its cool, but i think it would be alot cooler in a big truck, like and old mack, or international. or in and older boat like others have on here. It seems like your just not getting the feel of the true power in a car. Put it to work spinning a prop, or pulling heavy weight.
Well, those WW2 fighter engines weren't designed to pull heavy loads. Rolls Royce did however develop a non-supercharged version of the Merlin V12 for tanks, called the Meteor. Needless to say it was re-engineered to meet tank use.
@McLarenMercedes not re-enginered, the aluminium parts were just cast in iron and the supercharger was removed before it was given a detuning to produce more torque at low rpm's. All the parts are interchangeable You could quite feasibly re tune one given time and a bucket of money.
This guy is my grandads friend. I sat in it at crawley air show when i was really young, burnt myself on the dam exhaust getting out lol. And ys it is the merlin engine, it's just that they had to remove the supercharger because there isn't enough room under the car to fit it, as this is where it was on the plane. The car is based on a mk1 rolls royce phantom.
Packard and stromberg were responsible for the continued development of the merlin power plant even more so than RR was - by the end of the war packard built merlins were pushing out 1600 hp on W.E.P and thanks to strombergs direct injection carburetor they could fly inverted indefinitely - your quite right about the craftsmanship too not too many of us left that do this sort of thing definitely teach those chaps on discovery channel a thing or two!
@hasouras19 Sorry if that sounded like a stupid question, it just seemed fairly obvious that it is not.... What with the title clearly saying it is Spitfire engined lol.
this is a Merlin i worked at the shop that did allot of the coachworks for it and yes they did put merlins in tanks - The Churchill- except they call the engine the Meteor because it lacked a supercharger and was significantly larger than the original Merlin they even used merlins in the PT boats like J.F.K was captain of it was an engine 50 years ahead of its time way better than anything germany had power to weight ratio wise
Yes your right they were built by packard but they were merlins built under license by them the allison engine V-1710-27 was slated to be used in both the P-51 mustang and the PT boats but when the RAF ordered a crop of P-51 they instructed the manufacturer to fit the R.R merlin instead of the allison on testing the engineers found the engine to be much more reelable and it also made the P-51 the best plane of the war increase speed higher rate of climb lower stall speed
The Messerschmitt Me262 jet was arguable the most advanced fighter of the war but there were too few of them and Hitler foolishly wanted 3 out 4 to be assigned as attack-bombers, a role for which they were ill suited.
As for the piston engined fighters the Focke-Wulf FW190 was very manuevrable and was better than any allied fighter in most conditions.
Germany was short on fuel and couldn't put much in the air by 1943 as it was.
the Me262 was introduced eight months before the war ended the Merlin engine had been around since 1933 the spitfire since 1936 and the P-51 since 1942 the FW190 was slower in dives turns and strait out speed compared to either a mustang or spitfire and its BMW801 engine was a 41.8 L engine which produced 1970hp and incorporated sodium filled valves something the merlin had since inception in 1933 the Merlin was only 27L and produced 1301HP by the time it was operational in 1934
the advantages of either aircraft over a FW190 were apparent and their advance was maintained throughout the duration of the war but I suppose the greatest testament to the superiority of these planes is the fact that im not writing this in german
The Jay Leno car was built by a couple of guys that go under the name of "the blast-o-line brothers" and have built a number of spectacular cars. 2 of which had the sherman tank engine.
The Jay Leno car was build by artist Michael Leeds and was named the Blastolene Special. Jay Leno purchased the car and has since made some changes, including adding turbos. Leeds and another artist have continued to make a number of large 4-wheeled creations.
I'm sure this engine moved just fine when it was shooting down messerschmitts...and last I checked the ZR1 and CTS-V blow the doors off the best Porsche and BMW have to offer...greetings from America
Whetever you say...but the lap times for both cars and their German counterparts tell a different story...While the leather in the german cars may be nicer the vette and the caddy are simply faster, everywhere. Thats a fact...The guy above made an assinine statement. Why not appreciate the good points of everything instead of being biased and one sided?
wow, that car/rocket is stunning, the coach work is beautiful, liking the vintige exhaust design, not to sure it running enough power though.....lol, might need to slap on a another pair of superchargers lol. na, but seriously, that is jaw droppingly sexy.
i would hate to be doing those 300MPH in that open cockpit....it's definatly a very rare car..lol 27 liter engine..same used as the spitfire...it's a spitfire without wings
This is amazing man , so much power and torque there:) and the engine that will do 5Million ks ... ahaah its a plane engine of course:) and in a car:)
i believe someone did exactly the same back in the 1970s with a Ford Capri, in the UK, and it moved, and was road legal..it was broken up in the late 80s when the custom car fad died in the UK.
