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By Lewis H. Cline

1102 West River Road Battle Creek, Michigan 49017

Re: The what is it, Page 24, Nov-Dec. '67 GEM, owned by John Pine. On page 923 of Dykes Automobile and Gas Engine Encyclopedia, Preface to the 15th Edition, year 1927, is a picture of the Autocar Model F and G truck engine. Autocar made trucks (2 cylinder) for a number of years previous to the printing of my book. The engine as pictured in the book is water cooled, while. Pine's is air cooled, but note the similarity otherwise. On other respects the two are almost identical, even to the mounting feet below the cylinders. His engine could very well have been an earlier model, perhaps for lighter duty. I do not know what year the 2 cylinder trucks were discontinued, but in the truck specifications index page 966 of my book the only Autocar trucks listed are 4 cylinder. I notice they made their own motors, and it's just possible...

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