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27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:48 pm
by TopCat
I wish I had managed to film this thing when it started up whilst racing in JoBurg- what a machine 27 litres 450 bhp and 1550 nm torque- what is that in real money I wonder!!

Noted that "Lucy" made a beeline for the pit garage where the most horsepower was!

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Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:32 pm
by Jeroen

Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:44 am
by luke
John Dodd built a similar car with a wagon body, Rolls Royce grill and a Rolls Royce Merlin engine from a Spitfire.

He drove it on the road for a while, until it was banned by German authorities!

http://www.spainvia.com/merlincar.htm

There are videos of it on YouTube too.

Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:30 am
by Jeroen
Love the sound of those V12 Merlins! We have a classic airshow nearby every now and then and hearing a Spitfire rev and take off is always good for goose bumps haha

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Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:26 am
by Thegs
Brutus is also a nice build, this car uses an old BMW engine...

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Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:30 am
by TopCat
looks like Boris Johnson is driving it?

Re: 27 Litre V12 Monster

Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:22 am
by Jeroen
The lovely 46 litre BMW V12 powered Brutus from the Auto und Technikmuseum in Sinsheim was on display at this year's Techno Classica

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