The father of all great engine designers has to be Stephen Fekete, the Hudson engine designer who invented the fully counterbalanced crankshaft for the 1916 Hudson Super Six. It made high speed inline 6 cylinder engines possible. In one stroke, it about doubled the horsepower of the Hudson 6 cylinder engine.   I think if him every time my BMW approaches red line. ... View more

The Chrysler speedo/instrument cluster is even better at night. It is lit with elctroluminescent lights. That is, the numbers, and the pointers, are coated with a paint that lights up when electric current is applied. So, at night, the numbers, and the pointers, are lit, hanging in darkness. Has to be seen to be appreciated.   Chrysler used these clusters for 3 years, 1960 - 62, in all their models. Only the F & G speedos went to 150, all others topped out at 120. The elctroluminescent lights needed high voltage AC current, so there was a device that made DC current into AC. Every year that device shrank in size. The first one, 1960, actually made a small noise. ... View more

I've had a number of Imperials and Chryslers, and one of them used a lot of oil. It turned out that it had the wrong dipstick, and the crankcase was being consistently overfilled. I would make absolutely sure that there are only 5 qts of oil in the crankcase, drain ad refill to be sure. Check the oil, and mark the dipstick.   That solved the oil consumption problem in my 64 Imperial. ... View more