Morning Oppo, have a V12.

"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh) 12/28/2013 at 01:05 • Filed to: None

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Nothing sounds better than a V8 huh? Weeeell....

Edit: And I gave you guys the wrong video... sorry about that, fixed now.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/28/2013 at 02:12

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What's the story behind this car? Surely that engine must have originally come from an airplane or tank. Or perhaps a boat. I'm thinking a boat.

Edit: Ha! I knew it . The engine's from a WWII PT Boat. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard-B…

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/28/2013 at 02:16

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Boat would be the correct answer, as for the story? No idea. Just do a google search for Mavis packard bentley :) 1500 HP at 2500 rpm or something. I LOVE it.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > All Motor Is Best Motor 12/28/2013 at 02:22

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The funniest thing about though, would be all the people who say "DUDE. dats a V24... It has 24 exhustpipes... I can coant"

Svend > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/28/2013 at 04:35

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PACKARD POWER IN A BENTLEY CALLED 'MAVIS': Forty two (42) Litres in a V12 configuration as used in a Second World War American Motor Torpedo Boat, just slot that into a Bentley Eight (8) Litre chassis and call the whole thing MAVIS! Chris Williams, yes the man that owns the Napier-Bentley, is responsible for this vehicle, Chris built the car over a seven year period at weekends and night time.

The Packard engine was developed before World War II by Jesse Vincent, Packard's Chief Engineer for use in Motor Torpedo Boats. Forty two (42) Litres configured as a V12 equates to 3.5 Litre cylinder displacement and the pistons were as big as 'coffee tins', the nickname stuck and the motor was widely known as the Packard 'Coffee Tin' Motor. The engine specifications included a centrifugal supercharger, a SOHC per bank, four valves and two spark plugs per cylinder. A four pole magneto ignition provided the spark.

http://www.deejay51.com/brooklands_pac…

Brian Silvestro > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 12/28/2013 at 10:21

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It honestly sounds like a WWII fighter plane as it went by on the straights. Amazing.