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Gardner 8LX. 24L, 150 bhp at 900 rpm, 1000 lbft. 8 cylinders. I had a converted trawler with one of these wonderful engines.

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Nick Moss wrote:Gardner 8LX. 24L, 150 bhp at 900 rpm, 1000 lbft. 8 cylinders. I had a converted trawler with one of these wonderful engines.

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I hope you started it with the handle and some string for the decrompression levers :wink:
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I believe this is the Crank for the engine in KS's post - nice work if you can get it!

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Gary71 wrote:4 rotor RX7? What's that then?
You can have a 6 rotor if you want Gary :)
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Geez, that brings back memories. Nolan's V12 Jag. What a sound!
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I remember that too.
Similar engine showed itself in a Model T Ford too.
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911hillclimber wrote:I remember that too.
Similar engine showed itself in a Model T Ford too.
Gary Belcher's Fad T - it's in the Haynes Museum these days...
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From one extreme

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to another

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Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major "corncob radial". 71 supercharged litres, through 28 cylinders, giving 4,300 hp.

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Was at a car show in Long Beach CA today and saw a few just like this.

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Here's my miniature steam engine just for a bit of contrast...

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The sound of this engine has to be heard - I remember seeing/hearing the car do a few laps of Brands Hatch when Nick Mason owned one (I seem to recollect he spent a fortune on the engine rebuild only for it to expire after relatively little use :

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Not really porn but then BBW isn't to everyones taste.

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