27 Ltr Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Street Legal Car

[@TweedSuit]

Passenger: Hey why are we going to the airport? Driver: We need fuel.

[@mt4824]

well this isn't jet engine you can fill up on petrol station

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

@@mt4824 100+ octane leaded gasoline? Not a chance

[@philipgrund967]

@@hydrochloricacid2146 I don't know why I remember these useless facts. But if it's an early RR Merlin, it would run on 87 Octane. Anything made after 1938 would need to have 100-150 octane to run without damage.

[@vanderslagmulders]

Nice 😂

[@magnuskevinsen2380]

Made my day hahahaha

[@ANYTIMECAM]

Finally I found the car I used to draw on my notebooks

[@smoath]

I couldn't figure out how to word my feelings. Thank you

[@blessed7fold]

🤣

[@karthikaj4849]

😂😂

[@amsoramo.3257]

😄

[@hussinking4900]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheCuriousOrbs]

Looks like something Homer Simpson would design

[@patricaomas8750]

Homer never came across as that tech-minded

[@thatdudeinorange2297]

Except that this was built waay before Homer Simpson was a thing.

[@Jonathan-L]

Looks like something that Chevy Chase would drive on vacation :)

[@jackuzi8252]

Canyonero!

[@jeromefaulle]

8 headlights, dayum

[@gregorybannish4469]

Engine displacement is literally half of my Camry’s entire fuel tank capacity LOL

[@seanlovi8798]

lol

[@diegootero1686]

in two cycles it empties the tank yes efficiency

[@JeSsSe66]

@@diegootero1686 That's not how it works

[@diegootero1686]

@@JeSsSe66 I know dude just a joke

[@sharkquark6252]

Look up the Packard Bentley Mavis with 1.500 HP and 42 litres displacement or the Brutus with 46,92 litres displacement and 550 HP, going up to 750 HP on short distances if you liked this one

[@LizardCustom]

Sadly John has just passed away RIP to a Great Engineer

[@Wonkabar007]

Very sad news he was a real character

[@davidrhodes7655]

Yeah I remember John Todd he used to travel and fix Rolls Royce transmission s though they were GM hydro 400s they did a spread in Mayfair magazine of which I was a avid reader

[@L_back]

Legends never perish

[@L_back]

We must bring him back to teach us how to build such a monstrosity

[@cajohnson1234]

@@L_backnot a monstrosity, a wonder!

[@paulmoffat9306]

At the end of WW2, RR Merlin engines were mounted into 3 ton trucks for racing on an oval circuit, mostly in Holland. One report that I heard, was that one of those truck chassis was actually twisted 60' by the engine's torque.

[@ianmangham4570]

Any film footage?

[@vincentlussier8264]

And hydroplane boat racing too!

[@damil5721]

@@ianmangham4570 I mean there USE to be before YT took the vast majority down. I had a ton of stuff from Justin tv back in the day, I uploaded from some of the motorhead channels that had some cool videos but nearly a decade ago they were removed.

[@ianmangham4570]

@@damil5721 I bet someone in Holland has it on super 8

[@blackisback74]

So that 27 literally was originally an aircraft engine?

[@arturmd1642]

Fuel tank: gone in 60 seconds

[@kenanlindsay4566]

Hahaha 🤣🤣

[@stenspeed1]

What fule ?

[@alexanderblitz6819]

Needs to carry drop tanks to make it to the next gas station!

[@spartandrew8672]

Air to ground fueling

[@fidelcatsro6948]

water is added to gasoline to trick the engine into thinking its fuel 😁😁😁

[@jorgecarretero8436]

You could never wrong with a ""SHOOTING BRAKE"" love them.

[@thetman0068]

It's surprisingly quiet because it's idling at top speed, lmao.

[@dog4579]

The redline is at low rpms

[@dog4579]

Because you didn't write it correctly

[@maddingo]

I have never simultaneously needed something less and wanting it more ... that is amazing.. thanx algorithm

[@RickyJr46]

Test driver feedback: "some understeer noted."

[@johnelkin3557]

🤣

[@ronaldi9631]

More rudder, more rudder

[@hbtm2951]

If that thing was RR, would be a Tiger tank

[@maxflight777]

Ricardo, you are talented ! Wit.

[@karlsmith2570]

This is something that would definitely benefit from a quick ratio steering box

[@Istoeumapemba]

British guy: LOL, Americans use too big engines! Same British guy: Makes a 27 LITER V12 BEAST.

