Why Diesel?
February 2022 Coolspring Power Museum worked diligently all last year upon Diesel Centrale CPM, an installation to display three vintage Diesel engines. We certainly believe that these engines are very … Read more
Paul Harvey
The Air-Blast Engine Project Trilogy – Part 3: Fall Finale
December 2021 Finally, after so many different names for our project, we chose Diesel Centrale CPM. Now, we have a catchy and unique name and logo. So why this name? It … Read more
The Air-Blast Engine Project Trilogy – Part 2: Now the Details
October 2021 After a couple of hurdles our project has since progressed well, as documented in the first part of the trilogy: It’s Happening. Satisfying? Definitely yes! But reflecting back, it … Read more
The Air-Blast Engine Project Trilogy – Part 1: It’s Happening!
September 2021 The Air-Blast Injection building is now progressing extremely well. It will house the 12 hp Augsburg air blast Diesel and its dynamo, the 12 hp Benz solid injection … Read more
Birth of a Dream
August 2021 CPM has three very wonderful German Diesel engines: the Augsburg, the Benz, and the Graz. All are from the early 1900s. Hmmm, what better to do with them … Read more
The Graz Story
June 2021 As CPM’s Air Blast Injection project is progressing very well, I certainly understand the confusion about the mysterious Graz Diesel. It will be the third engine in the … Read more
Winterization
With the floor of the building now in place, the floor and foundation have been covered to protect them from weather during the upcoming winter.
ABI Building
May 2021 A View from My Rocking Chair Last month I wrote The Benz Story and mentioned how it would fit into CPM’s new project, the Air-Blast Injection building. We … Read more
Concrete Floor Poured
Our contractor poured the concrete floor for the building on November 24, 2021. To prevent winter damage, the concrete block wall was filled with concrete. With those tasks done, the … Read more
Benz Progress
The Benz engine is nearing completion, and a test run. It will be mounted on its foundation in the Spring