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In a September 1980 Motor Boating and Sailing review, Oliver Moore wrote, "because of the space below, flush deck boats make sense. Trouble is, the profile is often ungainly. With its new 2100, AMF has done an outstanding job of camouflaging the topsides with a striking three-colored speed stripe that reduces the apparent height.
AMF was the builder of the launching silos for the Titan and Atlas ICBMs, and also developed the rail-car launching system for the solid-fueled Minuteman missile. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the company ran neck-and-neck with General Dynamics in the construction of nuclear power reactors. AMF sold Pakistan and Iran their first nuclear ...
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a line of motorcycles produced continuously since 1957 by Harley-Davidson. Sportster models are designated in Harley-Davidson's product code by beginning with "XL". In 1952, the predecessors to the Sportster, the Model K Sport and Sport Solo motorcycles, were introduced.
Belt drive was added to their motorcycles in 1980 to prevent the oil leakage from the enclosed chain, along with a 5-speed transmission and rubber motor mounts to help reduce vibration. [1] In 1981, Harley Davidson purchased AMF's share of the company back, adding a new oil pump, improved valve guides, and lowering the compression to help the ...
The Kinner Airplane & Motor Corporation had been producing radial engines since 1919 decided to enter the light aircraft market. The first design was a single-seat low-wing monoplane the Kinner Sportster K with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. Further versions followed with different engines.
Harley-Davidson's official name for the engine was likely related to the company's attempt to reform its image following the 1981 management buyout from previous owner American Machine and Foundry (AMF). [2] Both the heads and cylinders of the Evolution engine are made from aluminum to reduce weight compared to a cast iron design.
The first year of the new Sportster to have the Evolution overhead-valve engine, alloy heads XL883N, Iron: 53.9 cu in (883 cc) 2009–2022 A "baby" version of the popular 73 cu in (1,200 cc) Nightster, it comes with more black and cast wheels. XR1200(X), 73 cu in (1,200 cc) 2008–2010, 2011–2012 for X series
Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Budd based the Amfleet design on its earlier Metroliner electric multiple unit.