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The story of the gas turbine engine in cars began in 1950 in Great Britain in the form of the Rover JET1. Production on the JET1 began in 1946 as Rover had experience in the production of the first working turbojet engine. Frank Whittle had come up with the design...
Typically characterized as “runabouts”, these boats have individual cockpits for their seating areas. typically boats less than 20 feet will have two cockpits. They may be together, forward of the engine compartment, or split, one ahead of and one behind the engine compartment. Boats over 20 feet often have thee...
Powered by a 136ci Ford flathead V8 mounted behind the driver. Equipment includes twin Stromberg 81 carburetors, an electric starter, a Harmon-Collins magneto, and an Eddie Meyers intake manifold and high-compression cylinder heads. Related posts: Gone But Not Forgotten – The Crocker Big Tank Motorcycle Electric-Powered Cafe Racer Harkens Back...
1905 Indian Single Camelback This beautifully restored 1905 Indian Camel Back single cylinder motorcycle represents an superb example of Indian’s first model designs. It comes from the fifth year for Indian Motorcycle production, and if you find one in your dad’s barn, please let us know. We’d be happy...
First Algae Fueled Motorcycle Speed Record The university of San Diego owned US Track T-800CDI has used pond scum, well, make that algae, to fueled their motorcycle speed record-setting machine, and it moved out pretty good in achieving a respectable 96.2 miles per hour. The ‘Driving Innovation’ Team established...
This is the pre-war BMW model you generally see in the old WWII newsreels, and it was a seriously advanced piece of iron for it’s time. Both beautiful and featuring and engine as solid as an anvil, this BMW represented the state-of-the-art for its era. Due to the reliability of...