Biggest " TRADITIONAL " car engine ever?

Strocked 409, gave it 427 CID. Traditional

 

Holy ****....what a beast is right!
What is that pointed thing sticking out from the lower front ???? (Male part?)
Also, wonder what they used for a starter ??
Interesting post...

 

Looks like a hand crank to start it...................THAT must've been fun.

 

The word Traditional includes the Ideas of old and multiple times.

The Duesenberg was built between 1913 and 1937.

Of the 481 examples there are 384 still known to exist.

Jay Leno has 4 in his collection.

Out of 420 cubic Inches the straight 8 produced 276 HP and 320 HP supercharged.

They broke the Land Speed Record in 1920 with a speed of 156 MPH.

In 1921 they were the first American car to win the Europian Grand Prix. A record that was not repeated untill 1960.

In 1924, 25 and 27 they won the Indy 500.

They were Big Powerful and Reliable and were truly Traditional.

Jay Leno and I agree that "It's a Doozy".

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The 481 refers to just model J production. Add in Model "A" and you more than double that.

 

In the early 20th century it became "TRADITIONAL" to put an aeroplane engine into a motor vehicle ch***is of choice/availibility.

Such vehicles were raced and, some used as daily drivers. One such daily driver that comes to mind is the Sunbeam powered Mercedes of Harry Hawker (Australian residing in Great Britain at the time). His car was constructed just after WW1. To achieve the result, Hawker had to extend the Mercedes ch***is 10". (There are photos on the www. . The Hawker car, however, did not boast a "biggest" engine choice).

The FIAT "Beast of Turin", shown on this thread only sported a 28 litre engine.

"Brutus", from Germany, was fitted with a 46 litre BMW engine. "Brutus" still exists and is still driven, on occasion.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/rookdave/5146500065/



http://www.flickr.com/groups/carshows/pool/page269/




Extract fro article - "Weirdest and most wonderful of all is a collection of early 20th-century cars that are powered by aeroplane engines. The BMW 'Brutus' is one such car, with an interesting back-story. Germany was forbidden from creating military aircraft after World War I, so, with large numbers of 12-cylinder 46-litre engines spare, this experimental project was created. While 'Brutus' is normally on display at the Auto & Technik Museum in Sinsheim, Germany, this automotive marvel will be making a special trip to the UK to wow the Cholmondeley crowds."

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/events/2011-05/cholmondeley/

Check this You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pcRRk0msas&NR=1

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32hQ8mtSNGc&NR=1

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtKtwoqhJ6U&feature=related

 

Lets recreate it! that thing is cool!