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Folks, The in-line 8 story comes around from time to time. It has always been FOAF or other repeated
story. Or confused with the V-8 CAT-powered Whites or Olivers. Names and dates would be a good start. Need specifics here. Would not have been all that
difficult - billet crank and camshaft, append to the crankcase casting. Certainly M-M exp shop was capabile of building such a thing. But in-line 8s have a lot of vibration issues - which is why 6s are so common. Bigger bore and longer stroke are the solution - not 8 holes inline. Of all the Jensen pictures, no in-line 8s were
photographed. Need to ask around at Rockford show next summer. Maybe still some memory of the design - if it actually happened. M-M may have built a V-8 power unit of 5-5/16 x 6 at Russellville. A companion to the V-12 of
the same dimensions, and successor to the V-12
of 4-5/8 x 6 (VHD-1210-12A), of which at least one was built and tested in Texas. Otherwise, guys, thanks for keeping the forum interesting. Springdale
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