The Cadillac monobloc V8 was the side valve engine family that carried Cadillac through the middle 1930s and the 1940s. A 322 cubic inch version first appeared in the 1936 Series 60 as the company next generation powerplant, designed to cost less than the 353 cubic inch V8 and the V12, and it made the mid priced Series 60 possible. Its cylinders and crankcase were cast as a single unit and it used hydraulic valve lifters for durability, with a bore and stroke of 3.375 by 4.5 inches. A closely related 346 cubic inch engine, using a 3.5 inch bore, ran from 1936 to 1948 in the Series 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 70, 72 and 75, and a pair of them powered the M5 Stuart and M24 Chaffee tanks in World War II with a Hydramatic transmission.
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the new monobloc flathead gained 24 cu in (390 cc) in Cadillac V-8 models to 346 cu in (5.7 L)
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to 346 cu in (5.7 L)
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