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Feb 19, 2005 19:40:01 GMT
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;D the roller from the 80s with the the 27 litre merlin engine is on ebay i remember this monster setting records then rolls royce got upset and sued what a monster no pics but i can see it now starting price £1000000 any takers lol  |
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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Feb 19, 2005 19:43:10 GMT
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ok, who says we get together a collecting pot, buy the thing and stick it in the back of a commer imp van or vw camper? |
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Feb 19, 2005 19:44:05 GMT
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blimey  havnt seen that monstrosity for a while.i like it in a sort of looking at car crashes kind of way  ;Dyou know you shouldnt,but still do.  |
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Feb 19, 2005 20:31:54 GMT
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CLASS!
I've asked for some piccies out of sheer cheek!! ;D
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Feb 19, 2005 21:07:13 GMT
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And this is what it looks like!  |
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Nick
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Feb 19, 2005 21:42:10 GMT
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..where does one go to get one of these aero engines ?? serious question btw |
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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Feb 19, 2005 22:50:53 GMT
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anyone got a link to the item?
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Feb 19, 2005 23:41:23 GMT
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anyone got a link to the item?
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That thing was insane, wonder why the guy's selling it, maybe it bankrupted him? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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OK it's a legend... but a mill? Let's not be silly. The guy obviously don't wanna sell.  Would LOVE to get me hands on a Merlin lump though! Nnnnngh! |
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v8ade
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Are u sure this is the same one that was in street machine in the 80's as the last i heard was that it had burnt out on the dock yard waiting to come back from europe. supposibly a lot of super car owners camplained to the police that it had passed them at great speed and they were a bit p***ed of thery is somebody torch it because they didnt like being beaten
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V8 on open headers at full throttle "Heaven"
Jaguar xf SportBrake
rover 820 Turbo vitesse
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The seller is Paul Dodd, who if my memory serves me correctly is the original builder's (John Dodd) son.
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Feb 20, 2005 10:12:57 GMT
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..where does one go to get one of these aero engines ?? serious question btw My uncle has a meteor (road going version of the merlin) in his garage at home. I found it for him on e-bay. It came from a place in portsmouth that deals in old military bits He's got a thing for v12 engines, not cars just engines |
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Feb 20, 2005 11:21:59 GMT
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i have to say that thing is ugly!
INCREDIBILY COOL THO! ;d
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Feb 20, 2005 16:23:07 GMT
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I love that motor, Relient Scimitar on PCP.
IIRC it did burn out a few years back, then Paul Dodd rebuilt it to its current spec.
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Feb 20, 2005 17:26:17 GMT
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 17:45:34 GMT
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No your correct. the merlin engine is designed to run at the constant high revs required in an aeroplane where the Meteor was designed to run at a varying rev range required for road use. |
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Feb 20, 2005 18:12:10 GMT
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Cool, I was right! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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havnt seen that monstrosity for a while.i like it in a sort of looking at car crashes kind of way 
;Dyou know you shouldnt,but still do. 
