Oliver Coles
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 06:30 PM |
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Rolls royce merlin anyone?
i would definatly want one of these.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-824684303643650764&q=rolls+royce+merline
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donut
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 06:53 PM |
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Now that is a toy i would like!!
'toy' meaning boyz toyz!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 08:20 PM |
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Built by a (IIRC) prototype engineer, down London direction. He made and machined from scratch every single part, even the scale magneto's (2
off) and spark plugs (2 per cylinder). Again, if I remember correctly, it was circa 1980.
First displayed and run at a scale model/engineering show down London way.
Still one heck of a job though.
[Edited on 27/9/06 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Chippy
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| posted on 27/9/06 at 10:50 PM |
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Beautiful bit of engineering, but just lacks that real merlin soundtrack. Ray
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NS Dev
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| posted on 28/9/06 at 08:41 AM |
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how about doing what good old charlie broomfield (PPC mag mechanic chap from Rutland) did and stick a meteor (non supercharged merlin basically) into
a Rover SD1!!!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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JackNco
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 01:44 AM |
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A guy put a full sized merlin in a home build car in germany i think. i knwo he stuck a merc barch on the froont for a laugh n the biys at merc got a
few calls from people asking what it was, was it a prototype and could they pre order it.
Sumit like 815BHP Nasp and up to 1200BHP tuned power as well.....
bet thats a tyre shreder.
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 04:08 PM |
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John dodds was the guy. Home built his own Rolls Royce with an engine out of a Spitfire, complete with a Rolls Royce Grille.
First reports of it was from an irate Ferrari owner, he got overtaken at somthing like 120mph by a Roller on the german autobahn and didn't like
it so he accelerated but the guy just kept pulling away. Apparently he gave up trying to catch him at 180mph cos he was still pulling
away.
Rolls royce later sued john dodds and he had to remove the grille. 
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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JackNco
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 04:24 PM |
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uh im sure the version i herd it was a merc. but thats sounds about right
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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chockymonster
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 04:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JackNco
uh im sure the version i herd it was a merc. but thats sounds about right
Definately a rolls royce.
He got clocked by the german police on the autobahn on the way to Calais. The Germans alerted the french but by the time they got everything organised
to stop him he was already in Calais ready to board the ferry!
I seem to remember that he actually had a spitfire too.
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JackNco
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 04:41 PM |
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lol, theres a guy that knew what he was doing
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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