farmer52 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 From Light and Medium Duty Truck Magazine May 8, 2013 Detroit Diesel Corp. is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013, the company announced. Founded as the General Motors Diesel Division, the company produced its first engine in March 1938. Today, the company, now known simply as Detroit, has a product portfolio that includes engines, transmissions and axles. Among the company’s product milestones are the Series 60 diesel, which was launched in 1987 and remains in production today. The one-millionth version of the engine was sold in 2009, Detroit said. “The Series 60 is an important part of our history,” said Brad Williamson, manager, engine and component marketing for Daimler Trucks North America. “It was the first production engine to have integrated electronic controls as a standard feature.” The company officially changed its name to Detroit Diesel Corporation in 1988 as part of a joint venture between Penske Corporation and General Motors. In 2000, it was acquired by truck and engine maker Daimler AG. 1 Quote Ken HOF City, PRR Country, and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post umodelnut Posted May 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2013 I bet The Jumper's made a cake and everything.... :-) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Superdog Posted May 9, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2013 I heard a rumor that they were going to display the world's oldest oil stain as part of the celebration 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I heard a rumor that they were going to display the world's oldest oil stain as part of the celebrationAhahahahahaha!!!! That was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The oil stain that looks like Jesus has been submitted to the Vatican for consideration of becoming a Miracle- for it came from one of those Anti-Christ and Un-Holy 2-strokes.Also, note there was prominent mention of the 60-Series (4-Strokes) yet no mention at all of anything 2-stroke. That's corporate's way of finally acknowledging their sin of creating Satan's Engine. They would just rather forget about it. No need to have an exorcist at the end of the 60-Series assembly line. 2 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDiesel Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I also wondered why they dropped diesel from the their name. Silly if you ask me. Of course the new tag line is "Demand Detroit". Marketing, go figure. Quote www.dailydieseldose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Thanks alot Roger traitor Penske Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39 Baby Mack Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Believe it or not, at one time, there used to be two different valve covers used on these engines.I think the deal was, but I'm not sure, if the engine was put in a General Motors product the valve covers were stamped "General Motors Diesel".If it was installed in another application, as in a different truck or marine application the valve covers were stamped "Detroit Diesel"That's what someone told me at one time.I do know we had a '65 400 series Brockway with an 8V71 in it that had a "General Motors Diesel" in it.And all the later '68 400 series Brockways we had had 8V71 "Detroit Diesels" in them!So I'm not really sure whether that was the case and the '65 had a GM motor that slipped through our it had something to do with year?Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phase 1 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Believe it or not, at one time, there used to be two different valve covers used on these engines.I think the deal was, but I'm not sure, if the engine was put in a General Motors product the valve covers were stamped "General Motors Diesel".If it was installed in another application, as in a different truck or marine application the valve covers were stamped "Detroit Diesel"That's what someone told me at one time.I do know we had a '65 400 series Brockway with an 8V71 in it that had a "General Motors Diesel" in it.And all the later '68 400 series Brockways we had had 8V71 "Detroit Diesels" in them!So I'm not really sure whether that was the case and the '65 had a GM motor that slipped through our it had something to do with year?RonGeneral Motors did not call them Detroit Diesel until that time. The name change was better for marketing purposes. Other truck companies did not like the idea of having what was then known as a "GMC engine" in their trucks. They were known as a Detroit diesel in the early years, but were not badged that until after International Harvester started calling them that later on (as the story goes). General Motors bought the Winton company, a two stroke diesel engine manufacturer, in order to make engines for locomotives. Later they developed the engine for trucks.There needs to be a book written about Detroit Diesel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck P Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 A short movie for those that are interested. Quote "If it's all the sime to you... I'll droyve that tankah" Max Rockatansky (The Road Warrior) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 A short movie for those that are interested. Interesting video...thanks for posting. Quote Ken HOF City, PRR Country, and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Then and now, The best Diesel engine ever built ! without question. If any one has ever had there power go out in the dead of winter when the temp's went down into the single ## and your trucks were pluged in...... If you didn't have A 2 cycle Detroit in your fleet to tow your Big Bad Cat an Cummins???? The guy down the block with the oil leakers, no power, noise makers...... did your work!!BULLHUSKI had em back in hte 71 & 92 days and still run em today... and another word for boat anchor is A-Cert not Detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks alot Roger traitor PenskeHow can Detroit Diesel be celebrating its 75th anniversary when it no longer exists. The company was acquired by Daimler Corp. in 2000. The terms "Detroit" and "Detroit Diesel" today are now simply brand names of Daimler Corp. (that's per Daimler).Following in the footsteps of Mack Trucks, Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star, Detroit Diesel represents yet another global icon from the United States that is now owned by the Europeans, more humiliating proof that America no longer has the ability to compete and lead in our own domestic truck market.I can't blame Roger if he decided to get out of the engine business, as that's his call (although I wish he hadn't). But I do wish that Detroit Diesel had been acquired by a U.S. truckmaker, and thus remained an American entity. It would have made sense for Navistar to acquire Detroit Diesel rather than build the MAN D20 and D26 engines under license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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