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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