On Tue, 3 Jan 1995, Christopher Ball wrote:
> O.K. Any Mace has stumped me. Anyone know what a CoBra motor for a
> Crosley HotShot is?
CoBra stood for Copper Brazed. Before Crosley settled on their 750 cc
SOHC cast iron four banger design (the one used in most postwar models),
they made engines (used in cars and as stationary engines) made of heavy
sheet metal brazed together.
Seems like a strange way to build an engine, but Crosley was neither first
or last to try it. In the late 1950's (or was it early 1960's?) an
engine called the "TNT" (or something like that - it stood for Tyce And
Taylor) was made in 1500 cc, 2000 cc, and 2500 cc sizes primarily as a
replacement for worn out MG, Triumph, etc. units. The TNT was also a
brazed sheet metal design. Sports Cars Illustrated (now Car And Driver)
had several very favorable writeups on it at the time, but the rights
were sold to someone else shortly after that and the project died.
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Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO (daily driver)
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