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Star Two Door Sedan
The Star Two Door Sedan was manufactured by the Star division of Durant Motors. Star Two Door Sedan specifications (1926 data) * Color – Blue lacquer with nickel radiator * Seating Capacity – Five * Wheelbase – 102 inches * Wheels – Wood * Tires - 30” x 3-1/2” cord * Service Brakes – Contracting on rear * Emergency Brakes – Expanding on rear * Engine - Four cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-3/8 x 4-1/4 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 18.2 N.A.C.C. rating * Lubrication – Full force feed * Crankshaft - Three bearing * Radiator – Cellular type * Cooling – Centrifugal water pump * Ignition – Storage Battery * Starting System – Two Unit * Voltage – Six * Wiring System – Single * Gasoline System – Vacuum * Clutch – Single plate dry disc * Transmission – Selective sliding * Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse * Drive – Spiral bevel * Springs – Semi-elliptic * Rear Axle – Semi-floating * Steering Gear – Worm and gear S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star (automobile)
The Star was an America automobile marque that was assembled by the Durant Motors Company between 1922 and 1928. Also known as the Star Car, Star was envisioned as a competitor against the Ford Model T and Chevrolet. In the United Kingdom, it was sold as the Rugby, to avoid confusion with the British marque. History Like other products of the Durant Motors Company, the Star was an "assembled car", built from parts supplied by various outside companies. Originally, Stars were powered by a four-cylinder engine. In 1926, the line introduced a six-cylinder engine. All factory-installed engines were built by Continental. Durant was Continentals biggest customer in the 1920's taking up to 85% of its output. Star cars were first produced in Durant's Long Island City plant before production moved to the new factory in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Star would also be manufactured in other Durant factories in Lansing, Michigan, Oakland, California and Toronto, Ontario. Star was plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durant Motors
Durant Motors Inc. was established in 1921 by former General Motors CEO William "Billy" Durant following his termination by the GM board of directors and the New York bankers who financed GM. Corporate relationships Durant Motors attempted to be a full-line automobile producer of cars and fielded the Flint, Durant, and Star brands, which were designed to meet Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland, and Chevrolet price points. Billy Durant also acquired luxury-car maker Locomobile of Bridgeport, Connecticut, at its liquidation sale in 1922; in theory, Locomobile gave him a product that would compete against Cadillac, Rolls-Royce, and Pierce-Arrow. Durant Motors had a relationship with the Dort, Frontenac, and DeVaux automobile name badges. The Rugby line was the export name for Durant's Star car line. However, from 1928 to 1931, Durant marketed trucks in the US and Canadian markets under the badge Rugby Trucks. The Princeton, a model aimed at the Packard and Cadillac price points, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monobloc Engine
A ''monobloc'' or ''en bloc'' engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase) are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assembled later. This has the advantages of improving mechanical stiffness, and improving the reliability of the sealing between them. ''Monobloc'' techniques date back to the beginnings of the internal combustion engine. Use of the term has changed over time, usually to address the most pressing mechanical problem affecting the engines of its day. There have been three distinct uses of the technique: * Cylinder head and cylinder * Cylinder block * Cylinder block and crankcase In most cases, any use of the term describes single-unit construction that is opposed to the more common contemporary practice. Where the monobloc technique has later become the norm, the specific term fell from favour. It is now usual practice to use monobloc cylinders and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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