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[Regis4446]

The idea is to go inside a big engine in a car.

I found the engine, it is the 24-cylinder Allison V which equipped the P38 Lightning, P-9 Airacobra, P40 Warhawk, and P51 Mustang!

I like the Napier-Railton and Birkin Bentley, two cars of the '30s.







There are no plastic kit in 1/24. Then, I remembered a book on the track racing called "Built with Passion" where the cars were made ​​of wood.

For wood, I'll use the obéché or Ayou or samba, it is available in the form of rods in all DIY stores, it is lightweight and more enjoyable to work as balsa.

And for details, I will use leaf springs Ford pickup, and a driving model Merit.







Here is the draft.

[TSR]

Regis,

The Birkin Bentley (second from top) and the Bugatti T59 replica (third from top) did not have aero engines, but the one on top had one, a Napier

The car is powered by a naturally-aspirated Napier Lion, a W12 of 23.944 litres (1,461 cu in) capacity, producing just over 500 brake horsepower at 2,200 revolutions per minute.

The Bentley had a 4.5-liter supercharged Bentley 6 engine.

Maybe THIS ONE?

[RichKraft]

Looking forward to this one. The El Mirage was awesome.

[dc-65x]

Once again, some REAL scratchbuilding!

Thanks, Regis.

Rick

[Hworth08]

You can still find the Allison engine new in the crate somewhere in England left from WW II.

They were popular in pulling tractors in the early days. Usually used in pairs they did produce some power! They would usually finish a pull with the headers cherry red for about a foot.

The Allisons couldn't compete with the three and then four blown drag racing motos though. Not enough RPM forced too high a gear ratio that hurt them the fisrt third of a pull. Seldom can $15,000 of engines beat a $100,000 worth.

And the more the pullers won the more they lost!

[TSR]

Well, they were after all, aircraft engines designed to turn a prop, not for sporty agricultural purposes for bored farmers...

[Regis4446]

Philippe, Thanks for the clarification, but I just want to enjoy myself by building a car with this engine plane, which resembles a car from the thirties.

This is just to see, but it gives an idea.

[TSR]

Regis,
Excellent!
Now let's get the right wire wheels on that thing. The Classic wheels just do not look right...

[Regis4446]

of course Philippe



And to hide the transmission, I made a small aluminum pan.

Remains only to make another one for the front.

[TSR]

Regis,
That thing should be a beauty! Test the Atlas-Marusan motor before locking it inside, many fail...

[endbelldrive]

C'est magnifique, Regis!

By the way, Allison and Rolls Royce Merlins engines were really popular in Unlimited Hydroplane racing in the Seattle, Washington area back before I was building slot cars. Local commercial fishermen experimented with squeeezing 540 HP Sherman Tank engines into 35 foot boats too...ouch!

[Regis4446]

Thanks


Front pan

[Jairus]

Neat project Régis! I wish I had the time to build one along side your's. But I did something not even similar a few years ago.... Love those Allisons.


And this...

[idare2bdul]

Great stuff as always Jairus.

The car is going well Regis. The finished car ought to be amazing.

[Regis4446]

Jairus, they are beautiful, I knew the first but not the second.
The second is a great idea for drag slot

[Rickard Five]

Ohh Scratch Building we will go, Oh Scratch Building we will go Hi Ho The Dario Scratch Building we will go
Jairus I got to build one, Wana paint it?

[MantaRay]

I can not wait to see this beauty finished.................
BTW.........If you are not using the Manta Ray wheels......LoL

[Regis4446]

Here are the rear suspension


These forward.

[RichKraft]

Have mercy! I'm loving this build.

[dc-65x]

Really nice building Regis....thanks!

[Jairus]

I am loving this project too! Wish i had the time to build one myself... but, if you are craving more pics and info. Try checking out Régis' thread on FOLM. Use Google translate will tell you what's being posted. The responses do tend to get off topic rather quickly however.
http://folm.xooit.co...uette-aussi.htm
J

[Regis4446]

Thank you friends

Today, production of a small gas cap vintage







Test radiator

[Regis4446]

Another part

[Jairus]

Régis that looks darned amazing! I love your sense of styling.

[munter]

Sometimes I like the raw partly finished look more than the completed final pictures....maybe it is journey that I enjoy more than the destination.

Lovely car and lovely thread Regis