Title

Ford 1975 Gran Torino, Stirling engine, with JPL & NASA photo archive

Description

"A fascinating archive of original in-house Ford Motor Co. photographs documenting the efforts of the Alternate Engines Research Dept. in cooperation with N.V. Philips of the Netherlands, and JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] to develop the 4-215 Stirling. Ford Motor Co. had contracted with JPL and NASA to conduct an evaluation of the four-cylinder double-acting 170-horsepower Stirling engine--first patented in 1816 as an alternative to the accident-prone steam engines of the early 19th century--to replace the regular internal combustion engines in consumer cars. Two 1975 Ford Torino's were chosen and subsequently heavily modified using a standard California calibrated production model fitted with a 351 gasoline engine as a benchmark."--Zephyr Used & Rare Books.

Subject

Stirling engines (Topical)

Automobiles--Motors (Topical)

Ford Torino automobile (Topical)

Contributor

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) (Contributor)

Lewis Research Center (Contributor)

Ford Motor Company (Publisher)

Date

2025-07-07T21:22:06.231814Z

Type

Image

Format

42 photographs : color

Identifier

187bad07-bcc3-4ee3-b9d8-fb1a15b34e3d

Language

http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/languages/eng

Rights

In Copyright