[@timheersma4708]

American response ? modify a mercury marine motor with twin turbo for 1650 HP (see "Tantrum Dodge Charger") ;-)

[@bobthebuilder201]

It's actually a v24. Each exhaust pipe covers 2 cylinders.

[@shirueto748]

A merlin is a literal airplane engine right,or at least modified in some way? If so this thing must be a freaking monster

[@pashakdescilly7517]

@@bobthebuilder201 each exhaust pipe covers 2 valves from one cylinder. It is a V12 engine.

[@bobthebuilder201]

@@pashakdescilly7517yes they are exhaust ports, each exhaust port covers one exhaust valve.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Like that he chose the "Grizwald Family Truckster" look for the front fascia...

[@vincentlaguardiagambini5702]

You think you hate it now, but wait'll you drive it...

[@marcreynolds7948]

They have not been to grandma's house yet.

[@johannesherr2333]

Dont forget walliworld😂😂😂

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

You beat me to it, lol! It was the first thing I thought about.

[@vincentlaguardiagambini5702]

@@marcreynolds7948 She can't weigh more than 80lbs....

[@alexday5892]

My grandfather used to have a Citroen Light 15 (traction avant) just after the war and knew John. John used to fly his light aircraft from Biggin Hill to Le Touquet for weekends for the missus but also to bring back car parts for Citroens. This was long before Citroen was a popular car in the UK. Grandpa always said John was a real character. Someone who got things done even if it wasn’t always by the book….but was always a good guy who wanted to help others. I reckon I would have got on really well with John. RIP Mr Dodds and Grandpa

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

"Let's use the sunroof as a spoiler to hold the rear-end down in case we don't take the kids along, or the fuel tank starts to run down." 😂

[@twisterwiper]

What US car industry would have churned out today, if there hadn’t been an oil crisis in the 70s.

[@seanokeefe703]

With wood paneling

[@paulthomson9709]

Bit on the small side side for an American car and with 27 litres americans should be able to get about what 300 bhp maybe

[@seanokeefe703]

@@paulthomson9709 175 after emissions

[@paulthomson9709]

@@seanokeefe703 👍🤣

[@darkwatersband]

and it would have a staggering 95 donkey thrust

[@glenlockyer775]

Having a Rolls Royce says you've arrived....having a car like this says you've arrived...and the rest of the car will be along shortly!!

[@pedromartin6244]

Casual person: How much does it consume? Owner: Yes

[@joecausey8508]

Consumes everything! LOL.

[@simonm1447]

It consumes more than 100 l per hour in the aircraft (i don't know the numbers for the car), and up to 600 l per hour with full power demand . It's not only a big engine, it's supercharged with a two stage supercharger originally in the aircraft. For full power it needs 130 octane fuel, which is no longer produced regularly, but it can also be used without the second supercharger stage with 100 octane fuel. But i think it's power reduced in the car, the torque would rip the axle out of the chassis with full power

[@obese7027]

Casual person: "How many liters does it consume per 100km?" Owner: "All of them..."

[@MF175mp]

@@simonm1447 the rear wheels spinning will prevent that ripping from happening. Also probably the whole drivetrain is changed to some real strong stuff or it wouldn't last very long.

[@dismalfist]

@@simonm1447 Can't non-flight run on 98? I think also they had hardened seats too, so could run on Optimax? More musing than saying I "know" ofc! Not owned one nor installed one in a Reliant ScimiJaguAston or whatever Beast is.

[@FrowningIke]

Holy crap! It's The Beast! I remember being a kid about 40 years ago and reading about this car. It's occasionally popped back into my head over the years but I never found anything on it. I was starting to think I'd imagined it.

[@themadscotsman2159]

Me too, I read about this sometime in the late 80s. I heard that it was a Rolls Royce car extended to fit the merlin inside, and that Rolls Royce went to court to have it destroyed, never seen any proof of it till today, it pops into mind now and then and I've told people who wouldn't believe me it existed. Now I know I was right all along.

