He might very well have ended up in Detroit. I'll ask around. Chevrolet produced an engine of this design as well. It was first used in passenger cars in 1958, but may have been used in trucks prior to that. The chamber in block design seems to yield excellent low end and midrange torque, so it's well suited to heavy cars and trucks. However, the high speed operation is not very good, and emissions are extremely high due to cooling of the charge. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2008/01/07 Mon PM 12:00:44 GMT > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list > > > > No, I don't know who designed it. Most Detroit engines of that era > > were the work of a number of engineers. I believe the first version > > of this engine, in smaller displacement, appeared in the very early > > fifties in a Lincoln. > > Paul > > As far as I can gather, Samuel D Heron was an engineer who worked at the > Royal > Aircraft Factory during WWI and then moved to the US in the late 1920s to > work > at Wright's factory. After that, I lose track of him. I thought there was > an > association with Harry Ricardo but can't find anything. It would be > interesting > to know where he ended up. > > > On Jan 7, 2008, at 6:52 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > >> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Date: 2008/01/07 Mon AM 11:05:56 GMT > > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list > > >> > > >> The engine was used in Lincolns and Mercuries as well. It was a > > >> chamber-in-block V8 of 410 cubic inch displacement. It had very large > > >> ports and a stout Y-block configuration. Quite a workhorse of an > > >> engine that served well in the days of 30 cents a gallon gasoline. > > >> Paul > > > > > > So I see from some swift Gurgling. These engine types are commonly > > > called Heron (possibly Herron)headed, after the designer who made > > > them function satisfactorily - my small block Moto Guzzi is fitted > > > with a similar design. Do you know who designed the Edsel engine? > > > > > >> On Jan 7, 2008, at 4:55 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > >> > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>> Date: 2008/01/06 Sun PM 11:07:08 GMT > > >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > >>>> Subject: Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> All the mechanicals were the same as the other Ford cars. > > >>> > > >>> I think the bodywork (except for trim) was the same as other Ford > > >>> models but the engine, at least, was unique for Ford and there were > > >>> other innovative features, such as the pushbutton gearchange. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> ----------------------------------------- > > >>> Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > >>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>> PDML@pdml.net > > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > >>> and follow the directions. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> PDML@pdml.net > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > >> and follow the directions. > > >> > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > the directions. > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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