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Léon Levavasseur designed the first v8 engine in 1902 and named it Antoinette. The Antoinette company became incorporated in 1906 and made engines primarily for aircraft. The first vehicle using a v8 engine that was mass produced was introduced by Cadillac in 1914.

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