[@geoffg46]

The one in the 70s burst into flames in Sweden and was destroyed. Dodge charger ish rear end, long Rolls bonnet with an unmistakable Capri roof, Built by John Dodd who got nicked for speeding in excess 100mph, found guilty in his absence. Was clocked in Germany at 217mph but was out the country before he could be caught. ALL ACCORDING TO The Daily Mail Tues Sept. 2nd 1975, my fantasy car since I was a kid, kept the news paper cutting for 46 yrs

[@darcybowyer5743]

That’s John Dodd’s “The Beast” is a rather interesting automobile in its own right with a history shrouded in legal action and secrecy.

[@redroutemaster]

I believe the car spent alot of it’s early days in Bromley SE London, until it was shipped out to the owners place in Spain.

[@bertmeinders6758]

@@redroutemaster The legal action from Rolls-Royce was (quite rightly) to stop him referring to his car as a Rolls-Royce, since no major component was made by the company. The engine was made by Rover, named the Meteor, and was an unsupercharged licence-built Merlin adapted for powering tanks. As the car is wholly incompatible with the Rolls-Royce brand, the action was justified. Some years ago, I saw a Datsun 260Z with modified panels, and Ferrari badges, and script identifying it as a Ferrari 250GTO. I wonder if Fiat objected.

[@RMBII91]

@@bertmeinders6758 I know I certainly object to that "Ferrari". Insightful information though, thanks.

[@drivver4470]

@@bertmeinders6758it’s a Merlin engine with meteor pistons The beast was auctioned about a year ago after john died The car got audited to see what parts are actually used as the family didn’t know the car that well and john did everything by memory

[@kolinmartz]

No replacement for displacement

[@mainman2999]

a civic vtec will still do it though !

[@raymondo162]

that's what she said......................

[@kaefermichaify]

I didn't know there was an English sentence for that. In German we say "Hubraum ist durch nichts zu ersetzen". Außer durch noch mehr Hubraum.

[@donr2176]

Saw a great sign on the back of an 8 litre V-8 car.. "Only milk comes in two litres"..

[@bombardier6033]

Except even airplane engines needed forced induction.

[@pooorman-diy1104]

ideal for low income family car ...

[@olektwbolek9086]

Low income families drive bmws

[@manofweed1]

@@olektwbolek9086 Think this is truer than you imagine. Unless they're the classic ones.

[@asiancavemanr7657]

👍😁

[@SteveSmith-hu9fr]

@@olektwbolek9086 not exactly true is it?

[@agrameroldoctane_66]

Low income families now live from subventions better that hard-working ones.

[@caeserromero3013]

Q:Why would you put a Merlin engine in a car? A: Because you can...

[@toobad9946]

I'm waiting for someone to put a W-12 in an old spitfire!

[@voornaam3191]

You can, it costs you a fortune. And the poor can drop dead. Your society is not fair. And how stupid can you be? Go hiking with your family, instead! Or whatever THEY like.

[@toobad9946]

@@voornaam3191 ABSOLUTELY! Go hiking with your family, take them to the zoo, a ball game, the park, whatever they want to do! Meanwhile, the poor will still be poor.

[@Shornandkenny]

"B"ecause its awesome

[@nigelclark7360]

@@voornaam3191 it's everybody's wish to what they want to do.

[@Mon-de-goH]

looks like something a cartoon villain would drive

[@robertmeadows7508]

I remember this in a car magazine at the time he developed this! The car was always burning its clutch out so Mr John started fitting lorry clutches !

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Farmer from 1955 finds it inside his barn: "It's like an airplane, without *wings* !

[@familyfriendlymoniker8623]

That ain’t no airplane

[@charlescarabott7692]

@@familyfriendlymoniker8623 it might be if it had wings

[@emilyadams3228]

@@charlescarabott7692 Pour a Red Bull in the tank.

[@charlescarabott7692]

@@emilyadams3228 you don't need red bull when you have 27lts of thrust power

[@emilyadams3228]

@@charlescarabott7692 Twas a joke based on Red Bull's ad slogan, "Red Bull Gives You Wiiiiiings!!"

[@alanestherby1639]

I seem to remember that when this vehicle was first revealed, a good many years ago, it was found that the engine is not in fact the Merlin (which is a supercharged aero engine) but the Meteor, which was a non supercharged version of the same basic design intended for battle tanks, and considerably less powerful (around 650 bhp compared with well over 1000 bhp for the “proper” Merlin). Still impressive though.

