Vintage work crew photos

**IntheGroove** · Jul 16, 2020, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by Ralphxyz

Wow, these boat and motor pictures are great!
Just what I need in my boat a Rolls Royce engine.

You're in luck. The T 44 WILD HORSES is for sale and it will only set you back $225,000...

**Jon** · Jul 17, 2020, 03:37 PM

Construction of a B-24 Liberator bomber in the Willow Run Plant. Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1943.

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...n_fullsize.jpg

**marksbug** · Jul 17, 2020, 04:04 PM

I machined and built a set of merlins for my bosses 47 triple ,apache with tripples , v8 merlins...the first 2 ever released. over 1000 hp each. dam I miss that stuff.

**12bolts** · Jul 17, 2020, 04:46 PM

Wasnt the Merlin a V12?

**IntheGroove** · Jul 17, 2020, 04:47 PM

Yes, the Merlin is a V12...

**DIYSwede** · Jul 18, 2020, 09:13 AM

The Brits certainly have some obsessions for Merlin powered cars:

Link:
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...ed-rolls-royce

A compatriot of mine squeezing a Meteor V12 into a Ford Crown Vic:
https://drivetribe.com/p/wwii-tank-v...Q1ygX0JtWoW-eQ

**Fredob** · Jul 18, 2020, 01:10 PM

Wow! Very impressive.

**hemmjo** · Jul 18, 2020, 10:24 AM

I wonder if there were a lot of those engines left over there after WWII?

**Hans Pearson** · Jul 18, 2020, 10:38 AM

Not sure how this thread swapped over from B-24 engines to Merlins? There were some 19 000 Liberators built, and around 13 000 C-47 Dakotas which means a total of 102 000 PWA R1830 engines fitted to new aircraft of these types alone. There were a total of 173 618 of these engines built and there are still a number of DC-3's flying, and both new and second-hand spares are freely available.