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ZS
29-02-12, 12:26 PM
Saw this on another forum and thought it might be of interest here :)

Apparently this Rover can do 150 mph at only 2000 rpm. :innocent:

http://youtu.be/f1BnhZsS8a0
stamford
29-02-12, 12:35 PM
I saw this during its build a few years back. Got to admire the work put in and balls to complete it.
grimmy
29-02-12, 12:39 PM
Hate the program but watched that episode what a monster old rolls Royce Merlin engine in it total nuts build
ZS
29-02-12, 12:57 PM
The owner and builder writes for Practical Performance Cars IIRC...

I remember reading an article in there about this car :) apparently when he first started it up, he hadn't realised it was in gear and almost put it through his garage wall!
Lukeus101
29-02-12, 01:04 PM
Nothing beats the noise of a Merlin Engine :D
daytona365
29-02-12, 07:54 PM
Nothing beats the noise of a Merlin Engine :D

Snap. such a gorgeous sounding engine mmmmmmmm :yes::yes:
Dav
29-02-12, 08:49 PM
The owner and builder writes for Practical Performance Cars IIRC...

I remember reading an article in there about this car :) apparently when he first started it up, he hadn't realised it was in gear and almost put it through his garage wall!

Yea, he does. It's also off the road at the mo coz the gearbox is knackered. And apparently, it's not strictly a Merlin engine. It is, but the tank variety, rather than the airborne one. It goes by a different name, but is essentially the same unit.

EDIT: I commented before watching the vid. Meteor engine, that's the jobbie ;)
Ritchy
29-02-12, 09:22 PM
thats is legendary, love the bit where he said he'd rather have that than a production supercar, he could take it to germany on the autobahns, although the germans may have bad memories when they hear that v12 coming
mhamps
29-02-12, 09:32 PM
That is fantastic.
celtic_k8
29-02-12, 09:37 PM
thats is legendary, love the bit where he said he'd rather have that than a production supercar, he could take it to germany on the autobahns, although the germans may have bad memories when they hear that v12 coming

Don't mention the wa.....oh I see what you did there ;)
Ritchy
29-02-12, 09:42 PM
hahaha
KevG
29-02-12, 10:49 PM
Rolls Royce Meteor engine, not a Merlin as such.