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Introduction
Chapter 1. ORIGINS 12
The early debate over the number of cylinders an auto engine should haveDaimlers veetwin and its connecting-rod layoutside-by-side rods, link rods and fork-and-blade rodsdevelopments in other fields, marine and aviation, with up to 24 cylindersthe first-ever V12 of
1904, made in Britain for marine racingSunbeams Toodles V of 1913 is the first European
V12 autoPackard takes an interestIn 1908 George Schebler builds the first V12-powered
car.
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build the 2-liter Sokol Type 650 Ferraris big twelves, the 375 and 340 America
Gordini and OSCA collaborate on the design of their Type G 4-litre V12 Lagondas
disappointing DP100 V12 and its racing career Ferraris big twelves: 375MM, 375
America, 290MM and 315S through 1957 smaller Ferrari series: 212, 250MM, 250GT,
250TR, GTO 4-litre Ferrari Type 209, 400 Superamerica and 330P2 Giulio Alfieris
Maserati V12 in Grand Prix cars in 1957-58, 350S sports-racer, mid-engined Type 63 &
64.
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established 1950
Automotive Reference
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Features:
Origins
American Twin Sixes
European Twelves
Aero Speed
Classic-Era American
British And French Classics
Teutonic Twelves
Racers In America
Grand Prix Glories
Post-War Potency
Competition Ambitions
Engines For The Elite
Cat, Roundel And Star
Formula Twelves
American And German Luxury
Ultimate Sports-Car Power
V-12 Firing Orders