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Clessie Clummins and the Diesel Automobile

Posted December 09, 2008 5:05 PM by dstrohl

Here in the States, we just don't associate diesels with automobiles. Trucks, yes, but never cars, and certainly not race cars. But Clessie Cummins kinda thought the other way: He had his first big break in a diesel-powered automobile and only after that did he realize that diesels are perfect for trucks and other commercial applications. Clessie, however, wasn't the only diesel developer of his day, and while this week's first article (from SIA #35, July-August 1976) explores Clessie's contributions to the diesel world, the second takes a broader view of the European, American and Japanese contributions to diesel development for automobiles.

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12/11/2008 1:59 PM

I owned a 1981 Olds Cutlass Supreme that was diesel. I really liked it. I think it was a converted 350 V8.

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12/11/2008 4:34 PM

How was the mileage? Or was that not a big concern back in '81? A former co-worker of mine had a Subaru diesel that he wanted to unload a few years ago. I passed it up, but still wish I hadn't.

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12/12/2008 9:14 AM

Mileage was above 30 mpg hiway, and around 20 mpg city. I was a bit dissapointed in the low city milage but great hiway for a V8.

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12/12/2008 9:20 AM

Thanks for the info, GaryR.

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