Now THAT'S a big block Olds motor
July 26th, 2016, 12:36 PM
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I have a friend that has a Packard-Merlin out of a P-51 from WWII. It is fully functional and runs on a stand. It comes in at 1750 cu in V-12. It is the most impressive engine I have heard.
July 27th, 2016, 06:39 AM
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He actually owns one. If you have ever seen the show "Jay Leno's Garage", he has a 1930 Bentley with that P-51 (27 liter v-12) mustang engine. He says that it does not turn very well, but that it eats sports cars for breakfast from the line.
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...-bentley-video
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July 27th, 2016, 07:15 AM
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July 27th, 2016, 09:02 AM
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Hydroplane racing,
remember all the hydroplanes from the 60's and seventies all ran Merlins, packards etc, close to 200 MPH on water talk about brass ones, then helicopter engines took over... here is an interesting site if your interested
http://www.missthriftway.com/
anyway I digress as usual LOL
http://www.missthriftway.com/
anyway I digress as usual LOL
July 27th, 2016, 11:03 AM
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July 27th, 2016, 07:06 PM
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remember all the hydroplanes from the 60's and seventies all ran Merlins, packards etc, close to 200 MPH on water talk about brass ones, then helicopter engines took over... here is an interesting site if your interested
http://www.missthriftway.com/
anyway I digress as usual LOL
http://www.missthriftway.com/
anyway I digress as usual LOL
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Warby
July 28th, 2016, 04:21 AM
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Seeing as how we are digressing as well as the conversation going south, I've always been thoroughly impressed with the accomplishments of Australia's Ken Warby's self funded, self built and piloted, world record water speed holding boats. His first was constructed under a tarp in his back yard. Truly inspiring..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Warby
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Warby
Hey. give us a break. We're old, with short attention spans...OH LOOK, A SQUIRREL!
What was I saying again?
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