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The Ford Model A engine was an evolution of the Ford Model T engine, but with double the power. It was developed in secret at Ford's Rouge Plant, in Michigan, and unveiled – with the Ford Model A automobile – December 2, 1927. The first Model A engine was completed earlier, October 20, 1927, and eventually installed in a 1928 Model A Fordor ...
Red Rum at Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway. Motor Rail was a British locomotive-building company, originally based in Lewes, Sussex, they moved in 1916 to Bedford. Loco manufacture ceased in 1987, and the business line sold to Alan Keef Ltd of Ross-on-Wye, who continue to provide spares and have built several locomotives to Motor Rail ...
Radial engine. The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is called a "star engine" in some other languages. The radial configuration was commonly used ...
These are much less common than the three standard types. Layout A stacked searchlight dwarf signal at Springfield, Massachusetts. North American signals generally follow a common layout. A high signal consists of one to three heads mounted roughly in a vertical stack, each head capable of displaying one to four different aspects. Automatic ...
US President Joe Biden has drawn parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and World War Two, in a speech commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.
Thomas Savery ( / ˈseɪvəri /; c. 1650 – 15 May 1715) was an English inventor and engineer. He invented the first commercially used steam-powered device, a steam pump [1] which is often referred to as the "Savery engine". Savery's steam pump was a revolutionary method of pumping water, which improved mine drainage and made widespread public ...
From Princess Rhaenyra, played by both Emma D'Arcy and Milly Alcock, to King Viserys, portrayed by Paddy Considine—here's what the House of the Dragon actors actually look like in real life.
First 3-speed manual – 1894 Bernardi 3.5 HP; First 4-speed manual – 1901 Ceirano 5 HP; First 5-speed manual – 1948 Lancia Ardea Mk3; First 6-speed manual – 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale; First 7-speed manual – 2011 Porsche 911 (991) First 8-speed manual – 1931 Maybach DS8; First clutchless manual – 1912 Bollée Type F Torpedo