And we complain about the Austin 7 Crankshaft !

[Mark McKibbin]

Many makers had trouble with in-line sixes, Henry Ford's 1906 Model K was a disaster, he stuck with four cylinders until the V8 in 1932 when everyone else was doing sixes. Ford didn't build a 6 until 1941. Mr Bugatti was the same just 4, 8 and 16 and the V6 was not successfully built until Lancia worked the angle and firing order out in 1950 with the Aurelia.