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- "Exposing Girls to Engineering," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020 - Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- August 28, 2020
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"Exposing Girls to Engineering," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020
Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- Engines Exposed: 1968 Mercury Cougar - Unlike other pony cars, the upscale Mercury Cougar didn’t bother with 6-bangers--V-8 was the only available engine layout.
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- January 27, 2016
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Engines Exposed: 1968 Mercury Cougar
Unlike other pony cars, the upscale Mercury Cougar didn’t bother with 6-bangers--V-8 was the only available engine layout.
- Engines Exposed: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair - What does our 1960 Chevrolet Corvair have under the hood? Find out on our blog.
- January 15, 2016
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Engines Exposed: 1960 Chevrolet Corvair
What does our 1960 Chevrolet Corvair have under the hood? Find out on our blog.
- Exploring a Few Exposed Engines - Take a close look at the engine of our 1907 White Model G, which was designed for efficiency.
- January 09, 2015
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Exploring a Few Exposed Engines
Take a close look at the engine of our 1907 White Model G, which was designed for efficiency.
- Engines Exposed: 1978 Dodge Omni - The Dodge Omni makes the most of its engine bay by mounting the unit transversely, with the crankshaft parallel to the front bumper.
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- February 20, 2015
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Engines Exposed: 1978 Dodge Omni
The Dodge Omni makes the most of its engine bay by mounting the unit transversely, with the crankshaft parallel to the front bumper.
- Engines Exposed: 1919 Ford Model T - Mechanical simplicity was one of the secrets behind the Model T’s success. The engine has no fuel pump, relying on gravity to feed the carburetor.
- February 06, 2015
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Engines Exposed: 1919 Ford Model T
Mechanical simplicity was one of the secrets behind the Model T’s success. The engine has no fuel pump, relying on gravity to feed the carburetor.
- Engines Exposed: Power, Performance and Innovation - This single-cylinder, four-horsepower engine powered the Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout. It has one cylinder, one piston, one connecting rod and crank, one balance wheel, and two valves. The complications of larger multi-cylinder engines were eliminated. The engine's simplicity and the vehicle's affordable $650 price made the Curved Dash runabout America's first car produced in large numbers.
- December 20, 2016
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Engines Exposed: Power, Performance and Innovation
This single-cylinder, four-horsepower engine powered the Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout. It has one cylinder, one piston, one connecting rod and crank, one balance wheel, and two valves. The complications of larger multi-cylinder engines were eliminated. The engine's simplicity and the vehicle's affordable $650 price made the Curved Dash runabout America's first car produced in large numbers.
- "Engines & Threshing Machines," circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
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"Engines & Threshing Machines," circa 1915
- Engines Exposed: 1956 Chrysler 300-B Stock Car - They didn’t call the Chrysler 300 letter series luxury cars “bankers’ hot rods” for nothing--the cars dominated NASCAR, where rules still restricted teams to stock power. Learn more about the engine in our Chrysler 300-B stock car.
- January 29, 2015
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Engines Exposed: 1956 Chrysler 300-B Stock Car
They didn’t call the Chrysler 300 letter series luxury cars “bankers’ hot rods” for nothing--the cars dominated NASCAR, where rules still restricted teams to stock power. Learn more about the engine in our Chrysler 300-B stock car.
- The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905 - August Mietz and Carl Weiss formed their engine manufacturing company in 1894. Rudolph Diesel held tight patents over the ignition system for his engines, so Mietz and Weiss produced two-stroke, semi-diesel engines that depended on a hot bulb to vaporize oil before compression and ignition. This catalog from 1905 featured Mietz and Weiss engines designed for use in watercraft.
- 1905
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The Mietz & Weiss Marine Oil Engines, 1905
August Mietz and Carl Weiss formed their engine manufacturing company in 1894. Rudolph Diesel held tight patents over the ignition system for his engines, so Mietz and Weiss produced two-stroke, semi-diesel engines that depended on a hot bulb to vaporize oil before compression and ignition. This catalog from 1905 featured Mietz and Weiss engines designed for use in watercraft.