The Van Blerck Engine Company of Monroe, Michigan, made a pair of experimental engines between 1914 and 1915.

“Van Blerck Engine”

“Van Blerck Front and Rear”

-From 1915, a 700 cu in. V8 engine giving 135 HP at 1,350 rpm and a V-12 engine giving 200 HP at 1,600 rpm with 1050 cu. in. displacement.

From Appendix 6: New views of the V8 of this Monroe, Michigan brand.

-By 1916, there were two models, the V-8 and a V-12, with the same cylinder size. The V-8 produced 124 hp at 1,400 rpm, and the V-12 reached 180 hp at the same rpm.

“Two views of the Van Blerck V8” (PeT)