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  • #16
    Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

    Originally posted by AKA HITMAN
    Jay Leno has a street legal tank engined powered car that was on My Classic Car awhile back. True monster to see. I believe he mentioned it came out of one of the tanks Patton campaigned back in the day.
    Jay Leno's car is powered by a Continental engine from an M-47 Patton tank.

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    • #17
      Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

      Originally posted by AAFO_WSagar
      Didn't one of our early tanks run a radial laid flat?


      There were a lot of things used. Automotive engines (Cadillac V8s), smallish radials, diesels, and of course the A-57 30-cylinder "tank power unit" made from 5 inline-6 flathead Chrysler engines on a common gearcase:


      Now THAT must have been a torque monster. I'd love to hear that thing run, too.

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      • #18
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        Jarrod

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        • #19
          Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

          Originally posted by 440_Magnum
          There were a lot of things used. Automotive engines (Cadillac V8s), smallish radials, diesels, and of course the A-57 30-cylinder "tank power unit" made from 5 inline-6 flathead Chrysler engines on a common gearcase:


          Now THAT must have been a torque monster. I'd love to hear that thing run, too.
          From what I have read the Chrysler Multibank engine was a bit of a nightmare with five seperate carbs and ignition systems to try to keep in sync.
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          • #20
            Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

            Originally posted by 440_Magnum
            Now THAT must have been a torque monster. I'd love to hear that thing run, too.
            Here you go.

            Sound of the Ford GAA
            The wonderfull sound of the Ford V8 GAA engine of the Pershing M 26 "From Hell" of the Brussels' Royal Army Museum. Le son merveilleux du moteur Ford GAA V8 ...


            Sound of the R-975
            Sherman tank engine Continental R975-C4 of the "Combat Camel" of the Brussels' Royal Army Museum. Moteur Continental R975-C4 du Sherman M4A1 "Combat Camel" d...


            Sound of the Chrysler Multibank
            Sherman tank Fireffly from the Brussels' Royal Army Museum. Char Sherman Fireffly du Musée Royal de l'Armée de Bruxelles

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            • #21
              Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

              Originally posted by BadIdea
              Here you go.

              Sound of the Ford GAA
              The wonderfull sound of the Ford V8 GAA engine of the Pershing M 26 "From Hell" of the Brussels' Royal Army Museum. Le son merveilleux du moteur Ford GAA V8 ...


              Sound of the R-975
              Sherman tank engine Continental R975-C4 of the "Combat Camel" of the Brussels' Royal Army Museum. Moteur Continental R975-C4 du Sherman M4A1 "Combat Camel" d...


              Sound of the Chrysler Multibank
              http://youtube.com/watch?v=lrqqi6OJv...elated&search=

              Cool stuff, thanks for posting (Youtube is a wonderful thing)! But headphones don't do any of them justice...

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              • #22
                Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                Originally posted by BadIdea
                From what I have read the Chrysler Multibank engine was a bit of a nightmare with five seperate carbs and ignition systems to try to keep in sync.
                I'm sure it was. On the other hand, if one carb swallowed a piece of grit in some bad fuel, or one ignition system crapped out, the rest of the engine would still run. So long as the dead bank of 6 wasn't mechanically seized, the other 4 could keep on churning. With 4 separate oiling systems, even if one did grind itself to bits it wouldn't contaminate the other 4 and wreck them too (but mechanical failure of those old Chrysler flatheads was extremely rare anyway).

                They did switch to a single water pump for the whole assembly at some point early in production. The first ones had 5 separate cooling systems, too! A classic case of "there's a war on, what can we do to get this working FAST."

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                • #23
                  Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                  I'll second that. Pretty cool. Anyone else out there ever visit Jacque Littlefield's collection out in Portola Valley, CA?

                  Lots of cool toys out there (including the Geman half-track from "The Dirty Dozen." A mind blowing experience. One of the sheds has quite a few tank engines on display. There were a number of V-12 looking engines, but I didn't have time to really give them a good look with the tour going on.

                  The current project is a Panther that will be a runner with the original engine. A surprisingly compact V-12.

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                  • #24
                    Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                    I have visited the Littlefield Collection up in Portola Valley. It is an amazing personal collection of tanks and associated military hardware. It is actually the biggest collection of tanks that rivals the Patton Museum at Fort Knox. Every one of the tanks in his collection ran at the time they were parked in the storage buildings (they are not run on any routine basis). In my mind, the collection will be unrivaled when he completes the Panther and can locate a Tiger.

                    It is unfortunate that the collection is not open to the public; however, that is the plan someday. I hope to get another showing and not be hurried along by my wife or kids who don't appreciate the time it takes to fully comprehend the some of the subtle engineering (its all big metal to them).

                    Kevin G

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                    • #25
                      Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                      Another video of a Merlin running on a simple stand:

                      The video was taken at Brooklands in November 05 at the Hurricane Day.Shame the opperator didn't give it a bit more stick.....


                      Somehow, that stand doesn't look substatial enough to me...

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                      • #26
                        Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                        Originally posted by 5kevin5
                        I have visited the Littlefield Collection up in Portola Valley. It is an amazing personal collection of tanks and associated military hardware. It is actually the biggest collection of tanks that rivals the Patton Museum at Fort Knox. Every one of the tanks in his collection ran at the time they were parked in the storage buildings (they are not run on any routine basis). In my mind, the collection will be unrivaled when he completes the Panther and can locate a Tiger.

                        It is unfortunate that the collection is not open to the public; however, that is the plan someday. I hope to get another showing and not be hurried along by my wife or kids who don't appreciate the time it takes to fully comprehend the some of the subtle engineering (its all big metal to them).

                        Kevin G
                        We used up all of our available time on our club's tour, but for the first visit there's just too much stuff! We'll probably be able to concentrate on more specific things next time. The docents had to keep around 20 modelers herded together and moving.

                        I'm not an armor modeler, but the collection is flipping awesome!

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                        • #27
                          Re: V-12 MERLIN ROCKS

                          Originally posted by Propellerhead
                          Jay Leno's car is powered by a Continental engine from an M-47 Patton tank.

                          Page down or search for "HEAP OF THE WEEK":



                          More of Jay Leno's tank car and a cool L.A. photojournal for the motorheads (L.A. Confidential). Includes shots of Burt Munro's Indian!



                          Iowahawk is primarily a political blog run by a serious gearhead. You've been warned.


                          Here's the home page for the guy that built Leno's tank-powered car. The page includes assembly photos and video of the "Blastolene Special" being started up.

                          The Blastolene Special is a 22.5-foot-long, 8,500-pound, open-wheeled roadster, very reminiscent of the Bonneville cars that ran the dry lakes in the mid-1930s. It features a 1,800-cubic-inch, gas-burning V-12 out of an M-47 Patton tank. It rides on a 190-inch wheel base and features a hand-formed aluminum body.


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