The Straight Eight Engine: Powering the Premium Automobiles of the Twenties and Thirties

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Keith Ray

The Straight Eight Engine

Powering the Premium Automobiles of the Twenties and Thirties

Keith Ray

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English

Dalton Watson Fine Books
01 December 2020

Road vehicle manufacturing industry; History of engineering & technology; Motor cars: general interest

The straight eight engine, also known as the inline eight engine, was the driving force behind some of the most fascinating luxury vehicles of the first half of the twentieth century. From its introduction in the 1920s through its demise in the 1950s, the straight eight graced a number of upmarket vehicles from makers like Pontiac, Packard, and Daimler, and even appeared under the hood of the hyper-exclusive Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, of which only eighteen models were produced. Although it was eventually replaced by the V8 engine, the straight eight engine can be found in some of the most valuable and sought-after vehicles of all time. Keith Ray’s The Straight Eight Engine is the first volume to be published about this extraordinary mechanism. Featuring four hundred images, the book is a lush tribute to an automotive component likely to never be equaled for smoothness and refinement.

By: Keith Ray
Imprint: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New Edition
Dimensions: Height: 219mm, Width: 290mm,
ISBN: 9781854433060
ISBN 10: 1854433067
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction Why the Straight Eight? Technical Problems with Straight Eight Engine Design The Straight Eight: A Kiss Of Death? The Birth of the Straight Eight Automobile An Overview of the Manufacturers Alfa Romeo Alvis Amilcar Arrol-Aster Auburn Balboa Ballot Bentley Beverley-Barnes Brennabor Brough Superior Bugatti Buick Burney Chandler Chenard et Walcker Chrysler Cord Daimler De Dion Bouton De Soto Delage Diana Diatto Dodge Duesenberg Dupont Elcar Essex Ferrari (Auto Avio 815) Fiat FN Frontenac Gardner Graf & Stift Graham-Paige Hampton Hartz Hillman Horch Hudson Hupmobile Isotta Fraschini Jensen Jordan Kenworthy Kissel La Salle Lanchester Leyland Locomobile Marendaz Marmon Maserati Mathis McFarlan Mercedes Benz Miller Minerva Moon Nash Oldsmobile Opel Packard Panhard Levassor Peerless Pierce Arrow Pontiac Railton Rally Renault Reo Rickenbacker Roamer Rohr Rolland Pilain Rolls-Royce Ruxton Salmson Skoda Stearns-Knight Stoewer Studebaker Stutz Sunbeam Triumph Weigel Windsor Wolseley Zis & Zil Straight Eights in the Air and on the Water Straight Eight Advertising Index

Keith Ray is a monthly contributor to The Marine Engineers Review and The Marine Professional and the author of The Strangest Aircraft of All Time.