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- Operating Instructions for the McCoy "Red Head 60" Racing Engine, 1956-1966 - Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. The McCoy "60" racing engine produced 1.32 horsepower. The "60" referred to its displacement of .6072 cubic inches. The engine used a glow plug for ignition.
- 1956-1966
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Operating Instructions for the McCoy "Red Head 60" Racing Engine, 1956-1966
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. The McCoy "60" racing engine produced 1.32 horsepower. The "60" referred to its displacement of .6072 cubic inches. The engine used a glow plug for ignition.
- Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943 -
- May 03, 1943
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Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943
- Henry Ford Operating a Portable Westinghouse Steam Engine at Ford Home, July 23, 1941 - Portable steam engines could be hauled from farm to farm to power grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. While working on a farm in 1882, nineteen-year-old Henry Ford powered this portable Westinghouse engine more effectively than his boss. The accomplishment had a lasting effect. Thirty years later, Ford tracked down, purchased, and restored the memorable steam engine to working condition.
- July 23, 1941
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Henry Ford Operating a Portable Westinghouse Steam Engine at Ford Home, July 23, 1941
Portable steam engines could be hauled from farm to farm to power grain threshers, sawmills, or corn shellers. While working on a farm in 1882, nineteen-year-old Henry Ford powered this portable Westinghouse engine more effectively than his boss. The accomplishment had a lasting effect. Thirty years later, Ford tracked down, purchased, and restored the memorable steam engine to working condition.
- Aultman-Taylor Steam Traction Engine, circa 1886 -
- circa 1886
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Aultman-Taylor Steam Traction Engine, circa 1886
- Woman Harrowing a Field at Henry Ford Institute of Agricultural Engineering, England, 1939 -
- November 10, 1939
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Woman Harrowing a Field at Henry Ford Institute of Agricultural Engineering, England, 1939
- 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.
- The Improved Greene Engine, circa 1871 -
- circa 1871
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The Improved Greene Engine, circa 1871
- One-Millionth Four Cylinder Ford Model T Engine, 1915 - Ford Motor Company built its one millionth Model T engine in 1915, some seven years after the model debuted. Ford's annual production rate climbed even before the moving assembly line was fully implemented in late 1913. The automaker's use of interchangeable parts, specialized machines, and a highly developed station assembly system fueled that growth prior to the assembly line.
- 1915
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One-Millionth Four Cylinder Ford Model T Engine, 1915
Ford Motor Company built its one millionth Model T engine in 1915, some seven years after the model debuted. Ford's annual production rate climbed even before the moving assembly line was fully implemented in late 1913. The automaker's use of interchangeable parts, specialized machines, and a highly developed station assembly system fueled that growth prior to the assembly line.
- Model of a Compound Vertical Engine -
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Model of a Compound Vertical Engine
- Autocall Office Pager, Model 3745, Used by the Skinner Engine Company, circa 1945 -
- circa 1945
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Autocall Office Pager, Model 3745, Used by the Skinner Engine Company, circa 1945