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- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #4," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 4, 1953 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- February 04, 1953
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #4," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, February 4, 1953
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Henry Ford with 1935 Ford V-8 Engine, December 1934 - In late 1934 Henry Ford admires his last great personal innovation, the Ford V-8 engine. Ford did not invent the V-8 configuration. His contribution was figuring out how to make a V-8 cheap enough and light enough to use in an inexpensive car like a Ford.
- December 20, 1934
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Henry Ford with 1935 Ford V-8 Engine, December 1934
In late 1934 Henry Ford admires his last great personal innovation, the Ford V-8 engine. Ford did not invent the V-8 configuration. His contribution was figuring out how to make a V-8 cheap enough and light enough to use in an inexpensive car like a Ford.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, May 16, 1952 - Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- May 16, 1952
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, May 16, 1952
Ford Motor Company brought eight-cylinder power to the masses when it introduced its flathead V-8 engine in 1932. The crankcase and cylinder banks were cast as a single unit, reducing manufacturing cost and sale price on the finished car. Ford's enduring engine remained in production, with modifications, until 1953. This drawing was made near the end of its run.
- Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932 - 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.
- September 09, 1932
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Photographic Print, View of Ford V-8 Engine Parts, September 9, 1932
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.
- Ford V-8 Souvenir Medal from Century of Progress Exposition, 1934 - Ford Motor Company produced this commemorative coin for the Ford Exposition at the Century of Progress 1934 Chicago World's Fair. This souvenir reminded visitors of their time at the fair. It also advertised Ford's newest innovation, the V-8 engine. Ford introduced the V-8, the first compact and powerful engine affordable to the general auto-buying public, in 1932.
- 1934
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Ford V-8 Souvenir Medal from Century of Progress Exposition, 1934
Ford Motor Company produced this commemorative coin for the Ford Exposition at the Century of Progress 1934 Chicago World's Fair. This souvenir reminded visitors of their time at the fair. It also advertised Ford's newest innovation, the V-8 engine. Ford introduced the V-8, the first compact and powerful engine affordable to the general auto-buying public, in 1932.
- Ford "Calliope" V-8 Automobile Engine, 1968 - Ford engineers developed the aluminum-block 427-cubic-inch "calliope" engine for the 1968 Le Mans 24-hour race. Three valves per cylinder were connected to pushrods driven by twin camshafts in the block. The distinctive fuel injector stacks above each cylinder, resembling whistles on a musical calliope, gave the engine its nickname. Rules changes at Le Mans prevented the engine from ever racing.
- 1968
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Ford "Calliope" V-8 Automobile Engine, 1968
Ford engineers developed the aluminum-block 427-cubic-inch "calliope" engine for the 1968 Le Mans 24-hour race. Three valves per cylinder were connected to pushrods driven by twin camshafts in the block. The distinctive fuel injector stacks above each cylinder, resembling whistles on a musical calliope, gave the engine its nickname. Rules changes at Le Mans prevented the engine from ever racing.
- "How to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V-8 Engines," 1951 - How do you go fast if you can't purchase a powerful engine? The size and weight of a stock V-8 engine built by Ford and Mercury offered racers an affordable option. And rodders could eke out more horsepower by relying on this book.
- 1951
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"How to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V-8 Engines," 1951
How do you go fast if you can't purchase a powerful engine? The size and weight of a stock V-8 engine built by Ford and Mercury offered racers an affordable option. And rodders could eke out more horsepower by relying on this book.
- "Ford V-8 Engine Shows its Inner Workings," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939 - Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities <em>and</em> platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- May 03, 1939
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"Ford V-8 Engine Shows its Inner Workings," Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939
Henry Ford viewed national expositions as business opportunities and platforms for public education. During the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company spent more than $5 million to build and maintain an elaborate exposition space. Informative displays and manufacturing demonstrations inside Ford's massive fair building offered visitors an in-depth, entertaining, and educational look at industrial processes.
- Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, November 15, 1955 - The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- November 15, 1955
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Drawing, "Block - Cylinder, Sheet #1," Ford Flathead V-8 Engine, November 15, 1955
The Ford Motor Company created over a million parts drawings from 1903 to 1957. Many of these drawings specify engineering requirements for the components of Ford-made vehicles--including automobiles, trucks, tractors, military vehicles and Tri-motor airplanes. Others document assembly components, stages of casting and forging, or experimental designs. Beginning in the 1940s, Ford transferred the drawings to microfilm.
- Ford-Miller Special Race Car at the 1935 Indianapolis 500 Race - Race car builder Harry Miller and entrepreneur Preston Tucker convinced Ford Motor Company to sponsor ten Miller-designed cars at the 1935 Indianapolis 500. The front-wheel-drive racers used Ford V-8 engines under their streamlined bodies. Unfortunately, Miller did not have enough time to thoroughly test the cars and mechanical problems prevented all of them from finishing the race.
- May 30, 1935
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Ford-Miller Special Race Car at the 1935 Indianapolis 500 Race
Race car builder Harry Miller and entrepreneur Preston Tucker convinced Ford Motor Company to sponsor ten Miller-designed cars at the 1935 Indianapolis 500. The front-wheel-drive racers used Ford V-8 engines under their streamlined bodies. Unfortunately, Miller did not have enough time to thoroughly test the cars and mechanical problems prevented all of them from finishing the race.