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#488746 - 08/12/08 07:19 AM Swandean Spitfire Special
aeronca65t Offline

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Registered: 11/28/01
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Loc: Northwest NJ
Here's cool one.

The Swandean Spitfire Special (which was one of four "20+ liter cars" displayed at Pebble Beach last week).

Other big-engined cars on display included:
~The only long-chassis 200 hp “Blitzen” Benz
~A custom Rolls-Royce car modified to fit a 27-liter Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine (from a P-51 fighter).
~Jay Leno's "tank car" with a 30 liter Chrylser V12.

More info on The Swandean Spitfire Special :

http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?SectionID=14228

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#488766 - 08/12/08 08:29 AM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: aeronca65t]
DrEntropy Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 25736
Loc: Elsinore, DK
Goodgawd... wouldn't it just torque itself into a pretzel?!?!

...or maybe a licorice stick in this case... WOW. shocked

Tho' I guess it'd be "traction limited" with those old bladders on it. Wipe th' tread off'n 'em in ten seconds or less. Incredible.
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#489307 - 08/13/08 06:39 PM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: DrEntropy]
waltesefalcon Offline
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Registered: 05/21/02
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Loc: Fletcher, Oklahoma
Thats a wee bit bigger than my spitfire.
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#489317 - 08/13/08 07:26 PM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: waltesefalcon]
eschneider Offline
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Registered: 12/06/06
Posts: 370
Loc: philadelphia
Oh, that's just SWELL.

A 20-foot long british car, and I STILL couldn't fit in the bloody thing.

<grin>

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