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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 ...
At #5, #6, and #7 are the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2011 Hyundai Sonata, and 2013 Hyundai Elantra respectively, with all three of these models suffering from widespread engine failure. The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is ranked #8, the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is ranked #9, and the 2014 Nissan Altima is ranked #10, due to transmission problems.
Mors adopted double sleeve-valve engines made by Minerva. The higher oil consumption [1] was heavily outweighed by the quietness of running and the very high mileages without servicing. Early poppet-valve systems required decarbonization at very low mileages and were prone to valve spring failure before the later advances in spring technology.
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The post-war models used engines from JAP and also Acme built 350 cc side-valve single and 997 cc V-twin engines. [6] [7] A car was produced in limited numbers in 1919. [9] In 1920 a 976 cc V-twin combination was introduced with 8hp JAP engine, a three-speed Sturmey Archer gearbox, Brampton Biflex forks and chain drive.
The company began manufacturing and marketing motorcycles in 1902 under the name Bradbury Motor Cycles. Their first motorcycle was a bicycle fitted with a 1¾ hp Minerva clip-on engine. In 1903 they began producing motorcycles with 2 hp (1.5 kW) engines which they called the Peerless Motor Cycle. These were based on a design by John Birch. [6]
Continental Motors Company was an American manufacturer of internal combustion engines.The company produced engines as a supplier to many independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, trucks, and stationary equipment (such as pumps, generators, and industrial machinery drives) from the 1900s through the 1960s.