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The Beast of Turin 2

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Footage here of the " Beast of Turin " being driven for the first time in a 100 years.
Turn the volume down before you start this film. This car has open stacks and is quite loud.
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 https://grrc.goodwood.com/festival-of-speed/latest/video-legendary-28-litre-fiat-s76-driven-for-the-first-time-in-100-years#QwvAGkCV1rJpRScU.97
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I just posted that as a question , it should have been an article.
B.E.

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Not exactly a low-emissions vehicle, is it?

Love the flames coming from the headers

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Of course I can. I can do anything. I can do absolutely anything. I'm an expert!
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Just think about that, The beast has, one cylinder, bigger than a corvette engine. Talk about raw power.
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Hmm, volume, not necessarily power depending on various factors.

The capacity is actually similar to V12's such as Merlin etc.

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Makes me want to get a ticket for this year. Will rival XH558 for noise this Summer.

Steve
 
one cylinder, bigger than a corvette engine. Talk about raw power.

Probably with levels of specific power and BSFC the 'vette could only dream of ;-)

Steve
 
Notice transfer of all that power by relatively modest roller-chain.

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I found somewhere on the net a claim of 300 HP for the Beast.

10.5 HP/liter

A pittance by today's standards.
 
That is fantastic. It would be neat to rebuild something like that.

Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC
 
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Pam, this is a fantastic rebuild, here is footage of the restoration process. One of the interesting things here, is footage of the bottom end of the engine during the rebuild. I do not see any drillings in the crank or connecting rods, suggesting that this was a splash lubricated engine.
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 https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/historic/28-5-litre-fiat-s76-runs-first-time-100-years#PEjvgfso4PWQ7vu0.97
Berkshire, that must have been a wonderful labor of love. Good catch. It was interesting seeing the use of a hammer and love the chains, as an old bicyclist. The hammer still has that use all over the world, I bet. I've always thought renovating an old vehicle would be interesting and fun.

Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC
 
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