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Thread Author: TheManWithNoName Replies: 12
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New Tue 12 Jun 12 20:23 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - TheManWithNoName
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruAUxV9kaI&feature=fvwrel


I'd love to see a clamper try it on with this whilst the owner fires it up!

Enjoy.
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New Tue 12 Jun 12 20:28 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Armel Coussine
Aha. Magnifico.... but not all that practical it seems.
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New Tue 12 Jun 12 21:23 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - VxFan
Didn't this car feature on TG or 5th Gear a few months ago?
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New Tue 12 Jun 12 22:00 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Slidingpillar
Brutus was on TG
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pcRRk0msas&feature=related
Not a clip from programme, just the car making noise, heat and generally being silly in a fun sort of way.
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New Tue 12 Jun 12 22:08 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Slidingpillar
And a better video of the thread starting car.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LexFQfHGA4k&feature=fvwrel
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New Wed 13 Jun 12 00:17 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - DP
This thing is wonderful. I really, genuinely adore it.
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New Wed 13 Jun 12 00:44 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - VxFan
It has been at the TG track at Dunsfold.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ0u9iRTWyI
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New Wed 13 Jun 12 03:59 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Armel Coussine
>> wonderful. I really, genuinely adore it.

Wouldn't go that far myself. It's actually pretty horrible in an impressive sort of way. Unleashing 3,000 hp even through Bentley 8 litre transmission and quite fat tyres for a car that old might easily destroy the gearbox or final drive. And the steering, with all that engine over the front wheels, takes huge amounts of effort.

Only for the brave (and strong), preferably on a smooth banked circuit.
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New Wed 13 Jun 12 07:38 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Tigger
>> Only for the brave (and strong), preferably on a smooth banked circuit.
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SUch a shame the brooklands circuit was (partly) destroyed. In the old days someone would have logged up an average 150mph lap in something like that!
Last edited by: Tigger on Wed 13 Jun 12 at 07:39
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New Thu 14 Jun 12 09:02 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Slidingpillar
Packard Bentley was on BBC Breakfast today at about 0811 and 0829. Filming for somebody else though (perhap Discovery channel) and the noise (ahh didums) was disturbing them.

Proper studios have soundproofing etc.
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New Thu 14 Jun 12 21:49 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - movilogo
What is causing fire from exhaust?
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New Thu 14 Jun 12 21:58 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - TheManWithNoName
>> What is causing fire from exhaust?
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It runs on Greenpeace Activists. Their hair shirts burn very well I hear.

;-)
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New Thu 14 Jun 12 22:12 
 ...and on the 8th day, God created his car - Slidingpillar
>>What is causing fire from exhaust?

Petrol! Seriously, a rich mixture that has a high unburned content - ie using an enrichment device for starting, faced with a sudden expansion while still hot will often ignite, even if the cylinder contents aren't still alight.

I suspect the Packard engine will often mis-fire when cold but having 12 cylinders carries on tuning just fine. So that gives another source of rich petrol vapour.
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