The World's First 6-Cylinder Outboard

After the war, the outboard engine industry thrived in the 1950s and one company, Kiekhaeffer Mercury dared to try something new. The world's first six-cylinder that soon proved as incredibly reliable and very powerful. This is a story of the famous Tower of Power straight-six engine series.

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