[@harlingenman4638]

It is in fact a merlin john replaced the supercharger setup with carburetors

[@datadavis]

I dont think its supercharged, no. Runs a custom made automatic transmission, it's the owners company that made it

[@Rebel28416]

It is a Merlin there was a red car built before The Beast that had a Meteor in it but that burned down and then the legendary Beast was built with a Merlin in it.

[@markburton8303]

It was replaced with an actual Merlin without the supercharger

[@NoTaboos]

It's a Merlin 35 from a Boulton Paul Balliol. They never had a supercharger. It's about 500hp less than a Spitfire engine.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Looks like something from Wacky Races!

[@brianb.760]

Dick Dastardly creation

[@mostrosticator]

Haha, you just jogged some great childhood memories 😊

[@charlieandhudsonspal1312]

That the one with dog that laughs funny?

[@martinmcdonald4207]

@@charlieandhudsonspal1312 That's the one. Fond memories of watching it my dad. That dog laughing would crack the pair of us up. Hehehehehehehe.....

[@mostrosticator]

@@charlieandhudsonspal1312 yes, Muttly was that dogs name.

[@garethchaplin3780]

Legend has it, that car is still going past the start line.

[@deldridg]

As a kid in the 80s, I remember this featuring in a magazine series. Very nostalgic.

[@keltthomas8476]

This car is being put up fir sale this march

[@tskjeyz7702]

how much does it cost?

[@Transformwithpuvi]

@@tskjeyz7702it sold for £72500 according to an article from the top gear website

[@DNLV-yn2cw]

Too quiet! Where’s the thunder?!

[@erojerisiz1571]

it needs the side exhausts seen on planes. Especially the ones with 12 exhausts, because some only have 6

[@j3rka]

Street legal

[@clearcreek69]

Yeah

[@AudiophileTubes]

Between the legs

[@arsyadidris2919]

@@erojerisiz1571 granted, i know YOU would love to hear some EKSUPUROOOSHUUUN!!

[@BassSwirls]

Never forget Dave Lee Travis telling the story of him driving on a German autobahn.. He was doing a fair speed considering overtaking a Porsche.. He checked his rear view mirror and in the distance spotted what looked like Rolls Royce lights and grill ... knowing that he was already near a Rollers top speed he indicates to manoeuvre... The Beast overtook him like he was going backwards!

[@madpainterken]

Yes..I remember that...what happened to Dave..he was a car enthusiast Met him at a car show in the early days..Earls Court Custom Show

[@mark4lev]

Sounds a made up story. But The earlier body had a rolls Royce grill, and they weren’t happy so the second owner changed it to this estate car. I think the original body was destroyed in a fire

[@mark4lev]

@peter david I’ve seen this car at the pod. Fast it isn’t

[@NoTaboos]

Hey all you people with wrong theories: The engine is a Merlin 35 from a Boulton Paul Balliol. A special model built after the war. It never had a supercharger. It has 500hp less than a Spitfire engine.

[@thecorruptchord]

This car is the most British thing that has ever existed.

[@latioseon7794]

shoulda put the exhausts on the side like the planes did ♪ also that runway looks very familiar......

[@obxecsmaster5843]

Top gear?

[@simes205]

@@obxecsmaster5843 Dunsfold - yes TG.

[@simac5144]

Yeah. I've read it gave the spitfire up to 50hp extra.

[@routmaster38]

They were just stubs with no silencing and couldnt run a turbo charger either!

[@CheetahFoxx]

@@routmaster38 Many airplane engines run turbochargers. That's what they were first invented for. I believe this one was supercharged, though. Just because you see open dumps doesn't mean that there is no turbo under the cowl (or hood).

[@larrylentini5688]

It looked very at home on that runway

[@junatah5903]

With the acceleration it was putting down, was expecting it to take off.

[@timbart99]

"You think you hate it now, wait 'til you drive it.!"

[@fergusdonaghy3124]

Metallic Pea,” and doesn’t come with the Rally Fun Pack

[@CrowJam]

the long hood design looks really nice

[@emilyadams3228]

The low-nose version of the Alco RSD15 Diesel Locomotive is nicknamed the Alligator. This looks like the car version.

[@nack3218]

Have vague memories of seeing this vehicle at Elvington airfield many years ago . What a beast .

[@bigglesbiggles4999]

I think its a Rolls-Royce Meteor, rather than a Merlin very similar engine but was meant for tanks and torpedo boats

[@MURDOCK1500]

Your right it is a Meteor. Quite a few differences to a Merlin. The engine rotates in the opposite direction for one thing. And derated to only 600HP so it could run on pool petrol

[@saddlebum6595]

Used in Centurion, I believe.

