Apr 12, 2020
The existing spare motor for a 1923 Copper-Cooled Chevrolet. Chevy destroyed all the ones that had been sold or were still in stock, but Henry Ford and one other owner wouldn’t sell. Bill Harrah eventually bought the later one.
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The existing spare motor for a 1923 Copper-Cooled Chevrolet. Chevy destroyed all the ones that had been sold or were still in stock, but Henry Ford and one other owner wouldn’t sell. Bill Harrah eventually bought the later one.
A photo and an illustration of the chassis for the 1923 Copper-Cooled Chevrolet. Maybe if “Boss” Kettering had been able to get more air and oil flow to cool things down, it might have worked. The NAM in Reno has the one surviving car, and the Henry Ford Museum has the other.
A view of the copper fins that were supposed to air-cool the Copper-Cooled 1923 Chevrolet. Note the large fan that still didn’t prevent the motor from severely overheating and detonating. Interestingly enough, this failure led to the development of leaded gasoline.
It’s a 1923 Chevrolet, but not just any Chevrolet. It’s one of two surviving Copper-Cooled Chevrolets, this one owned by the National Automobile Museum (the old Harrah Museum) in Reno, Nevada. Note the copper-colored Chevy bowtie above the grille.