V12 plane engine in 1955 Chevy
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V12 plane engine in 1955 Chevy
Adding a mahoosive engine to your ride is a big enough job for most car fans. So, how about dropping in a plane lump? Yep, we haven’t been hitting the lunch time bong, the Speed Channel presenters take us round this 1955 Chevy that is now powered by a supercharged Rolls Merlin V12 plane engine – the ones used in Spitfires.
This was no overnight or weekend, beer and buddies conversion. This project took five long years of fabrication, then nine months to complete the hand painted details.
This Chevy is some serious bit of kit, and with 3000bhp under the bonnet it sounds like canned thunder as it trawls the roads.
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