Being a great fan of the big V8 engines, I cannot not write about the Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer. Oldsmobile dates back to 1879, founded by a man named Ransom Olds. In that year he sold a grand total of 4 cars, while the gasoline powered engine manufacturing was a success. Things changed in the year 1899, a man named Samuel L. Smith took over Oldsmobile car production. Production started in the year 1901, all was going well when a massive fire broke out on March 1 st 1901. One car amongst his concept cars that made it through the fire was the “curve dash.” The curve dash was powered by a single cylinder 4 horsepower motor and the cost of the entire car was $650. In 1908 Oldsmobile was acquired by General Motors. The Oldsmobile Aerotech that used a 2.3 L quad 4 cylinder motor produced 900hp, although some sources claim that it produced close to 750-800hp. This car was no joke! It consisted of a full carbon fibre shell and an Indy car
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