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Post by rockynv on Apr 7, 2015 3:40:57 GMT -5
In case you wondered what one of the two 28 liter 1911 Fiat S76 ever made sounds like being driven on a proper English Estate for the first time in 100 years: Beast of Turin test drive at Goodwood Estate4 cylinders the size of some dinner plates displacing 10 or more times what many modern cars do exhausted straight out the side of the head, chain driven and running on glorified bicycle tires. |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Apr 7, 2015 19:56:55 GMT -5
I bet that 28 liter engine was rough on the drive chains and rear tires..
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Post by shalomdawg on Apr 7, 2015 20:07:58 GMT -5
great fun---kinda like climbing in the snow for four hours and getting the 30 second thrill of the ride down the hill.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by bandito2 on Apr 7, 2015 20:46:41 GMT -5
WOW!!! What a hoot. All that noise and the guy couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear. CAFE standards need not apply... That thing would give EPA hacks nightmares. Over a century old..... and it runs!!!! I think my little PC speakers just don't do it justice.... Probably sounds like a Gatling gun style 4 barrel canon. Awesome.
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Post by rockynv on Apr 8, 2015 4:07:12 GMT -5
By the numbers 28.5 liters is the same displacement as 190 GY6 150's albeit without the mufflers or header pipes.
Anyone here by any chance going to be in that part of the world in June when they do the official public run?
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Post by rockynv on Apr 9, 2015 11:58:41 GMT -5
Some Specs:
Engine - 290 to 300 HP 4 Cylinder Water Cooled
Design Top Speed of 180 MPH
135 MPH in Standing Kilometer
Multi-spark Ignition.
4 Valves Per Cylinder
7.5 Inch Pistons
Curb Weight 3,637 Lbs
Was a early WWI airplane only capable of around 80 MPH?
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Post by oldchopperguy on Apr 18, 2015 1:23:36 GMT -5
DANG!!!
I'm in NOSTALGIA HEAVEN!
The Beast motor sounds and looks just like my beloved "Old Blue" chopper! Talk about memories! The cackle and pop and flame at idle, then the chest-pounding thunder as it revs to maybe 3,000 or less rpm with a steady flame from the exhaust. That car is the closest example I've seen, to illustrate my old chopper on the road! Now you can see why I loved the old girl...
Doggone, them Italians make some cool stuff... My kind of car for sure!
Thanks for posting!
Leo (waxing nostalgic) in Texas
PS: I love riding my little Kymco 250, but she jus' don't sound like that! LOL!
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