IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. manufactured circa 1932-36; has data ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Pierre Clerget was inspired by the Gnome to produce a supposedly improved rotary engine in 1911. It was a 7-cylinder, ...

During World War II the radial engine was popular, and it was used in many fighter and bomber aircraft. Manufacturers in aviation used them because the engines deliver a ton of power for their size, ...

The largest sin the original VW Beetle ever committed was sporting a drivetrain seemingly made of wet paper bags. So to say, it could have been better in the power department. Well, we're not sure ...

In the first half of the 20th century, the automotive world employed an anything-goes policy when it came to engine design. The budding automotive industry took a stab at every configuration ...

After outlining his experiences with primitive types of automobile engine from the time of the single-cylinder Oldsmobile runabout with curved dash, the 2-cylinder Peerless, the 4-cylinder Pierce, and ...