the infamous and unwinning Novi engine.. a supercharged quad overhead cam V8 that never won at Indy, but was by far a more powerful engine

Beginning as a Winfield engine, it w as 3.0 liter, either dual or quad cam, it was 450hp, which for 1941 was a hellava lot... ended it's try at winning a race with 837hp in 1964. 3 liters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_engine

Brothers Ed and Bud Winfield, makers of racing carburetors, wanted to build an Indy car for the new formula. They landed sponsorship from Lewis Welch of Novi, Mich., who made Ford parts and rebuilt Ford engines.

 Welch wanted a V8, and asked that it be named after his home town of Novi. The Novi engine would be installed in a Harry Miller-designed Ford front-drive chassis that raced at Indy in 1935.

A large front-mounted, intercooled centrifugal supercharger was spun by a horizontal shaft from the rear of the engine.

 It breathed through three Winfield carburetors, and, at 8,000 rpm, the blower was turning at 42,000, producing up to 30 psi of boost.  It was rated at 450 horsepower when a typical Offenhauser had 300.

In the 1946 Indy, the Novi Governor Special did the four-lap qualifying at 216 km/h. No car had ever done more than 211
http://studebaker-info.org/Indy/NOvi/Novi1b.html

Photo from http://mispeed.net/tag/novi-water-tower/

Bonhams is auctioning off the estate of Dr Cox, it seems he had a lot of stuff at an aviation museum, plus a train, cars, fire trucks, etc

1873 SILSBY ROTARY STEAM PUMPER

1906 HAMMOND SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR

1909 PREMIER MODEL 45 45 55HP 6-CYLINDER RACEABOUT

1920 BALDWIN 2-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE

1929 AMERICAN LAFRANCE

Conestoga wagon

Fatman sales display

Model T accessories and parts

a B-17 engine

See all the cool stuff at http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22174/

The Dr. Ralph W.E. Cox Jr. estate sale will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum in Cape May, New Jersey, the very site where Cox’s collection was on public display between 1961 and 1964 

I've wondered how they made counter rotating dual props... here's a look at the engine set up

Found on Marc's Facebook page, and he frequently posts photos I've seen no where else, and immediately post here because they are so cool https://www.facebook.com/marc.tudeau?fref=photo

the Flying Millyard

Photos by David Lancaster and Dave Norvinbike at http://www.southsiders-mc.blogspot.com.ar/2014/03/salon-prive-london.html

Mopar bulletin #2 and 28.... (some good bits), thanks to Jay!

What do you think a factory replacement 340 TA block is worth on the open market?

this was picked up in the late 70's by a Challenger T/A fan and restorer who hasn't used it yet, and probably won't be using it in the future.

In a strange coincidence, we both know a Mopar guy, who has sent me these photos... in his email he said
"He's not really sure what he wants to do with the NOS T/A block. I think he would like for people to know that one actually does exist, and he's curious of the reaction it will receive. The NOS Block would be a correct replacement for ANY REAL 340 six pack car. If the dealership needed to replace a block in a T/A or AAR while under warranty, this is the block that would have been used."