From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon May 02 2005 - 22:49:28 PDT
most likely meant at the time they were building cars for I have a 903
cu.in. in a vehicle of mine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Maguire" <dmaguire@mchsi.com>
To: "Everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 824.8 cubic inch engine
> "...824.8 cubic inch engine, America's biggest production engine ever"
>
> Does that quote mean "to date"? If I recall, Hall-Scott built a whole
> slew of the engines bigger than that. The H-S 6 cylinder in the dragon
> wagons were something like 1090cu.in. Astounding.
>
> Dan
> Auburn, IN
> 1943 M3A1 White Halftrack
> 1963 M62 Diamond-T Wrecker (with a 602, BTW)
>
>
> Everette wrote:
> > And I thought 602 - 6 cylinder was a big engine
> >
> >
> > Pierce-Arrow employed major working artists including N.C. Wyeth and
J.C.
> > Leyendecker to render their cars on advertisements that were literally
works
> > of art. By 1915, Pierce-Arrow had established itself at the highest
echelon
> > of the luxury car market. Its cars brought with their fine aesthetics a
> > 6-cylinder 824.8 cubic inch engine, America's biggest production engine
> > ever.
> >
> >
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