Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 5/21/02 1:50:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, darkroom@ix.netcom.com writes: > > I think there was even an American car (sedan) made in the 30s that had 16 > > cylinders, I am not sure, I think it was called the LaSalle. > > Bugatti had a couple of 16 cylinder cars, though they weren't really > "production" cars. Marmon made a number of 16 cylinder cars, as well as > Cadillac. I thought Lincoln did, but I am not sure. > > 16 cylinder engines are very common for locomotive and ship engines, > BTW...what makes them impractical for automotive use is the length. While we're on this Leica toot, BRM made and raced a 16 cylinder Formula One Grand Prix car in the 1950s. Interestingly, it was a boxer, i.e., horizontal-opposed banks of cylinders. The interest was limited to its design; it was not a successful race car. Ernst Leitz was considering a 16 cylinder M-rangefinder but couldn't find the space for the left bank of cylinders. Initial design studies showed a right-hand drive camera. Seth 9 KaL - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html