The Car you refer to was built by John Dodd who was a gearbox specialist in the Bromley or Epsom area. It was called 'The Beast'.
Rolls Royce copped the arse cos he had the Rolls Badge on it. It did catch fire in France I think but he built it again as a hatchback looking car, a bit like a massive Scimitar. Street Machine magazine or Custom Car showed it at Milton Keynes once. I think it may still exist somewhere.
hey look its chuck norris's go kart
mordicus124 6 months ago
Does that giant fish car move?
knottyjohnnydirty 7 months ago
its cool, but i think it would be alot cooler in a big truck, like and old mack, or international. or in and older boat like others have on here. It seems like your just not getting the feel of the true power in a car. Put it to work spinning a prop, or pulling heavy weight.
cobra96svt570 8 months ago
@cobra96svt570
Well, those WW2 fighter engines weren't designed to pull heavy loads. Rolls Royce did however develop a non-supercharged version of the Merlin V12 for tanks, called the Meteor. Needless to say it was re-engineered to meet tank use.
McLarenMercedes 7 months ago
@McLarenMercedes not re-enginered, the aluminium parts were just cast in iron and the supercharger was removed before it was given a detuning to produce more torque at low rpm's. All the parts are interchangeable You could quite feasibly re tune one given time and a bucket of money.
6joshh6 7 months ago
Needs more louvers.
CyberDruidtheModGod 10 months ago
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I want to see it do the quarter mile!
Bloodgod40 1 year ago
it would be interesting to see some detail on how this was done ,as in what gearbox etc.
kevrs2 1 year ago 2
This guy is my grandads friend. I sat in it at crawley air show when i was really young, burnt myself on the dam exhaust getting out lol. And ys it is the merlin engine, it's just that they had to remove the supercharger because there isn't enough room under the car to fit it, as this is where it was on the plane. The car is based on a mk1 rolls royce phantom.
bobyouknowitsright 1 year ago
one hell of a car and congrats to the fellas who made it but come on lets see the tyres light up.
chunk123123 1 year ago
wacky Races
NielsShoe 1 year ago
All motor, barely car
TheNineveh 1 year ago
Right engine.. wrong vehicle.. :)
BasicModelling 1 year ago
This is a METEOR engine, NOT a Merlin. The Merlin was supercharged, this isn't.
spacemutt1978 1 year ago
Now that, is the most beautiful contraption on Earth.
The Bugatti Veyron is an over-engineered pseudo-show piece; but THAT. Well; that really is wonderful.
;) I think we could call it "the Car That Won the War." After all; its built around the Engine That Won the War - so why not?
SirVladDracula 1 year ago
@SirVladDracula because it was never involved in the war??
i don't see where you're really going with this??
hereosinerror 1 year ago
Now, i'll bet that car's FAST!
Kolfritz 1 year ago
What a sound ! Amazing ! I love it !
lepivert 2 years ago
I like it but it isn't doing 300 MPH like that.
Those tires and the rest of much of the car sure don't look up to the task.
The engine has more torque than people realize.
It can twist metal in the driveline like taffy.
-g
jetpoweredgriffin 2 years ago
it did say "theoretical", didn`t it? I wouldn`t even go past 120mph in that car. But wow, what an engine that is and the sound is just awesome.
PracticalTheorist 2 years ago
O,I agree,make may no mistake-
it's a labour of love&artwork.
You just have to see it a rolling engine/auotomotive design display-not a serious Land Speed Car,etc.
Only 648 people have ever gone over 200mph at Bonneville(traction is not what people think)and there are hundreds of competitors each summer.
An admirer and an enthusuat of avante-garde aircraft engines&installations I can certainly say that anyone that than can do better,should.
