Need oil pressure to make this work right.

1916 Dodge Brothers Roadster from Hondo, New Mexico. On displayed inside Joe Pickket's garage, Texas.

Detroit Diesel is one of the three major heavy duty engine manufacturers in the United States alongside Caterpillar and Cummins.

While the 409's star didn't burn too long, it certainly did burn brightly. The 409 was the first high-performance big-block out of the gate, and the others played catch-up. That short couple of years built and cemented the 409's legend. Okay, the song probably

Chevy turned up the wick with the release of the 409 at the tail end of 1961. The engine was so new, only 143 cars came with them, and there was some question in the minds of NHRA whether or not the 2x4 induction was factory-installed or a dealer option, as they initially classified them as A/FX.

http://www.funprojects.com/pdf/The%20Model%20T%20Ignition%20Coil%20-%20Part%201.pdf

What could be more characteristic of a Model T Ford than a box containing four vibrator ignition coils on the dash? Coils that always sound like a nest full of angry bees. Coils that sometimes will reward the Model T driver with a “free start” if when the engine was turned off, one of the pistons stopped just after top-dead center on the compression stroke.

Once he participated in the look-a-like contest of himself and lost it despite being at the height of his own popularity.