1952 WATSON ROADSTER CUSTOM BY BLASTOLENE

When Street Rod builders Randy Grubb and Michael Leeds came across two M47 Patton Tank engines, they immediately bought them and began sketching ideas for cars to build around the massive engines. The 1792cid SOHC aluminum V-12 engine is air-cooled and fed by dual 2-barrel carburetors. Power output is estimated at 910hp and 1500lb-ft of torque. The massive powerplant is mated to an Allison 4-speed automatic transmission that was originally designed to handle the workload of a Greyhound bus. The first Blastolene Special was finished in 2002 and then quickly sold to Jay Leno. This is the second and only other tank powered car built by the artists at Blastolene. The hand-built aluminum body was formed in the spirit of the shark-nosed Watson Roadsters that were very successful at Indy in the '50s and '60s, but nearly twice the size. With a 160" wheelbase and an overall length of 270", it's no wonder that this creation weighs in at 8,400lbs. This wonderful piece of automotive art is very capable on the open road and is a thrill to drive. **TITLED AS A 1952 UUU WATSON ROADSTER**

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 1952
• WATSON
• ROADSTER
• CUSTOM
• BLASTOLENE
• Barrett-Jackson
• cars

[Fab1lousEDS]

@poffy8888

first of all you know where caps lock is or should i show you how to write normal ?

and maybe some person are just liking how it looks and how it sounds, it's art

and you can't argue about art.

some guys like it some guys don't, i mean a picture is useless too and can cost thousand of dollars and it doesn't help anyone ...

There are people who think Mona Lisa is beautiful and there are people who think this car is awesome

[poffy8888]

JEALOUSY IS NEGLIGIBLE HERE. STUPIDITY REIGHNS SUPREME !

[sixtiesforever1966]

@poffy8888 Never seen anyone so jealous about someone’s passion to build his own car with his own money. It did not cost him a billion dollars to build! So I do not know if it will solve the National Debt!

[sixtiesforever1966]

@aleg12  THANK YOU!!! Love your answer

[poffy8888]

PLEEEEEEZ.....ONE OF YOU "GENIUSES" PLEEZ EXPLAIN TO ME THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING SUCH A USELESS MONSTROSITY ??? YOU CAN ARGUE WITH ME AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE ! YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN THE WRONG, WHEN AMERICA IS IN AN ECONOMICAL MESS ! EVEN WITHOUT THE MESS, BUILDING SUCH A CAR IS UTTERLY POINTLESS AND ENTIRELY USELESS ! IF YOU ARE NOT MAN ENUF TO SEE THE LITE, THEN YOU ALL NEED TO SEE SHRINKS.........RESPECFULLY...­.

[aleg12]

@poffy8888 the only way to save mandkind is eliminate fucked up psychos like you

[poffy8888]

@aleg12 nO ! YOU WILL NEVER CONVINCE ME. THIS IS A BIG HEAP OF MESS MADE BY MEN WITH TIME AND EXCESSIVEMONIES. MONEY, AMERICA DONT GOT, COZ IT AINT GOT THE BALLS TO FIX ITS DEBT. tHE INDY ROADSTER IS LONG GONE ! WHY U TRYING SO HARD TO BRING BACK THE DEAD? LET IT BE.....LET IT BE.......PAY BACK YOUR DEBTS, TRY FIXN THE PLANET AND REDUCING POPULATIONS AROUND THE PLANET. ONLY WAY TO SAVE MANKIND..........INSTED OF WASTING TIME AND ENERGY WITH CRAP LIKE THIS.

[saludahead]

@poffy8888 Some of the finest vehicles I have ever seen were built in garages and sheds. Randy, and Micheal have built incredible vehicles, and if you can not appreciate them, then you are either not an automobile enthusiast, or you are only enthusiastic about a Prius!

Please endeavor not to land on your head when you fall off your high horse!

[turboslag]

@infiltrator7777

Except a D type Auto Union is rear engined.

[turboslag]

@poffy8888

Plonker !!!