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Fairbanks-Morse V-twin Diesel

In 1939 Fairbanks-Morse Started Limited Production of a V-twin Diesel - So Limited They Forgot the Engine Existed

By Jeff Conner

Flywheel side of Jeff Conner's unique and obviously very rare Fairbanks-Morse Model 45 V-twin diesel. When first asked, officials at Fairbanks-Morse said no such engine type had ever been built.

I like all kinds of engines, but old i diesels arouse a particular interest with me. I don't know why, they just do. I once told my wife if there were an aftershave lotion that smelled like diesel exhaust, I would probably buy some. Maybe that's a clue.

Every now and then I drag out old issues of Gas Engine Magazine and go through a few. You never know what you might have missed, and one day while reading through the March 1988 issue I ran across a short article and accompanying photo of a unique two-c...

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