Re: What engines were in WWII tanks ?

Posted by Bus Driver on September 22, 2002 at 11:06:23 from (65.165.154.8):

In Reply to: What engines were in WWII tanks ? posted by Just Wondering on September 21, 2002 at 07:28:59:

Some of the comments below are obviously from those much younger than myself-which is most everybody. The Chevrolet V8 was introduced as a 265 in 1955 and enlarged to 283 in 1957- not available during WWII which ended in 1945. The Cadillac V8 was a flathead till 1948. The Cadillac had the exhaust coming out the top of the engine-thus the carburetor sat between 2 exhaust pipes. That engine was considered to be an excellent one. The Packard 8 was a straight 8. The USA was caught very unprepared for the scope of WWII and the use of all these adaptations from civilian engines was necessary to meet the volume demands. Packard also built some Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 aircraft engines. I think that a strong existing military lessens the likelihood of an attack- for the record, I easily recall when my Father was drafted during WWII. Near the end, the age of some draftees was approaching 40.

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