[@Bodgemiester]

Also no blower

[@howardchambers9679]

Saw either this one or one very similar at Santa Pod in about 1974. That had a Meteor engine.

[@potheadpixi]

@@MURDOCK1500 Merlin was made in both left and right hand traction variants. Mosquito used one of each.

[@RIPAmericDuhhh]

Me 20 years ago: Damn, this VR6 really drinks fuel RR Merlin: Hold my beer

[@ApplyWithCaution]

... its not a Merlin ... there is no supercharger so its a Meteor ...

[@666LonesomeSailor]

Hold my barrel

[@scottnix4991]

Add a quartet of .303s, a couple 20mm canons and Presto! The Shooting Brake that won World War II.

[@brandonreimer184]

Dude the Russians won ww2 we just distracted the Germans a bit.

[@himmelpiratreanimeirt1813]

@@brandonreimer184 I guess you forgot about Japan and Italy. Russia would have had a hard time without lend lease supplies and US bombers turning of the Nazi's oil spigot .

[@scottnix4991]

​ @Brandon Reimer @Skypirate reanimated . Dudes. It was a joke. How could you take it as anything else?

[@claudiocarbone2225]

🤣🤣

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

Personally, I'd go with the 4x20 mm. configuration.

[@Aatell764]

At first I didn't know what I was seeing until I heard the engine and read the videos title a second time. Very cool.

[@jsquared1013]

That might be the longest 2-door car I've ever seen.

[@MagnumLoadedTractor]

Or wagon

[@andrewcoulthard1651]

It was featured in Street Machine magazine, way back in 1981. I bought the issue to read on a school trip.

[@mac4boys541]

I remember , I had the issue,. it wasnt until this video that the cars proportions became , very , apparent . Not in a good way either

[@prairiewolfo9274]

This must be the car John Dodds owned. A high court suit brought by Rolls Royce for breach of trademark, when he put a Rolls Royce radiator grill on it, nearly ruined him. It seems a bit peevish of Rolls Royce since it did contain one of their engines. Three cheers for J D! Let the phoenix rise from the ashes.

[@76629online]

The $29 sunroof was a nice touch.

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

When John Dodd built this Rolls Royce stopped him from using the grill from one of their cars. I think it was from a Silver Cloud or similar.

[@womble321]

The only car actually not built by Rolls Royce that was given permission to use a Rolls Royce Grill was the full size Version of car from Thunderbirds. It was based on a lorry known as a Chinese 6. One driven rear axle. 4 steered front wheels. Obtained from Stewartby Brickwork in Bedfordshire. I last heard you could hire it for weddings! Probably in the US now.

[@Jin-Ro]

Sounds like a myth. How can they stop you using scrap parts. Pretty sure they couldn't do anything about it legally.

[@paulfitzgerald7513]

@@Jin-Ro Except it wasn’t a myth. It was originally a burgundy coloured saloon car when Rolls sued him.

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@Jin-Ro companies maintain intellectual property rights on their products, they can also spend more on their lawyers than you can!!.

[@StephenStHill-si7en]

In the 1990's in Sydney someone had a bus with a Rolls Royce grill running around until they got a tap on the shoulder.

[@prafullaraijojowar2211]

Old is gold......thanks for lovely video

[@johncamplin3557]

I remember this car from street machine magazine in the 70’s still exactly the same. Nice 70’s hearing aid beige colour.

[@baginatora]

This is madness.. I want one!

[@christianbuczko1481]

Dont call it a rolls, they get upset. When that was 1st built it went up the M1 at high speed flying past a rich arab sheik who was pissed off he hadnt been sold one yet and tried to buy one from rolls. So rolls sued for copyright.

[@BC-wj8fx]

'They' get upset because Royce was the man behind practically all of it, not Rolls.

[@nightster6378]

@@BC-wj8fx They both had different jobs and positions within the company, Rolls life was tragically cut short when killed at the age of 32 about 6 years into the company's formation, though no one knows for sure its unlikely Royce would've been as successful without Rolls with his business skills and financial investment.

[@madpainterken]

Yes..your right about ..calling it a Rolls

[@DraconX3]

They see me Rolls'in. They be haaaatiiin.

