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Autore |
Weertman Willem L. |
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Titolo |
Chrysler engines 1922-1998 / / Willem L. Weertman |
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Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , c2007 |
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[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2007] |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 PDF (xviii, 418 pages) : illustrations, digital file |
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Collana |
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Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications. |
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Soggetti |
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Chrysler automobile - Motors - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-394). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chrysler-Willys- The First "Chrysler" Cars and Engines -- Zeder, Skelton, and Breer's Engines A, B, C, and D -- Zeder, Skelton, and Breer's Three Engineering Masterpieces- Engines B, E, and H -- Maxwell, Chrysler, and Plymouth Four-Cylinder Engines -- Dodge Power Joins Chrysler-- A New L-Head Six-Cylinder Design Takes Over -- Engines of Luxury-The Straight-Eights -- Hemispheres and Polyspheres-The First Generation of V-8s -- Wedge-Head V-8s-B, RB, and LA Engines -- Power Personified- The 426 Hemi(R) Engine -- Overhead Valve In-Line Sixes -- A New Era- Driving the Front Wheels with Four-Cylinder Engines -- V-6 Engines'More Power for Front-Wheel-Drive Cars -- A Big, Powerful, All-Aluminum V-10- The Viper Engine -- Truck Engines- Hauling the Load -- Marine and Industrial Engines-Chrysler Power Afloat and Ashore -- Chrysler Power Goes to War- Chrysler Engines During World War II -- A Different Type of Engine- The Chrysler Gas Turbine -- American Motors Engines Join the Chrysler Power Lineup. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book chronicles over 75 years of engine design, development, and production at Chrysler Corporation. Every production engine built by Chrysler is covered in detail, with descriptions, pictures, specifications, and timelines provided for each. In addition to the specifications, the book also looks at the personalities behind the engines' development, and the vehicles in which the engines were used. |
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