Here's an article that appeared in an early edition of Special Interest Automobiles, now Hemmings Classic Car, about a bunch of engines that were found in an old building at Greenfield Village. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2008/01/27/sia-flashback-experimental-ford-engines/
Henry Ford, with his unlimited resources never missed a chance to improve the automobile industry or any other industry. That was also true in the agriculture industry. Most people don’t know that Ford pioneered the 3 point draft control system used by virtually every tractor made today, in 1939. The singularity most important development in agriculture history. He also was a leading metallurgist, that developed many alloys, to benefit the automotive industry. Then there was his rubber industry........ I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Bones
Most do, but for those who don't, it would be helpful if you're going to post a picture of an engine to identify what it is. Otherwise it's just a picture adding to your post count.
Henry a metallurgist? No, I think he was great at conceptualizing an idea but with him pretty much being a regular, uneducated guy he surrounded himself with the right people to solve problems or develop new methods. It was Childe Harold Wills that had heard of Vanadium steel and brought it into usage at Ford.
So many talented men in their field of expertise worked for Ford in the early years. Many went on to found and run their own companies, makes you wonder what they took away from their time at Ford.
Henry Ford employed Harry Ferguson and together they developed the three point draft control( don’t forget the draft control, that what makes the three point work) in England. The 9N debuted in 1939 and was an immediate success. Harry didn’t think he made enough money through their original agreement. Harry sued Henry to get a bigger share of the profit and rights to the draft control. Harry won and started the Harry Ferguson tractor company. They were the only tractors to have three point draft control till 1956, when their mutual patents ran out. In 1956 virtually all other tractor manufacturers came out with three point draft control. Did Henry “steal” the three point draft control fro Harry? Absolutely not, with out Henry’s money,resources and guidance,Harry would not have been able to develop the three point draft control and no one would even remember Harry Ferguson. Bones
When I stated that Henry was a metallurgist, I meant he was aware of the need for better metal and caused these things to happen by finding smart men and giving them the resources to develop better things. Obviously, Henry could not do everything himself! Ford Motor Company was quite large, that’s why you have employees, but they all work for Henry Ford. And all their efforts, production, and inventions belong to Henry Ford, while under his employ. Bones
Goggle again Harry worked for Henry, while he never bought the Harry Ferguson tractor company, it was sold and merged with the Massey tractor company to become Massey-Ferguson and is still in business today. Bones
Can I place my order now..........Knuck......you really are making the choice difficult..........lol..........that Delage has 32 nuts holding the cam cover on each side............lol....... and its the little things like the small hole to allow the SU's top to sit thru the hood and then Miller 91.........engine porn at its finest.......lol...........and how many have noted the suspension arrangement on the Delage Grand Prix car...........keep 'em coming, thanks ...........andyd
i keep googling: Ferguson had the patent, Ferguson developed the draft control, Ford lost the lawsuit despite the "hand shake" agreement to use the Ferguson systems.
That is true about the handshake agreement, thats where things went bad for Henry. But though their combined resources, the world benefited. There has been a lot of who did what to who, depends on who you believe. I read several books years ago on Henry’s life and they had a lot about the Ferguson/ Ford deal. I guess Henry and Harry are the only people that know for sure. Harry became rich through the deal , and that’s what he wanted. He had made several attempts to make a successful tractor before the Ford deal and had been a failure at all of them. Mostly due to marketing, Harry was a brilliant inavator, that’s why Henry made the deal. Harry developed the draft control while using Henry’s resources. He then put the patent in his name. That was the basis of the law suit. Bones
When I was in my early 20's I had the pleasure of working in the engine room of a boat that had 4 of these 16v92's for power, let me tell you standing between two of these monsters humming away at 1850 rpms was like music to my ears back then. Cranking them over with the air starters at the beginning of a shift after checking the over was also a pleasant thing to hear to begin a long nights work out on the water.
I think I read all the great posts here, but didn't see anything about a HotRodders Indy dream---Barney Navarro's Rambler-6 engine!! Read more about it here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/02/700-hp-199-cu-in-amc-rambler-straight-6.html
Didn’t MrAdams go down with the Titanic ?,,,,,,there is an Adams car here in Geelong Australia ,,not sure what model though,,,
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