[@mrmorientes5153]

It' s Spitfires airplane motor..

[@mikemiles3809]

John Dodd was a british auto gearbox mechanic in the 60's. He built a merlin engined car and was indeed taken to court by rolls for calling it a rolls royce. It didn't look like the car in this video. It looked more like a rolls but obviously had a streached bonnet

[@v8ernie702]

It's the same car and last I heard was still owned by John Dodd. He had to remove the Rolls grill after they took him to court

[@yesitreallyisme]

@@v8ernie702 It's not the same car, Jay Leno phoned him up when he heard about it and John Dodd couldn't wait to get it to him, he had 2 of them and yes Mike Miles it looked like a Rolls with a wooden bucket.

[@Namacun]

John's first wife lived next door when we lived in Spain and I have been in this car. It's not the original body, that was burned out when they were touring in Sweden but he had a new bodyshell built and it was back on the road. Last time I saw it was in his garage in Malaga waiting on a new camshaft. The engine was from a Centurion tank. It still had a little sticker on the windscreen "Road Tax in Post".

[@erikplug4638]

Awesome car, also saw a Jaguar XJ220 in a quick blink. Makes the video even better!

[@larsrons7937]

A friend of mine have a Jaguar XJ220. I collect stamps. He collects Jaguars. Once he gave me a ride in his XJ220. It had an insane acceleration. That is, until he touched the gas pedal. Then we got shot forward like a cannon ball.

[@chepachii]

Legend has it a plane mistook it's bonnet for a runway and still managed a safe landing.

[@JJ-kz7sm]

Ace and Gary called, they want their car back!

[@familyfriendlymoniker8623]

There’s nothing ambiguous about this car.

[@indridcold8433]

Why does it sort of remind me of the legendary Monkees-mobile?

[@ls6-ss413]

Because it's ugly AF 😂

[@bobsurgranny]

27 litre!! Is that all 😜

[@TTURBOVOLVO]

Yeah he could have had 37L hahaha

[@goneflying140]

It should be 1,650 horsepower too!

[@simonm1447]

He should have used a R 4360, with 71 l displacement and additional superchargers

[@tomcody2768]

That is the most unique auto mobile I have ever seen. A Rolls "MERLIN". WOW

[@davidkline4372]

When your design team is inspired by the Corvette, a WWII fighter, a Grand Torino and a spider... You get this.

[@emilyadams3228]

A Jumping Spider.

[@theaequalitatem5155]

That is the fastest suppository that I’ve ever seen!

[@Rog5446]

Legend has it that John Dodd drove this in Germany, when they had temporarily put a speed limit on the autobahn and he got somewhere near 200mph. The German police couldn't catch him, so they reported the registration to the DVLA and asked who owned the car.

[@jimbilton1956]

Yes, I think I still have the newspaper cuttings from that story. But at that time, the car had a beautiful burgundy coloured body on it, which I believe was later destroyed by fire.

[@gavinmorrice8077]

@@jimbilton1956 I first read the letter in one of my Custom Car magazines I think in early 79-81, They tracked the car down and published an article of 'The Beast' the following month. The writer of the letter said he was doing 170 on the Autobahn and this thing left him standing.

[@jimbilton1956]

@@gavinmorrice8077 Ah yes, now you mention it, I saw it in Custom Car or Hot Car magazine too. In fact I might still have the copy somewhere.

[@edsnotgod]

Thats impossible because by their own modest opinion Germans make the greatest cars on Earth built by the greatest engineers and workers on EArth, ever, and its impossible for a foreign car to outrun or win against one, ever. Or was this in East Germany? Even their Trabant was greater than even the most sophisticated US car, ever

[@klausphx]

@@edsnotgod Not So Mr German Expert many Germans Like cars from Different Countries I'm a Master Automotive Mechanic Technician I have Worked on many Different cars from Economy Grocery getter to High End Cars. Personally I Love Jaguar XKE ETYPE Roadster for Early 60s Beautifully Designed Car Jaguar 6 Cylinder Engines Very Strong Beautiful Mechanical and Exhaust Sound First Car I drove and worked on when I was 14 my Father had Jags XK120 150s and E Types that German Loved those cars more than any German made Car he was Excellent Jag Mechanic. Check out Jaguars Experimental Race Car XJ13 made in early 60s to bad the Limie's had a hard time setting up the Suspension Car wasn't ready time was ticking many things were going on at Jaguar at that time they didn't want to Risk Bad Experience at Le Man's and Tarnish their Glorious Record 4 Le Mans wins in the 50s and was One of the reasons why they sold a lot of Jags especially in USA.. would have been Great to see XJ13 take on Ferrari and Ford GT40

