The Duesenberg J is often described as the greatest straight-eight production engine the United States has ever produced. Continue reading
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Behind the Hidden Headlamps of the Cord 810/812
The 1936 Cord 810 featured the first hidden headlamps on a volume-production automobile. And naturally, there’s quite a story behind them. Continue reading
Inside the 1929-32 Cord L-29 Front Drive
The Cord Front Drive of 1929-32 has always been celebrated as a beautiful car, but the stuff on the inside is equally interesting.
Lycoming’s Leviathan: XR-7755, the Largest U.S. Aircraft Engine of World War II
Lycoming, supplier of engines to Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg, has an additional claim to fame: builder of the XR7755, the largest U.S. aircraft engine of World War II. Continue reading