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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The record setting V-8 motorcycle is now in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.[17] The Air and Space museum lent it to the Guggenheim for the 1998 The Art of the Motorcycle exhibition in New York.[9][18]The Curtiss OX-5 aero engine, a successor of the V-8 motorcycle engine, powered several United States civilian and military aircraft. More than 10,000 were manufactured.[19]Table of ContentsSee also[edit]References[edit]Bibliography[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b c d e House, Kirk W. (2003), Hell-Rider to King of the Air: Glenn Curtiss’ Life of Innovation, Warrendale, Pennsylvania: SAE International, pp.\u00a057\u201360, ISBN\u00a00-7680-0802-6, retrieved March 22, 2013^ a b c Paul Garson (June 25, 2004), 1907 Curtiss V-8 \/ Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Glenn H. Curtiss, Motorcycle.com^ a b c d e Motorcycle, Curtiss V-8, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum^ a b de Cet, Mirco (2002). The illustrated directory of motorcycles. MotorBooks\/MBI Publishing Company. p.\u00a0116. ISBN\u00a0978-0-7603-1417-3.^ “Racing Outlook Good for Autos at Ormond”, The New York Times, January 22, 1907^ House 2003, p. 41.^ “The Fastest and Most Powerful American Motor Bicycle” (Internet Archive), Scientific American, vol.\u00a096, no.\u00a06, p.\u00a0128, February 9, 1907^ House 2003, p. 40.^ a b Past Exhibitions | The Art of the Motorcycle (1868-1919 models), The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2009^ Trafford L.-M. Doherty, Glenn H. Curtiss – 100 Years Ago, Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, archived from the original on 2013-04-14^ Roseberry 1972, p. 57.^ a b Garson, Paul (15 September 2010), “Top 10 Weirdest Custom Motorcycles; Dimensionally challenged motorcycle mavericks”, Motorcycle.com^ Setright, L.J.K. (1979), The Guinness book of motorcycling facts and feats, Guinness Superlatives, ISBN\u00a0978-0-85112-200-7^ Hatfield, Jerry (2006), Standard Catalog of American Motorcycles 1898-1981, Krause Publications, p.\u00a044, ISBN\u00a0978-0-87349-949-1^ Hatch 2007, p. 36.^ Dizer, John T (1982). Tom Swift & Company. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p.\u00a035. ISBN\u00a0978-0-89950-024-9.^ “Curtiss V-8 Motorcycle.” Archived 2010-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Collections. Retrieved: February 24, 2011.^ Statnekov, Daniel K.; Guggenheim Museum Staff (2001) [1998],  Krens, Thomas; Drutt, Matthew (eds.), The Art of the Motorcycle, Harry N. Abrams, p.\u00a0107, ISBN\u00a00810969122^ Curtiss OX-5 V-8 Engine, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space MuseumBibliography[edit]Further reading[edit]Vintage Motorcycles & Antique Motorcycles, Glenn H. Curtiss MuseumCameron, K. (April 2002), “Creative Power: Glenn Curtiss: Inventor, Manufacturer, Racer, Pilot.”, Cycle World: 90\u201392Simanaitis, Dennis (Sep 1997), “Glenn Curtiss–fastest man alive!”, Road & Track: 172\u2013173Dr. John H. Lienhard (2002). “Curtiss’ Motorcycles”. The Engines of Our Ingenuity (Audio, with transcript). Episode 1693. University of Houston College of Engineering.External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/curtiss-v-8-motorcycle-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Curtiss V-8 motorcycle – Wikipedia"}}]}]