[@antonioeugeniochecaribasan5715]

Éste coche lo he visto yo en realidad hace un montón de años, era de un viejecito que trabajó en la Rolls Royce y venía de vacaciones por aquí en Málaga. Tenía familia cerca de donde yo vivía. Una pasada de coche. 😉

[@KamillGran-ch5sb]

When I was a kid there was an Italian comedy duo, Chicho and Franko. This car reminds me of Franko

[@citibear57]

Reminds me of an old The Simpsons episode, regarding Rainier Wolfcastle's Hummer H1: Homer: What kind of mileage does it get? Rainier: One highway. Zero city. 😂

[@gousmc1983]

It's got a Greta horn just beeps, "how dare yoouuuuuuuuu!" Lol

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

🤣🤣🤣I love it!

[@LeachimSagrav333]

This comment is gold😂

[@gousmc1983]

@@LeachimSagrav333 thanks, it's not my day job, but I try lol

[@LeachimSagrav333]

😂

[@frogdog3600]

I think I would agree with Greta on this one- it's just ludicrous... if it were a convertible I think it would make sense.

[@mitchjones2821]

The real life version of Ace and Gary’s car.

[@matthewrobbins663]

Hahahahahaha! Damn those who dont appreciate the reference!

[@Brad772006]

Yes! I approve of this ambiguous comment.

[@RickHolmesStudio]

The car is called the beast. Built by John Dodds It originally had a rolls Royce grille but RR had a few things to say about that!

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

I remember seeing this car in a book of exotic cars in the 80's... drivers of Porches and Ferraris were apparently being passed on the Autobahn by a station wagon traveling in excess of 200 mph...

[@stevenc8140]

Jay Leno was driving to the Balboa Lake Car Show (He's a member). He was in an open cab two seater Green Color English roadster with a full Spitfire Motor in it! The Exhaust pipe looked like it was almost 8 inches in diameter. Completely legal and VERY Fast!

[@Authoratah]

Looks like Ace and Gary's car from SNL

[@lukaslibar7615]

He's technicaly driving a spitfire

[@CrusaderSports250]

Or a Hurricane, or a Lancaster, or a Mosquito, or a Vosper MTB, or a Centurion, or a.... the list of Merlin or Meteor engined planes and others is very long, Rolls Royce got good milage from the design, and nothing wrong with that!.

[@23ofSeptember]

This looks like Ace and Gary's car from SNL.

[@saifa6359]

I was looking for this comment before I was gonna say the same thing!! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@davidmunro2077]

Saw this car in 1973 at the Ayr motor show it was red then with a RR radiator grille. It may have been a previous incarnation as I seem to recall that it was only 22.4 litres

[@FrietjeOorlog]

There's casually an F40 and XJ220 in the background. Nice.

[@martinb.770]

Just imagining the scene when registering at the transport authority: "Displacement 27litres? There's a comma missing, right?" "Nonono, 27 is correct?"" "The form field doesn't offer such a high value?!?" ... "Front axle weight .... 1.8 tons ... rear axle 500kg? Well, seems plausible." .... "CO2 / 100km .... 5000mg?!?!? Hey guys ... here's one topping the Humvee!!!" .... "Braking distance from 60mph ... 86m. Maybe you should consider a parachute?!?"

[@rosebarnes9625]

"Displacement 27 Liters? Isn't there a comma missing?" "Oh, sorry, here..... Displacement: 27.0 Litres, there, fixed it for ya!"

[@simonm1447]

The engine weighs around 750 kg, but it lacks the two stage supercharger, so it may be a little bit lighter. It's indeed a 27 l V12, it's the engine which powered the spitfire

[@martinb.770]

@@simonm1447 A Lambo LM002 weighs 2.7t featuring just a 5l V12, a Diablo about 1600, so I think, 2.3 +/- 150kg overall is realistic, when considering a powerful transmission and enforced front chassis?

