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Large cars continued to be a specialty of Minerva's, and in 1930 the then almost-compulsory-for-the-time straight eight was introduced in two sizes; the 6.6-litre AL and the 4-litre AP. [7] The last Minerva was the 2-litre M4 of 1934 but it did not sell well. A green 1924 Minerva MLT tractor and a 1934 Minerva SP fire engine at Autoworld in ...
Engine Company No. 28 is a former Los Angeles Fire Department fire station on Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Built in 1912 at a cost of US$50,000 , the structure served as an operating fire station until it was closed in 1967.
Fire Station No. 30, Engine Company No. 30 is a historic fire station and engine company in the South Los Angeles area of Los Angeles, California. Built in 1913, its white firemen served a predominantly white neighborhood. The demographics became more mixed in the 1920s, and in 1924 the firehouse was segregated.
Fire Station No. 23 (Los Angeles, California), NRHP-listed, built in 1910 in Downtown Los Angeles; Engine House No. 18 (Los Angeles, California), NRHP-listed, Mission Revival fire station built in 1904 in West Adams district; Engine Company No. 28, NRHP-listed fire station in Downtown Los Angeles built in 1912; Fire Station No. 30, Engine ...
Production of certified engines did not begin until 1936 when Art Chester was hired by Menasco for research and development for the C4S (220-230 hp) and B6S (290 hp) engines. Chester was a race pilot who had a reputation for getting the most horses out of his four-cylinder Menasco, and keeping it reliable at the same time.
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In 1924, The Enterprise Engine and Machinery Company merged with the Western Machinery Company of Los Angeles. This merger made the new organization the premier manufacturer of internal combustion engines on the west coast. [8] In an effort to diversify the range of products, the company began selling oil burners and food processing equipments.
Mazda quickly rose in prominence, helped in large part to their use of Wankel engines. 1974 was the year of the rotary with the introduction of both the Rotary Pickup and RX-4. In fact, the 808 and B1600 were the only piston-engined Mazdas offered in the United States that year. 1975 had a similar lineup, minus the retired RX-2.