This week’s technical article follows on from the last few weeks articles on great engines. So this week we have one of the all time greats – the 6-cylinder Jaguar XK double overhead cam. Developed by Jaguar after the war, it first appeared in one of the most iconic sports cars – the XK120. This engine is a favourite of mine thanks to my family owning several Jaguars … [Read more...]
Ernest Henry
Born: 2nd January 1885, Geneva. Died: 9th December 1950, Paris. Ernest Henry was a Swiss engineer and the man who made a big leap with internal combustion engine technology - he developed the first double overhead cam engine! He studied engineering in Geneva before working on marine engines for a company that made a variety of products including bicycles, … [Read more...]
Overhead Cam Engines
In a recent post I described the concept of the Overhead Valve Engine (OHV) that was a development of the original Side Valve Engine from pre World War 1. This week is the turn of the Overhead Cam Engine (OHC), again an improvement on the OHV engine. Like much of the automobile technology, OHC’s are not new, they were originally developed nearly 100 years ago by people like … [Read more...]