[@simonm1447]

@@martinb.770 I think the car runs with a power reduced engine. This engine was also use in tanks called Meteor without the supercharger, but it had still up to 650 hp and 1900 Nm torque. You won't find a car transmission suitable for this torque, only heavy truck transmissions would fit. Also this massive torque would probably rip off the drive shafts of the axle.

[@martinb.770]

@@simonm1447 0:42 looks like an A/T, presumably 3 gears with big torque converter, where it should be easy to limit the torque to the gears. For 1900Nm this gear box alone might have 250kg + truck axles??!?!? So what's your guess on the cars overall weight? Where are the Mythbusters and original Top Gear when you need them?

[@FFFre4k]

That must feel like driving from the back seat.

[@Tony-rl2fr]

That's what she said...

[@vlada8039]

the taxes in my country for an engine like that are about 10k usd / year

[@2esc2esc]

In Australia a guy quite a few years ago built a a 1955 Chevrolet BelAir Sports Coupe powered by a V12 Rolls Royce Merlin Aircraft Engine as used by P51 Mustang Aircraft it supposedly has 3000hp. Its now in a American collection.

[@civedm]

An engine with a hint of car.

[@testy462]

Look at the tiny master cylinder lol, unless it hits a tree it's gonna be a long stop.

[@PLK123]

When you want a viper but you have kids

[@t16205]

This car have a 3 times bigger engine than a viper

[@franklindguccibelt6209]

Call me crazy isn't at 0:55 is that a Holley carburetor

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Nope it's an SU Carburetor made of Rolls Royce aircraft engines

[@dy7296]

Fun Fact: the noises that seems to be from that car are actually just other cars on the background. The merlin engine redlines at only 2,650 rpm that you can barely hear the noises from distance.

[@Gunnar_Konig]

The moment at 0:08 when it starts picking up speed and it's completely effortless.

[@ntahater]

The front looks similar to Clark Griswold's "Truckster".

[@caeserromero3013]

That chassis is so long it's already half way down the Holiday road before it even starts 😂

[@felipecardoza9967]

It's the double stacked headlights.

[@ATXMEX78]

I can see a Pimp that may call himself Merlin, being all over this and painting it his style with a big ass Pimp horn making the other Pimps jealous when he pulls up 😆

[@darthtrump4428]

how did they solve the cooling issue i mean the front grille is the size of a normal car but the displacement is the size of about 20

[@ericoschmitt]

Maybe this car just doesn’t run longer than a few minutes at a time?..

[@stevenleslie8557]

That is one funky looking car

[@henmich]

I've got a fever and there's only one cure... More Headlights!

[@patlee6]

The engine in this car is not a RR Merlin but a RR Meteor engine built by Rover for use in the Centurian tank and rated at 650hp. The only thing in common with the Merlin is they both use the same 27 litre engine block, everything else is different. Never used in an aircraft purely for use in tanks and a very good tank engine it was!

[@bishy9105]

The original red beast was, after it caught fire he took the insurance money, reworked the body and put the merlin engine in it. He had to take the supercharger off it because it simply wouldn't fit

[@NoTaboos]

You are wrong. It's a Merlin 35 from a Boulton Paul Balliol. Never had a supercharger.

[@SvenTviking]

It’s a Meteor engine out of a tank.

[@frisos8850]

Which is a Merlin without the high altitude supercharger setup.

[@junatah5903]

@@frisos8850 I dont blame him, merlin is usually recognised as the aircraft engine.

[@potheadpixi]

Same bore and stroke but not a Merlin. Many different parts. I used to rebuild both.

[@ddddren]

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[@karljokkerlukkas_974]

Jon Dodds Beast Car

[@kellyh4035]

That is my dream car, Rolls Royce Merlin powered!

[@friedrichruff5357]

This must be the world famous british humor.

[@ChristopherSmith-bh4sz]

Great idea for the engine but,christ how did he come up with the look😆

[@cactus9362]

ESPETÁCULO DE CARRETA, LINDÃO, E QUE FRENTE GRANDE, CARACA!

[@damiantaylor7993]

The beast I remember this from when I was a kid. When it had the Rolls Royce grill and spirit of ecstasy untill Rolls Royce got anxy and told him to remove them

[@stiltongruyere9691]

This is the perfect example of a BBC! What a big, beautiful car.

[@MrCplChicken]

I see what you did there

[@outwoodyapecker]

the real mvp is that 3 speed auto, how it could even handle all that torque is beyond me