1903 Royce's Engine

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1903 Royce's Engine

Postby Felix/FFDS » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:38 am

1903 Royce's Engine

Frederick Henry Royce, of Rolls-Royce Ltd., successfully tested his first gasoline engine on this day. The two-cylinder, 10hp engine was one of three experimental cars designed by Royce during the automobile's early years, when gasoline-powered engines competed on equal footing with electric and steam engines. In fact, Royce's first company, Royce Ltd., built electric motors.
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Re: 1903 Royce's Engine

Postby ozzy72 » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:56 pm

Felix you are a wealth of interesting little factlets ;)
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