From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Magazine page detailing various marine engines, including models from Buda, Chrysler, and Chris-Craft, with their specifications and features.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\3\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 1st January 1940 guessed | |
| Buda Exhibits Eight Models Plus When you speak of Buda you think of Diesel. That is, most yachtsmen do, probably because “Budajdiesel” rolls off the tongue with greater euphony than “Budagasoline.” Also, because Buda was a pioneer in bringing costs and weights down, and performance up, in Diesel design for small boats. But we must not forget that the Buda Company builds gasoline marine engines as well as Diesel, not to mention “Air Jacketed” inboards for small craft, generator sets, nozzle testers and other devices to simplify the life of the motor boatman. Buda again this year has taken Space W on the mezzanine floor and features its newest model, the 6-cylinder Buda-Lanova Diesel engine 6-DTM-317. This job is rated at a maximum of 90 hp. Three models of Buda gasoline engines are on display — two new ones and an old friend. The new ones are: HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}-217, 4-cylinder, and HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}-326 with 6 cylinders. Buda’s complete line of inboard “Air Jacketed” marine engines is being exhibited for the first time. These engines have an exclusive feature in what the company terms the “air jacketing.” This feature is designed to give the advantages of water-cooled engines at lower cost, eliminating water pumps, clearing all hot air from the boat, and making possible idling without overheating. To return to Diesels for a moment, Buda is announcing, but not exhibiting, a new Diesel model designed particularly for use in work boats and for towing purposes. This is model 6-DH{D. Henderson - Showroom}-1879, with a maximum developed horse power of 248, and it is equipped with Twin Disc reverse and reduction unit for work boat and tow boat use. Another item in the exhibit, of particular interest to those yachtsmen who don’t like to carry more than one kind The Chrysler Royal Eight, both sides of which are shown, now develops 76 hp. at 1600 r.p.m. and 143 hp. at 3200 revolutions. It is offered with reduction gears of several ratios, varying from 1.43:1 to 3.17:1 Crown, and the addition of 1.43:1 and 3.17:1 reduction gears on the Royal Eight, the Chrysler output can efficiently power about any craft from a speedy 16-foot runabout to a 70-foot medium speed twin screw cruiser. The Ace and Crown engines, installed with 3.46:1 reduction, are particularly applicable to the fishing trade, for boats from 36 to 42 feet in length. The Chrysler V-drive, introduced in 1938, permits installation of the engine well aft, thereby increasing the accommodation space of the boat. This is of particular benefit in auxiliaries, where the installation of the engine always presents a space problem. The gears are so arranged that two full teeth are always in pitch line contact, insuring quietness and long life; and the entire mechanism runs in an oil bath, which is fed with a constant supply of fresh lubricant, circulating through the casing. The liberal reduction ratios possible with these engines allow large diameter, slow turning propellers to be installed. Compactness is a feature of the 1940 Chris-Craft engine. This new model (below) develops 95 hp. at 3000 r.p.m. and is but 40" long over all | ||