Browsing Tag

Tag: Antiques

Unsung Hero

A 1947 US Motors Diesel Generator on a Historic Ship Diesel generators have many uses aboard a ship. Usually they have a fairly central role, […]

Petter PAZ1 Diesel Engines

Petter PAZ1 The British built Petter diesel is a storied brand but not well known here in the U.S. The Petter began in 1892 when […]
This REO Model H from 1912 features a 12-horsepower cast-iron engine, which transfers power through multi-plate clutches and a planetary gearbox to the chain-driven rear wheels. REO sold 2,300 of these during the pre-war period of 1911 to 1913. This platform was the basis for REO truck production.

Diesel History Retrospective: REO, World’s Toughest Truck

At the beginning of America’s industrial age, one Ransom Eli Olds was born in the Midwestern farming community of Geneva, Ohio, on June 3, 1864. […]