Born in France, nurtured in America, the V-8 has satisfied the power hungry for a century. Blame French communications engineer and aero-engine designer Clément Ader. In 1903, this enterprising fellow hoped to make a name for his Société Industrielle des Téléphones-Voitures Automobiles Système Ader by entering a fleet of seven cars in the Paris-to-Madrid road […]

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