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 shaihulud
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| posted on June 6th, 2006 at 07:15 PM |
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Sort of VW related
When I was in Southern California in 1998, staying with Bruce and Winnie Meyers, and getting ready to go into Baja California with the Manx Club, some
of us went to Old VW in Escondido for some VW parts. I was rattling around in the shop when someone said. "Richard. Go over the road and see what's
there." I did so and WOW!!
There in the yard opposite was a huge beautiful 3 pointer speed boat with a 36 litre V12 Hispano-Suiza 12Y aero engine in it. It was a bit tatty and
in need of restoration but it was just fabulous. It looked like one of those classic wooden hulled Riva speed boats that have the twin V8 engines in
them. The whole boat and engine were covered in brass fittings that would have gleamed in the sun when the craft was detailed for a show. The shop
owner came out and chatted with me about it for a few minutes and he was stoked that I was from Oz.
It reminded me of when I was a kid people used to speed on the Swan River in similar boats with Roll Royce Merlins in them. They were awesomely fast
and they threw a huge rooster tail of spray out behind them.
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| posted on June 6th, 2006 at 09:21 PM |
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36ltr V12?????? faaaaaaar out man
3ltrs a pot!!!!! good god!!!! that is insane!
nick
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| posted on June 7th, 2006 at 01:50 AM |
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yep.... If I recall that is the engine used in the Hispano HA-1112 fighter from WW2... the licence built Spanish version of the Messerschmidt Me-109.
The RR Merlin is 24 litres...so it aint a bad size either! :bounce
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4ThALaStTiMe
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| posted on June 7th, 2006 at 04:23 AM |
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Love the old war birds..
Hey Richard, you might like the speed boat in the freo motor museum at the moment..
Very nice..
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