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June 1963

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Many of America’s new ordinance tanks are powered by husky engines assembled from these 585-pound aluminum engine blocks, shown here being prepared for shipment from the sand foundry at Alcoa’s Cleveland (Ohio) Works. The big castings, termed diesel crankcases by the trade, are five feet long, and eventually will develop 750 horsepower.

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