At least it's not under glass!
Peace,
-g
jetpoweredgriffin 2 years ago
Haha, look at those tyres, If a fly sits on the throttle pedal, those tires rip apart from the torque
iRenaatsouvagie 2 years ago 2
Coool ! but why ?? Sounds great !
billybarret1 2 years ago
ART
lifelearnlovelive 2 years ago
why?
Why not? :)
PracticalTheorist 2 years ago
Good enough reason !
billybarret1 2 years ago
sounds like a truck there is no grunt.
blobby1972 2 years ago
Trucks pull tens of tons of weight why do you think they have no grunt?
dogsparents 2 years ago 5
I mean puting those pipes on it is like mussling a tiger.
blobby1972 2 years ago
a beautiful car but that exaust ruins it...it;s like a water drain tube..under the car...under not along it...it's not a truck for gods sake...
aserta 2 years ago
yeah really. couldn't have at least chromed it? looks like shit
starbuck680 2 years ago
you gota be kidding?
emtrixdk 2 years ago
kidding about what? the exhaust don't look like shit?
starbuck680 2 years ago
it was a reply
emtrixdk 2 years ago
you didn't answer the question
starbuck680 2 years ago
its the style of car, they all had this style exhuast, u are noob?
emtrixdk 2 years ago
try using a language when using noob in your sentance.
the pipe looks horible by any standards.
aserta 2 years ago
should we put on a big chrome muffler for your noob likings? this is a enthusiest car not a honda civic retard
emtrixdk 2 years ago
i think u're retarded. i said, put the pipes to the sides, this one looks like the shit pipe ill eventually stick thru the windshield of ur nissan
aserta 2 years ago
my nissan?, what you talking about.......
emtrixdk 2 years ago
Actually "Nissan" is a compliment because they have a massive share of the American market because American car designers and workmanship is woeful.
dogsparents 2 years ago 2
Is that Doyley driving it?
Laxpowertoo 2 years ago
Packard and stromberg were responsible for the continued development of the merlin power plant even more so than RR was - by the end of the war packard built merlins were pushing out 1600 hp on W.E.P and thanks to strombergs direct injection carburetor they could fly inverted indefinitely - your quite right about the craftsmanship too not too many of us left that do this sort of thing definitely teach those chaps on discovery channel a thing or two!
rollerpodger 2 years ago
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Leno said it himself, this car cas an engine from a tank, so it is not a merlin!
Andreask93 2 years ago
this is not jay leno's tank car...
hasouras19 2 years ago 10
@hasouras19 Can't be bothered to read all the comments.... But did someone think it was?
sixstringslinger85 7 months ago
@sixstringslinger85 Yes...
hasouras19 7 months ago
@hasouras19 Sorry if that sounded like a stupid question, it just seemed fairly obvious that it is not.... What with the title clearly saying it is Spitfire engined lol.
sixstringslinger85 7 months ago
My dear fellow this car is not the Leno's thank car!!
Listen, it doesent looks like a Diesel engine!
VonDuesenberg 2 years ago
this is a Merlin i worked at the shop that did allot of the coachworks for it and yes they did put merlins in tanks - The Churchill- except they call the engine the Meteor because it lacked a supercharger and was significantly larger than the original Merlin they even used merlins in the PT boats like J.F.K was captain of it was an engine 50 years ahead of its time way better than anything germany had power to weight ratio wise
rollerpodger 2 years ago
I thought PT boats used Packards or Allisons. Lots of craftmanship in that bodywork not seen anymore. Very graceful and pretty car.
speedskiff2 2 years ago
Yes your right they were built by packard but they were merlins built under license by them the allison engine V-1710-27 was slated to be used in both the P-51 mustang and the PT boats but when the RAF ordered a crop of P-51 they instructed the manufacturer to fit the R.R merlin instead of the allison on testing the engineers found the engine to be much more reelable and it also made the P-51 the best plane of the war increase speed higher rate of climb lower stall speed
rollerpodger 2 years ago
Best plane of the war?
Maybe the one most spoken of.
The Messerschmitt Me262 jet was arguable the most advanced fighter of the war but there were too few of them and Hitler foolishly wanted 3 out 4 to be assigned as attack-bombers, a role for which they were ill suited.
