ed ▁at ▁the ▁middle ▁class . ▁Engine ▁manufact urer ▁Ly coming ▁built ▁straight - e ight ▁engines ▁for ▁sale ▁to ▁autom obile ▁manufact ur ers , ▁including ▁Gard ner , ▁A ub urn , ▁and ▁Lo com obile . ▁ ▁Ly coming ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁A ub urn ▁owner ▁Er rett ▁Lob ban ▁Cord , ▁who ▁used ▁a ▁Ly coming ▁straight - e ight ▁in ▁his ▁front - drive ▁Cord ▁L - 2 9 ▁autom obile , ▁and ▁had ▁Ly coming ▁build ▁the ▁straight - e ight ▁engine ▁for ▁the ▁D ues enberg ▁Model ▁J , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁D ues enberg ▁brothers ▁for ▁the ▁Cord - owned ▁D ues enberg ▁Inc . ▁The ▁autom obile ▁manufact ur ers ▁within ▁the ▁Cord ▁Corporation , ▁compr ising ▁A ub urn , ▁Cord , ▁and ▁D ues enberg , ▁were ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁Ly coming ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁as ▁an ▁aircraft ▁engine ▁manufact urer . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁volume ▁sell ers ▁Hudson ▁and ▁St ude b aker ▁introduced ▁straight - e ight ▁engines ▁for ▁the ▁prem ium ▁vehicles ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁lines . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁by ▁Nash ▁( with ▁a ▁dual - ign ition ▁unit ), ▁RE O , ▁and ▁the ▁Bu ick , ▁Old sm obile , ▁and ▁Pont iac ▁divisions ▁of ▁General ▁Mot ors . ▁ ▁The ▁Bu ick ▁straight - e ight ▁was ▁an