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in 1866. It was the first true, modern automobile, and that’s why many name him the actual inventor. Benz also patented his throttle system, spark plugs, gear shifter, water radiator, carburetor, and other fundamental vehicle elements. Later, he created Daimler Group, a car company that st...
The first Toyoda truck was roughly a one-ton to one and a half-ton design, conventional in nature, using (after 1936) an overhead valve six-cylinder engine that appears to have been a clone of the Chevrolet engine of the time: indeed, a large number of parts were interchangeable, and ...
A revised front end is reminiscent of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe's, while scalloped sides add a more distinctive look. The V-8 carries over but includes a new camshaft design that allows it to produce 210 horsepower with the standard Carter four-barrel carburetor. A second carb is ...
in the Kawasaki motorcycle model lineup even though fuel injection was already standard in the car industry. While horsepower and torque did not significatly change from the carburetored Z1000ST version, the addition of FI to the Z1000FI offered sophisticated smooth engine running and responsiveness...
1864 - Austrian engineer, Siegfried Marcus*, built a one-cylinder engine with a crude carburetor, and attached his engine to a cart for a rocky 500-foot drive. Several years later, Marcus designed a vehicle that briefly ran at 10 mph that a few historians have considered as the forerunner...
The 1960s saw several well-known models. These models are: Oldsmobile 442 was first offered as a muscle car option package in 1964. It included a four hundred CID V8 engine, a 4-barrel carburetor, and two exhaust pipes. The 442 became a separate model in 1968, and in 1970 it received...
In1771,Cugnotdroveoneofhisroadvehiclesintoastonewall,makingCugnot thefirstpersontogetintoamotorvehicleaccident.Thiswasthe beginning of bad luck for the inventor. After one of Cugnot's patrons died and the other was exiled, the money for Cugnot's road vehicle experiments ended. ...
In 1928 George built the original brick building. He would sell parts, offer advice, take your race car on consignment and generally entertain the racing community. He sold new and used Miller and Winfield carburetors, along with overhead valve conversions for the new Model A built by George...
Many changes that year: engine, transmission, carburetor, clutch and brake, bumper, headlight bracket, etc.. This is called the 2CV AZAM (AM for "improved). New colories appear: - The pinkish gray (AC 136) - The Monte Carlo blue (AC 605) ...