As for the piston engined fighters the Focke-Wulf FW190 was very manuevrable and was better than any allied fighter in most conditions.
Germany was short on fuel and couldn't put much in the air by 1943 as it was.
McLarenMercedes 2 years ago
the Me262 was introduced eight months before the war ended the Merlin engine had been around since 1933 the spitfire since 1936 and the P-51 since 1942 the FW190 was slower in dives turns and strait out speed compared to either a mustang or spitfire and its BMW801 engine was a 41.8 L engine which produced 1970hp and incorporated sodium filled valves something the merlin had since inception in 1933 the Merlin was only 27L and produced 1301HP by the time it was operational in 1934
rollerpodger 2 years ago
the advantages of either aircraft over a FW190 were apparent and their advance was maintained throughout the duration of the war but I suppose the greatest testament to the superiority of these planes is the fact that im not writing this in german
rollerpodger 2 years ago 2
wicked man must be really expensive
clcb13 2 years ago
omg that is a plane engine in a car and its street legal
clcb13 2 years ago
they made jag's a rols royce stock with these man merlin V12, Mustang and Spitfire engines.
admiraljimmy 2 years ago
Better get some beefier rubber on the back of that thing.....hit it once, and no tires left..lol
BreathDoctor 2 years ago 2
The Merlin was 27 ltrs.
It's bigger brother, the Griffon was 36.7 ltrs.
The Merlin produced about 2100-2500 BHP.
A well running Griffon can produce approx. 35 BHP.
But unfortunatly the are hard to get these days.....
greenspirit 2 years ago
lol
brettskyline 3 years ago
The Jay Leno car was built by a couple of guys that go under the name of "the blast-o-line brothers" and have built a number of spectacular cars. 2 of which had the sherman tank engine.
heyzuess1 3 years ago
The Jay Leno car was build by artist Michael Leeds and was named the Blastolene Special. Jay Leno purchased the car and has since made some changes, including adding turbos. Leeds and another artist have continued to make a number of large 4-wheeled creations.
FiveCentsPlease 2 years ago
Yeh,,,, but where is the cruise control and electric windows!!!!
andgate2000 3 years ago
Doesn't Jay Leno own this car now...or something very similar?
WeatherWarriordotnet 3 years ago
Noo... Jay Leno's car has a tank motor... that's why his car is call the Jay Leno Tank Car
CrazyFucka47 3 years ago 2
OK...wasn't sure.
WeatherWarriordotnet 3 years ago
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...i can´t see this car moving only one millimeter, like all the other amercan and english cars.... much noise for nothing....
greetings from germany.....
tuca999 3 years ago
I'm sure this engine moved just fine when it was shooting down messerschmitts...and last I checked the ZR1 and CTS-V blow the doors off the best Porsche and BMW have to offer...greetings from America
sidefx996 3 years ago 3
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Uh, No. German cars are far more superior to American cars.
Aled2929 3 years ago
Whetever you say...but the lap times for both cars and their German counterparts tell a different story...While the leather in the german cars may be nicer the vette and the caddy are simply faster, everywhere. Thats a fact...The guy above made an assinine statement. Why not appreciate the good points of everything instead of being biased and one sided?
sidefx996 3 years ago
well sais mate nowt worse than a kraut sounding off is there
Stevieb83 3 years ago
Deutschbag...
caterpillarnut 3 years ago 2
Um, an Ultima GTR720 (a British supercars with an American V8) is faster than a German Veyron...
AdamW2 3 years ago
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Nza420 2 years ago
This could be the British Counterpart of the "Brutus" car with a 47 liter BMW V12 engine.
Detoyato 3 years ago
I'd design it so the exhaust pipes went under the car. Would SUCK to get burned by one of them getting in or out of the car.
ragemanchoo82 3 years ago
The Final Objective 57 chev bel-air powered by a Merlin is incredible. Theres a video of it somewhere on here.
scrfce123 3 years ago
Now THAT is a goddamn CAR.
Karlfalcon 3 years ago 2
drive i want to see it driving
Powertampa 3 years ago
I'm fairly sure that engine could get that car moving much faster than 300 Mph if the thing didn't fly apart before it reached top speed.
