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The Briggs & Stratton Gasoline/Electric Hybrid Car – In 1980, at the tail end of the energy crisis, Briggs & Stratton developed the first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile concept car. "The Hybrid" was designed by Brooks Stevens , had six wheels and was powered by a twin-cylinder 16 hp (11.9 kW) Briggs & Stratton engine and a large bank of ...
The engine is a V-twin four-stroke, 895 cc (54.6 cu in) or 993 cc (60.6 cu in) displacement, fan-driven air-cooled, gasoline engine design.The larger displacement is achieved by increasing the stroke from 78 to 87 mm (3.1 to 3.4 in), but using the same bore of 86 mm (3.4 in).
The Briggs & Stratton BlockZilla motor is a more advanced form of the earlier Raptor motor. The block is built up to handle more power. This means that the block is about 6 lb (2.7 kg) heavier and has much more structural integrity. Also the exhaust and intake ports are set on an angle.
Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. secretary of war under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War.
It is Briggs' third album, after Karen released in 1992 and Amazing Grace released in 1996. [2] [9] Briggs has since joined the Lao Tizer Jazz Quartet, and also performs with the all-women group Jazz in Pink. [4] [10] Other artists that Briggs has played alongside include the Wu Tang Clan, En Vogue, and Chaka Khan. [3]
Briggs v. Elliott , 342 U.S. 350 (1952), on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina , challenged school segregation in Summerton, South Carolina . [ 1 ] It was the first of the five cases combined into Brown v.
Star 80 is a 1983 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse.It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980.
David John Briggs (born 1 November 1962) is an English organist and composer. [ 1 ] He started his career as a cathedral organist as Assistant Organist at Hereford Cathedral before becoming the organist of Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals .