30/2012) The GMC “Twin Six” 702 V12 is legendary, although it’s not really all that unusual. V12 truck engines were not unheard of in the US and […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day/Engine History: 1934 Ford With Ardun Heads – Designed For Trucks, Adopted By Hot Rodders
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 16 Commentsposted by Don Kincl Ardun hemi heads for the Ford flathead V8 have become legendary. They are very rare, and equally expensive. During the early-mid 50s, when Detroit’s new crop […] -
QOTD: Len’s Pick Of The Five Worst Engines – What’s Yours?
Posted on April 17, 2021 | 133 CommentsIt was a lot harder to think of the bottom five engines, but after at least ten minutes of deep contemplation, I have compiled a list, in no particular order. -
CC Weird Engines: Oldsmobile V5 Diesel – Grasping at Straws
Posted on January 20, 2021 | 154 Comments(first posted 1/20/2015, updated with more pictures) Most of the time, I love the fact that I’m a car guy in Michigan. Sure, our roads are terrible and our […] -
Carburetor Classic: The Carter AFB – A Closer Look Into A 64-Year Veteran
Posted on January 5, 2021 | 56 CommentsIf you’ve ever driven a carbureted car from the 1950s through the 1970s, chances are pretty good that it had a Carter AFB under the hood. Introduced in 1957 and […] -
Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 24 CommentsSince its introduction in 1953, the Corvette has been the quintessential definition of the American sports car. It truly represents the American take on the sports car genre, with its […] -
Manual Classic: 1970 Gulf Safety “Car-Chek” Guide – A Relic From When Service Stations Sold Tires Instead Of Twinkies
Posted on October 1, 2020 | 71 CommentsThe Gulf Oil logo ranks among the most recognizable in the petroleum industry, especially among gearheads. The Gulf colors of powder blue and orange adorned the flanks of such heady […] -
Automotive History: Diesel Chrysler Slant-Sixes, In-House and Otherwise
Posted on May 19, 2020 | 70 CommentsLately it’s Diesel Days here at CC. Paul’s put up articles about a gasoline-engine-based diesel that went just fine (VW’s 4-pot), and one that probably shouldn’t have been built but […] -
Automotive History: 1978 Oldsmobile 5.7L Diesel V8 – GM’s Deadly Sin #34 – Premature Injeculation
Posted on May 11, 2020 | 139 CommentsIn the late ’50s, GM’s Detroit Diesel Division’s “Million Miler” -71 diesel engine was so superior to the competition, resulting in such market dominance that GM was forced by an […] -
Curbside Tech: V8 Engine Crankshafts and Firing Orders – Good Vibrations
Posted on April 13, 2020 | 79 CommentsThe V8 is ingrained in American culture. It was the engine that dominated the North American automotive landscape from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s. The V8 has […] -
Automotive History: The Ford 3.0 Liter “Vulcan” V6
Posted on February 12, 2020 | 72 CommentsWhen the Taurus development team started to solidify plans for the car that was supposed to save Ford, it was smaller than the production model that would arrive at dealerships […] -
The World’s Largest Internal Combustion Engine: A Walk Through The Inside Of The Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C Marine Engine
Posted on February 10, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 2/6/2014) How’s that for a truck with a big engine? Actually, that’s just an eight-cylinder version of the Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C; they also come in bigger multiples of cylinders, […]