Rolls Royce 12 cylinder Merlin Spitfire Engine (1200hp)

Rolls Royce 12 cylinder Merlin Spitfire Engine (1200hp) from the Classic Corvette Club UK's National Show at Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Photos of the event can be found here: http://mngs.co.uk/8k1

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Autos & Vehicles

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• rolls
• royce
• CCCUK
• summer
• nationals
• corvette
• radial
• airplane
• engine
• spitfire
• merlin

[skvakagud]

That engine's sound is just so amazing..

[TheLaurencekid]

thats cool starting 1200 hp engine just by hand

[TheWierdFish]

@fergo123 It's no different to any other engine, a little bigger perhaps but otherwise the same. Until you remember, this engine was once hurtling across the Channel at 300mph, delivering a world of .303 and 20mm pain to any Me-109 or FW190 in its way... Truly the engine that saved the world, they were in everything from the Lancaster to the Hurricane, the Mosquito, the Mustang and of course, the Spitfire.

[fergo123]

I work on the -220 (F-15 engine). I would love to work on this engine.

[gwaithwyr]

I like the story about the rich German who was driving his Mercedes at about 120 mph on an autobahn one night and was overtaken by one of those Merlin-powered specials with the RR badge. He rang RR and demanded that they sell him one. They, of course, denied producing such monsters and he just got angrier, offering to pay any price. .

[JBandJedward4life]

the spitfires purr of the engine is amazing...i love planes and ww2 and im a girl :)

[Trevo711]

I'm going to put that in a mini! What a mission that would be...

[iffyaviator]

perfect us of tandem axle trailer!!! ...ahahaha awesome sound!!!

[aval1998]

great! now lets put that on a lamborgini

[FMichael1970]

@RCTPatriot75 Yup - that and the "Malcolm" hood turned the Mustang into a lethal fighter...Gotta thank the Brits!

[examinationboard]

woops full power