Unusual engine photos

It is a Soviet built diesel used to power submarines. Zveda M503. Radial Design, 7 banks, of 6 cylinders.

Some classes of European Tractor pulling have very loose rules when it comes to the power plant, as long as they make the tractor weight limits. The DragonFire team switched that motor over to methanol and claims 8,000+ Hp.

 

Frankie Brisko built this all aluminum knock off of the Ford tractor engine which was commonly called a Ford Ferguson.

He also had Offenhauser build a special engine for him which he ran at Indy.

I am more familiar with his 4 cylinder 5 main bearing DO midget engine which had no camshafts. See attached article and photo of engine in test stand. The car was driven initially by Emil Andres.

 

Looks like a freakin'nightmare to me...
Where do I start the disassembly prossess??????

 

I think both of these applications are using the same type engine, Allison?

 

Would you believe it's a Chevrolet?

 

What era?

 

Not too unusual, just old. Its a 1919 Reo Speedwagon;

 

Caddy V-16



DKW cut away

 

Derived from a pre-WWII BMW engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Cars#Pre-war_BMW_designs,_Aldington_brothers_and_early_cars.

 

The DKW engine was humorously described by my dad's generation (it is very much the sense of humour of a specific uncle of mine) as having an overhead fanshaft. I'm sure they speculated as to whether the Sonderklasse had a twin overhead fanshaft design ...

 

I want who ever did that scraping job to give me some lessons.

 

I just found this pic, a prototype V12 Ford Cammer engine 640ci;

 

Not a prototype, just a good photoshop job.

 

FrozenMerc, Thanks. I thought I must have slept somewhere through my fascination with Ford racing engines.

 

That picture has been tossed around for a while, some people swear it true, most say it’s photoshopped.



Bones

 

Such a good looking engine. Dusenberg SJ inline 8cylinder DOHC 4 valves per cylinder.

 

1908 Fiat 50 HP OHV V-8 engine.

 

How about one of the biggest early engines on wheels.

 

You'all ever see the one at the Henry Ford museum????

 

O/k......I'll ask the question.........any info & specs on either of those engines?.........I'd hate to be responsible for feeding either their diet of coal...........lol.................andyd

 

from what i remember, the 1601 was the largest one built, it ran into the '50's. it was so long it could only run on tracks with gradual turns. i think i read it had very few miles on it.

 

Don't they class them by the wheel size and placement?
Hard to tell by the picture what that one is.

 

The Allegheny 1601 was the biggest locomotive ever built(76ft long by the way). It began service in the early 1920s making it’s last run in 1953. Several years later Henry Ford hisself bought it put it in the museum.


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Bigger than the Union Pacific Big Boys? I couldn't find a length of the Big Boys but the weight is hair over 1.2 million lbs compared to the 1601 at .775 million lbs..

 

That's the one!!!!!
That is one huge mother f---ing train.....

 

Must have been Henry Ford II since Henry Ford died in 1947

 

Heard of some of these flatty conversions but have never seen some of them

 

The guy on the right I think is Al Rominsky. He was my supervisor after the Ford racing program ended in the early '70s. He did much of the dyno development for Ford racing. He for sure would have told me of a SOHC V12. Upon close examination I can see it is photo shopped - header, coil(s), distributor, plug wires, valve cover insignia, etc.

 

That is one beautiful engine. I like the dual carbs too. For those who think factory crate engines is a relatively new phenomena in the '30s Duesenberg used to sell factory crate racing engines - for around $750. Of course you could buy a Model T for aroung $250 so that wasn't chump change.