Taken from a posting in this thread.......
www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275308
www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=275308
Since I have been looking around for Dodge flathead details, I thought I would post some photos of the most awesome flathead of all time...well, in my opinion. This is the Chrysler A57 Multibank engine. It was a quick solution for the war effort to power a Sherman tank variant. And with 5 six cylinder flatheads joined together with 30 cylinders, I think the phrase was coined: "I thought it was only hitting on 24 cylinders." :lol: Chrysler claimed that with 12 cylinders knocked out the engine could still power the tank. Overall, combined it had 470 hp:
My cherry picker will strain with one engine. Let alone five:
Somewhere in my photo stash, I have a photo taken during the war with a tank crew actually having removed the A57 in the field and working on it. Now that is impressive. Probably all done with a Crescent wrench, pliers and a screw driver.
My cherry picker will strain with one engine. Let alone five:
Somewhere in my photo stash, I have a photo taken during the war with a tank crew actually having removed the A57 in the field and working on it. Now that is impressive. Probably all done with a Crescent wrench, pliers and a screw driver.
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