Continental straight six engine
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Continental Motors
manufactured a line of passenger car engines from the 1920s to the 1960s.
as the Supersonic and by Willys
as the Super Hurricane. It was also the standard engine used by Checker
taxis until the 1960s. It had a 3.3125 inch bore and a 4.375 inch stroke and available in either L-head
or OHV
versions.
Continental Motors Company
Continental Motors Company was an American engine and automobile manufacturer. The company produced engines for various independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, and stationary equipment from the 1900s through the 1960s. Continental Motors also produced Continental-branded automobiles in...
manufactured a line of passenger car engines from the 1920s to the 1960s.
226
The 226 in³ engine was used by Kaiser-FrazerKaiser-Frazer
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation was the result of a partnership between automobile executive Joseph W. Frazer and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. In 1947, the company acquired the automotive assets of Graham-Paige, of which Frazer had been president before the Second World War...
as the Supersonic and by Willys
Willys
Willys was the brand name used by Willys-Overland Motors, an American automobile company best known for its design and production of military Jeeps and civilian versions during the 20th century.-Early History:In 1908, John Willys bought the Overland Automotive Division of Standard Wheel Company...
as the Super Hurricane. It was also the standard engine used by Checker
Checker Motors Corporation
Checker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan based vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi...
taxis until the 1960s. It had a 3.3125 inch bore and a 4.375 inch stroke and available in either L-head
Flathead engine
A flathead engine is an internal combustion engine with valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine...
or OHV
Overhead valve
An overhead valve engine, also informally called pushrod engine or I-head engine, is a type of piston engine that places the camshaft within the cylinder block , and uses pushrods or rods to actuate rocker arms above the cylinder...
versions.