Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932
THF130943 / Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932
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Artifact Overview
These molded sand shapes -- called cores -- were essential to casting the cylinder blocks for Ford V-8 engines. Automobile engines are mostly hollow inside. The cores were necessary to create voids in the final casting for the crank, pistons, valve gear, cooling water, and lubricating oil.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
09 September 1932
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.57091.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
Inscribed in lower right corner: Engine Assembly
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SetThe Ford V-8
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Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company revolutionized the auto industry once again in 1932 with the introduction of a low-priced V-8 engine. By casting the crankcase and cylinder banks as a single unit, Ford cut manufacturing costs and could offer its V-8 in a car starting under $500. Ford's original V-8 design remained in production, with modifications, until 1953.