so I propose we get back to the true purpose of this site..... cars... engines ect...

ASRoff

ASRoff

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so, tell me if im crazy... I think I'll start blogging about things automotive from a history /tech level... today I'll start with the legend.... the greatest american racing engine ever created..... the offy...
 
Great idea. There's been some really great motors. As far as historical you can't top Fords flathead and the small block chevy.
 
There are more than enough automotive history buffs on here to support.
I agree with TWOBEERS: Those 2 engines are without question the ones who laid the foundation, and then built the framework of our hobby and motorsports in general.
 
Now, hang on a moment. The original post said racing engine, so I don't think things like the Ford flathead or Chevy small block qualify. I think I'll start things off with the Marmon Wasp T-head, as it has one of the most important places in racing history, if not the most important. Another worthy candidate would be the Hudson 7X, which dominated NASCAR and helped that organization become the behemoth it is today.
 
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The average citizen didn't have access to anything like a Marmon Wasp. The Flatty was for the cheap and everywhere. And it came before the Hudson.
Neither the Marmon or Hudson engines made much of an impact beyond the history they contributed to, as significant as it is.
The Flathead spawned an aftermarket industry. The Chevy took the aftermarket from small business to multi-million dollar corporations.
 
moneypit said:
Ford 4 cam or the HEMI are more legendary
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I beg to differ... 27 indy wins as well as countless midget and circle track wins. 3hp per cubic inch easily naturally aspirated from a engine designed in 1915. It was a hemi before the designers of the Chrysler hemi were born.... ;)
 
OldbutNew said:
The average citizen didn't have access to anything like a Marmon Wasp. The Flatty was for the cheap and everywhere. And it came before the Hudson.
Neither the Marmon or Hudson engines made much of an impact beyond the history they contributed to, as significant as it is.
The Flathead spawned an aftermarket industry. The Chevy took the aftermarket from small business to multi-million dollar corporations.
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Again - the thread is about racing engines, not production engines.
 
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