You may feel like a V12 is the height of engines, but Packard doubled that in the 1920s with a 24-cylinder beast. Here's the ...

The engines in the Packard 2500 series were built in direct drive and geared types. The development of the 3A-2500, like its predecessors the 1A-2500 and 2A-2500, was sponsored by both the Army and ...

In 1923, the Packard Motor Car Company began development of a new series of 12-cylinder aircraft engines that would more fully meet the requirements of the Army and Navy. In these new designs, a great ...

The history of V12 and V16 engines is a story of competition, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of power. In the early 1900s, engineers believed that boosting engine performance meant expanding ...