BluePrint Engines
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Formerly | Marshall Engines | ||
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| Industry | Engine manufacturing | ||
| Founded | 1982 in Kearney, NE | ||
| Founder | Norris Marshall | ||
| Headquarters | Kearney, NE | ||
| Website | blueprintengines | ||
BluePrint Engines (formerly Marshall Engines) is a Kearney, Nebraska based engine manufacturer. It was first established in 1982 in a small garage in central Nebraska.[1] The company at that time was called Marshall Engines, and officially transitioned over to being recognized as BluePrint Engines in 2017.[2] BluePrint Engines designs, produces, tests and markets high performance Crate Engine.
History
Founder Norris Marshall started the company out of a small garage near his home in Kearney, Nebraska in 1982.[1] At the companies inception, Marshall Engines focused on refurbished engines. As the company grew, they expanded their capabilities to produce remanufactured engines, cylinder heads and transmissions for different types of vehicles.[3] The company grew and expanded to new locations and buildings, with the first official headquarters being located in Kearney, NE at 404 W. Eighth St.[4] The 50,000-square-foot Kearney plant was expanded in 1991 and again in 1995. A separate location in Overton. NE location was opened in 1999.[4]
In 2006, the company expanded again in Kearney, NE to a new building and warehouse at 419 E. Sixth St. In 2007, the company continued to grow and needed to expand again. [5]During this time, the company began to offer new products including performance street rod and race engines, engines for the U.S. Postal Service, and marine engines.[5]
In 2015, Marshall Engines made its largest expansion yet doubling it's space by building a new $7.9 million facility on 2915 Cherry Ave in Kearney, NE and consolidating all of it's previous factory workers into one facility. [6]
In 2017, Marshall Engines rebranded and became known as BluePrint Engines.[2] The move was made to differentiate the company from it's past where it worked with refurbished engines, to now focusing on creating only new engines. The target market also changed, with a focus on selling performance engines for customers looking to restore classic cars or for those who want a more powerful engine with upgraded horsepower.[2]
Engines
Since 2017, BluePrint Engines has focused on creating new high performance Crate Engine. BluePrint Engines offers a variety of Ford, Mopar, and GM type engine configurations. This includes small-block, big-block, and LS engines. BluePrint Engines also offers engine packages with a transmission and front drive already bolted on. [7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Writer, AMANDA BRANDT Hub Staff. "Marshall Engines expanding with $7.9M building on Cherry Avenue". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Potter, Lori (February 22, 2017). "BluePrint races ahead: New line of motors engine for growth". Kearney Hub.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ GOTTULA, TODD. "Marshall Engines is Squeezed for room". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GOTTULA, TODD. "Still Growing". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GOTTULA, TODD. "Marshall Engines is Squeezed for room". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ Writer, AMANDA BRANDT Hub Staff. "Marshall Engines expanding with $7.9M building on Cherry Avenue". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Buying a Blueprint | A High-Performance Crate Engine Buying Experience". Street Trucks. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
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