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#488746 - 08/12/08 07:19 AM Swandean Spitfire Special
aeronca65t Gold Member Yoda Registered: 11/28/01 Posts: 9174 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 _________________________ Nial's #909 Spridget Racer Nial's #909 Escort Twin Cam Racer (now sold, but I'm still a part-time driver) Nial's Race Events
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#488766 - 08/12/08 08:29 AM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: aeronca65t]
DrEntropy Great Pumpkin Registered: 09/15/05 Posts: 24161 Loc: Elsinore, DK	Goodgawd... wouldn't it just torque itself into a pretzel?!?! ...or maybe a licorice stick in this case... WOW. 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. _________________________ '64 MGB '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC '69 Lotus Elan +2 '78 Alfa Romeo Spider-current Daily: O=\/=O '84 300D Turbo:"Diesela"-SWMBO's Daily: OO\|#\|OO '66 Alfa Romeo GT - Upscale Yard Art: Oo=\/=oO Hey! I LOVE my wife... She lets me drive her MG!
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#489307 - 08/13/08 06:39 PM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: DrEntropy]
waltesefalcon Obi Wan Registered: 05/21/02 Posts: 2309 Loc: Fletcher, Oklahoma	Thats a wee bit bigger than my spitfire. _________________________ Cheers, Walter 52 International L110 61 International C112 64 International C1100 Ambulance 66 Triumph Spitfire MkII 75 BMW 2002 79 Triumph Spitfire 1500
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#489317 - 08/13/08 07:26 PM Re: Swandean Spitfire Special [Re: waltesefalcon]
eschneider Jedi Trainee Registered: 12/06/06 Posts: 358 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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