Art & Inspiration Aero-Engined Vintage Racers

wow, what a great thread! Not sure how I stumbled onto this one, but I love these cars! Sound awesome too!

 

Wow!!!

 

finally got home from work and can see the picture...holy shit stains batman!!!!!

 

Doug, Next time you are at headquarters ask Steve to show you the copy of that 1923 Pottstown, Pa. racecar lineup. On the far right is a 1908 Mercedes with the same type Hisso V8. Car went back to Germany about 5-6 years ago for a correct 1908 restoration. A total mistake IMO. If you go to the HISSO RACE CAR website and search for Larry Beals the car will pop up, along with many other great HISSO powered cars.

 

10-4, I need to bust his nuts anyway for coming up empty this weekend!

 

Did you have lunch yet? How'd it go?

 

Nope, I'm scared.

 

Great thread, guys. Hopefully a Kiwi will chime in with some pics of the Ralph Watson built Lycoming Special...was a standout for a long time in the Fifties and Sixties in New Zealand circuit racing....beautiful car...

 

<cite>I'm not a Kiwi, but found this with Google

ralphwatson.scienceontheweb.net/lycoming.html

He was Very Very, Clever. Check out the "Watson Link" for rear axle location

& the Ford V8 diff centre and the modified Studebaker gearbox for traditional hot-rod cred.
</cite>

 

Wow. That car is a lot smaller than I first imagined. I though it was going to be huge. That looks like a halfway realistic car to drive.

 

only half way? if I could just sit in the damned thing, I would make it my daily!

 

Recently built in Germany - and in the spirit of early racers...and probably simply to put such a wonderful old engine to some use. This thing has a 44litre BMW flying boat motor...

 

Love the body- hate the grille.

 

terrific stuff!

 

Again, not a racer - but this had a Rolls Merlin under the bonnet (yes bonnet - its a Rolls Royce!!) with three predator carbs.

 

dont normally have seat belt as the seat belt is going to aid in killing when you roll. Same theory as a kart, when there is no roll bar last thing you want it not to be able to fall out as the first point of impact when your heading to the floor will be your head resulting in a very broken spine

 

Does THIS count?...

 

I'm really surprised that this basic concept didn't show up in Deathrace 2000...

 

was this picture taken at Prescott ??

 

Here is a link to this thing running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwOomfZ-hfM&feature=related

 

alsancle,

Thanks for the link- I looked at some of the other videos... they should have left it uncorked !

 

Supposed to be a Piccard Pictet.

 

I never get tired of looking at this one:



More pics here:
http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee57/stevelines/?start=80

 

These were taken at Prescott:

Amilcar Hispano special 11760cm3 !!




GN JAP grand prix, 5112cm3, chassis 1908,motor 1919


More Prescott pics here:
http://tricyclecaristes.forumr.net/photos-f11/prescott-hillclimb-t197.htm

 

10 Liter Austin






27 Liter V12 Hispano aero engine:


More pics here:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/shelsley-walsh.htm

 

1935 Monaco Trossi aero engined GP Car
16 cyl. 2 stroke (3982cc) Each of the 8 "blocks" had 2 cylinders with common combustion chambers...intake at the rear with 2 Zoller Superchargers, and the exhaust to the front with a 4 pipe collector leading to each side of the car.

Has to be my favorite..

 

Napier aircraft engine powered