I'd sure hate to fill that thing up though, probably gets 10 gallons per mile fuel economy.
GGigabiteM 3 years ago
FANTASIC! now how about a harrier jump jet engined car? now that would realy shift!
grahamkeithtodd 3 years ago
hay if he reved it the fuel will go
3140CHEVY 3 years ago
Does he ever rev it?
cash68 3 years ago
wow, that car/rocket is stunning, the coach work is beautiful, liking the vintige exhaust design, not to sure it running enough power though.....lol, might need to slap on a another pair of superchargers lol. na, but seriously, that is jaw droppingly sexy.
DjembeNmbabway 3 years ago
overkill!
mww88 3 years ago
No such thing.
(moa powah!)
Karlfalcon 3 years ago
amazing car - thanks for posting
wkwickham 3 years ago
i would hate to be doing those 300MPH in that open cockpit....it's definatly a very rare car..lol 27 liter engine..same used as the spitfire...it's a spitfire without wings
dumapies 4 years ago 3
27 liter......
27
manicmechanic76 3 years ago
27 liter......
27
manicmechanic76 3 years ago
it would still take off, unfortunately :O
SmiertSpionem 3 years ago 2
The sound that help save a country!! beautiful!
kardel100 4 years ago
search under 55 chevy merlin on youtube and have a look at it it drives was legaliy registersted in Oz
aforda 4 years ago
IMO it wants 6 pipes coming out either side, otherwise great, glad it's been done..
colliedogjoy 4 years ago
talk about overkill
jcabb1 4 years ago
I say old chum, rather spiffing machine, wot. Still reckon Hadfields Merlin 55 chev takes the cake.
takinter 4 years ago
wow. that car is gianormous
kimchijeegeah 4 years ago
smoke those tires!!!
bass1134 4 years ago
ITS THE HANDLYE SPECIAL.
buccaneerjet 4 years ago
This is amazing man , so much power and torque there:) and the engine that will do 5Million ks ... ahaah its a plane engine of course:) and in a car:)
thebassguitarist81 4 years ago
i believe someone did exactly the same back in the 1970s with a Ford Capri, in the UK, and it moved, and was road legal..it was broken up in the late 80s when the custom car fad died in the UK.
2491tj 4 years ago
IIRC it was destroyed when it caught fire....it had a RR bonnet, a Capri rear end, looked cool...and then it died.
openfold 4 years ago
The Car you refer to was built by John Dodd who was a gearbox specialist in the Bromley or Epsom area. It was called 'The Beast'.
Rolls Royce copped the arse cos he had the Rolls Badge on it. It did catch fire in France I think but he built it again as a hatchback looking car, a bit like a massive Scimitar. Street Machine magazine or Custom Car showed it at Milton Keynes once. I think it may still exist somewhere.
coolpaul69 4 years ago
I think it was also featured in an episode of Top Gear about 10 years ago or something.
antimainstream 4 years ago
Today we will be driving at an altitude of 25 thousand feet and should be in Emerald in around 40 Minutes.
Wholelotofshakingoin 4 years ago
Nobody could ever find a clutch for it.
TroyaE117 4 years ago
haha thats so true lol
alexthebikeman 4 years ago
Wonder how many gallons per mile it does?
noonenoname 4 years ago
does this thing actually move, or is it an up dated 'chitty chitty bang bang' !!!!LOL
ianlanc 4 years ago
listen to the supercharger whine!
spudbeau 4 years ago
I have 2 but not selling!1 for the boat and 1 for???
spare.
gussy72 4 years ago
okay, so theres one in the world, how much does he want for it?!
seriously though, i wouldnt mind being pointed in the direction of a person selling a rolls royce merlin engine, just for trolley use at first.
demonbagpuss 4 years ago
Ok, what is the cost, and can i get one in California?
bloodtypexneg 4 years ago
There is only one in the world. It was built by the owner over a period of 21 years.
CompleteKitCar 4 years ago
@bloodtypexneg LOL. and even if you could echeck in cali would kick your ass probably lol.
Schutzstaffel23 1 year ago
AWESOME!!!!!
LIGHTFORCEDOTCOM 4 years ago