Straight-eight engine
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The straight-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase. The type has been produced in side-valve, IOE, overhe
Delage straight-eight racing engine
Dual overhead camshaft Duesenberg Model J engine
REO Straight 8 from 1931-1934
1940s flathead Oldsmobile straight-8 engine
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
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The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR is a two-seat sports racing car that took part in the 1955 World Sportscar Championship before a catastrophic crash and fire at Le Mans later that year ended its domination p
Straight-eight engine
…Mercedes-Benz would create the last notable straight-eight racing cars in 1955, with the championship-winning W196 Formula One racing car and the 300SLR sports racing car. The 300SLR was famous for Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson's victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia, but notorious for Pierre Levegh's…
Mercedes Benz 300 SLR 1955
Stirling Moss drives the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR of former Mercedes racing teammate Juan Manuel Fangio at the Nürburgring in 1977
Gull-wing doors and side pipes were signature features of the Uhlenhaut Coupé
Uhlenhaut Coupé with No. 15 in Sweden