<VV> The 1923 Chevrolet Series M...

Secular rusecular at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 15 14:57:21 EDT 2008


  The 1923 Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled model served as 
  definitive proof that nobody is right every time. Engineering 
  genius Charles Kettering, who'd devised the electric 
  self-starter years earlier, got another bright idea in 
  the early 1920s: an air-cooled engine!

  Source:

  http://tinyurl.com/63omkb


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  Charles Franklin Kettering (August 29, 1876 - November 24 or 
  November 25, 1958) was an American inventor and the holder of 
  over 300 patents. He was a founder of Delco, and was head of 
  research for General Motors for 27 years from 1920 to 1947. 
  Among his most widely used automotive inventions were the 
  electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline in association 
  with the DuPont Chemical Company, he was also responsible 
  for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and 
  air conditioning systems. as well as for the development of 
  Duco lacquers and enamels, the first practical colored paints 
  for automobiles...

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Kettering


  Tony M. Irani


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