Coolest-looking car engine ever

[Sam Glover]

As I bolted the space-age cowling to a Panhard PL17 engine last night, I mused that it was the coolest-looking engine ever. But then I remembered thinking the same about a Tatra 603 engine.

 

Any advance on these two?

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Exhausts as engine mounts. I wonder why that never caught on? But your point is far and valid and I can provide no evidence to deny your claims.

[Sam Glover]

The Panhard's exhaust bears the weight of the transaxle, too – and it supports the carburettor. It's lucky exhausts don't rust.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Exhausts as engine mounts. I wonder why that never caught on? But your point is far and valid and I can provide no evidence to deny your claims.

 

They're full of little details like that, one can literally spend hours going "ooooh !" at all the oddball engineering !

[Squirrel2]

Straight-Eights have a certain appeal for me.

 

Here is one in Rolls-Royce B81 flavour. Used in more than just cars though...

 

 

Squirrel2

[barefoot]

This is quite nice;

 

[HMC]

Behold

[fordperv]

No words needed

 

[Talbot]

never owned one (or even driven one) but I do love the inlet manifold on the BMW M20

 

[Inspector Morose]

There you go. What do I win?

 

[Matt]

Excuse me while I end this thread.

 

[Inspector Morose]

Although this one is up there on my “wow, that’s cool” list.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Behold

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Behold better!

 

[bezzabsa]

Although this one is up there on my “wow, that’s cool” list.3C58F807-8B42-438A-AB7E-6F690D4B9640.jpeg

WTF is that???  

[stephen01]

Excuse me while I end this thread.

 

 

We have a winner!

[bezzabsa]

and a few of its 4 wheeled uses

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=rolls+royce+merlin+car&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiekfjxj9vcAhUNy6QKHZx0BFcQsAR6BAgBEAE&biw=1366&bih=673

[fordperv]

And another

 

[wuvvum]

WTF is that???

 

Yeah, got me stumped as well...

[Inspector Morose]

The car is called the dawb6. A machine shop owner in Ireland fancied making his own car so he did. Apart from the glass, gauges and other small sundries, he made it all himself or by his machine shop. This includes that engine - a flat six air cooled motor mounted transversely fuelled by triple twin choke side drought Webbers. The drive to the (he built that too, naturally) gearbox was via a chain at the centre of the crank.

When it was finally completed, he drove it for a year or so then parked it up and moved onto his next project - a yacht.

It’s still in Ireland, now on display at the ulster folk and transport museum. I’ve been to see it and to this day, it is the most awe inspiring car I’ve ever seen.

[Cavcraft]

 

 

Game over.

[Lacquer Peel]

What's that, a plastic storage box or something?

[320touring]

 

 

Game over.

The "most depressing engine ever" thread is over there >>

[Tamworthbay]

This far in and no pic of a pinto?

[danthecapriman]

This far in and no pic of a pinto?

Fine...

 

 

1600cc of powah!

To be fair not many do look like this!

[Tamworthbay]

Fine...

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1600cc of powah!

To be fair not many do look like this!

And we have a winner.........

[Tamworthbay]

They even designed in space to make it easy to work on, just genius.........

[danthecapriman]

Your all totally 100% wrong btw...

 

This is art, and an audible masterpiece!

 

 

 

[danthecapriman]

They even designed in space to make it easy to work on, just genius.........

Cute little thing isn’t!

[AMC Rebel]

The car is called the dawb6. A machine shop owner in Ireland fancied making his own car so he did. Apart from the glass, gauges and other small sundries, he made it all himself or by his machine shop. This includes that engine - a flat six air cooled motor mounted transversely fuelled by triple twin choke side drought Webbers. The drive to the (he built that too, naturally) gearbox was via a chain at the centre of the crank.

When it was finally completed, he drove it for a year or so then parked it up and moved onto his next project - a yacht.

It’s still in Ireland, now on display at the ulster folk and transport museum. I’ve been to see it and to this day, it is the most awe inspiring car I’ve ever seen.

 

Well knock me down with a feather! I have seen that car - but had no idea about the engine.

[Tamworthbay]

Cute little thing isn’t!

it does look a bit lost but that access is genuinely one of my favourite things about the Capri.