Perkins, the company namesake, was born in Peterborough, England, in 1889. Both his father and grandfather were engineers and the owners of the family firm of Barford and Perkins. Their main product, ...

The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens. Diesel engines are harder to start in cold weather because they depend ...

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What's the most ridiculous Mopar ever built? Is it the 1970 Dodge Charger Daytona? Or the Hellcat-powered classics we keep seeing these days? Nope, it's a 1959 Plymouth Savoy with a diesel engine that ...

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The best solution to cold weather diesel starting problems is to avoid them by being prepared for cold weather before it happens, according to Julian Wood, Perkins Product Manager for Aftermarket.