Continental AV1790



The Continental AV1790 is an American V12 engine used in armored vehicles. Produced by Continental Motors, the AV1790 was used in a variety of limited production and pilot heavy tanks, including the M53 and M55 howitzers, and the T30 and M103 tanks.

There were also diesel versions (AVDS, Air Cooled, V-engine configuration, Diesel, Superturbocharged) for the M47, M48, and M60 Patton tanks, and the Swedish Stridsvagn 104 (British-built Centurions, re-engined with diesel engines in the 1980s).

Engines prefixes
The engine prefixes are:
 * A-Air cooled r
 * V-Vee cylinder arrangement
 * D-Diesel
 * S-Supercharged
 * 1790-Displacement in Cubic Inches