The Birth of American Muscle: The Story of The Liberty V-12 Engine

About this episode

This episode explores the history and significance of the Liberty V-12 airplane engine, a key development in American automotive history.

The history of the famed Liberty V-12 airplane engine, a 450hp beast from WWI that gave rise to the idea of American Muscle. A patriotic effort and an engineering marvel, it was the best engine in the world when it was developed.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lohnes

Topics covered

• American Muscle
• Liberty V-12
• WWI history
• automotive engineering
• airplane engines

Keywords

• Liberty V-12
• American Muscle
• airplane engine
• WWI
• engineering marvel

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Liberty V-12 engine

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