http://www.semi-elliptic.com www.semi-elliptic.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:44:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was a highly revolutionary car (priced at $8,300), and the Duesenberg brothers wanted to demonstrate its qualities by making it run the equivalent of the breadth of the continent : 3,000 miles (4,828 km), on the track at Indianapolis. The car was re-filled with water ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/the-model-j The Model T, later to become so famous as the means of ‘motorising America’, was introduced in 1908, and stayed in production up to 1927. Exactly 15,007,033 vehicles were built-a record beaten only by Volkswagen after the Second World War over forty years later. Many books ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/ford-model-k-cont Ford Model K Ford Model T Ford V8 Model 18 The car that was to became the most popular make in the world, introducing the concept of mass production, started life officially in 1903. A company was formed by a group of 12 men led by Henry Ford. The ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/ford-model-k Du Pont Touring Car : Du Pont Touring Year : 1921 Engine : 4 cylinders in line Bore and stroke :100.01?130.17 mm Cylinder capacity : 4090 cc Brake horse power : 60 Maximum speed : 70 mph Wheelbase : 10 ft 4 ins (3.14 m) Suspension : front and back :semi-elliptic leaf- springs The ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/du-pont-touring Sadly, the end came at last for Duesenberg. In 1937 cord ran into difficulties with Auburn, and the Cord Corporation went into liquidation. Among the various attempts to revive this famous name, the efforts of Fritz Duesenberg, August’s son, in 1966, should not go unrecorded. He had solid financial backing, ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/duesenberg-sj On the outbreak of war Duesenberg began contributing to the War-effort by working for the American Army and Air Force. He continued to produce 4-cylinder engines, which meanwhile had acquired 4 valves per cylinder and two camshafts (the Air Force used it in training aircraft). At the same time they ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/duesenberg-j Duesenberg Model A Duesenberg J Duesenberg SJ In a country where more people drove cars than anywhere else, and where hundreds of firms were making brave but often unsuccessful innovations, Duesenberg remains a special case and will always be unique. Super-luxurious, super-fast, gigantic, yet highly manoeuvrable, heavy, yet requiring the minimum of effort ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/duesenberg Dodge Four Car : Dodge Four Year : 1915 Engine : 4 cylinders in line Bore and stroke :98.4?114.3 mm Cylinder capacity : 3478 cc Gears : 3 forward Brake horse power :35 Maximum speed : 45 mph Wheelbase : 9 ft 2ins (3.25 m) Suspension : front :semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; back: ? elliptic leaf- springs ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/dodge-four Detroit Electric Car : Detroit Electric Year : 1918 Engine : electric, beneath the floor Gears : 5 forward Brake horse power :3 Maximum speed : 25 mph Wheelbase : 8 ft 4ins (2.54 m) Suspension : front :semi-elliptic leaf- springs ; back: elliptic leaf- springs It may seem surprising that at a time when there was no energy ... http://www.semi-elliptic.com/detroit-electric