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Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« on: July 21, 2008, 05:49:25 PM »
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2008, 05:51:26 PM »
It's got to be insanely fast!!



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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 05:52:11 PM »
Cripes Almighty!!!  ;)
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2008, 05:59:34 PM »
 :O  very nice.
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2008, 06:11:14 PM »
need pics of engine bay!

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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 08:45:23 PM »
Awww, It just ain't cool unless its got a big block or a small block in it. The 55 has always been my favorite car. That bad bellybutton front grill is like a mean face and the awesome little tail lights are way cool. I even love the dash. It's kind of like both front passengers have their own little cockpit. I love all 55's but they kind of take the cool out of it getting so crazy with the fiberglass all over and the crazy engine. Its still a 55 though.

Next thing you know somebody will get the bright idea to use a Honda or a Toyota engine in a Nascar ride.  :rofl

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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2008, 09:09:23 PM »
Saw her in person at the Chino air show maybe 3-4 years ago. Got to be hot to ride in with those exaust manifolds next to your legs. :D
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2008, 10:27:53 PM »
 Oh great now the 412th Braunco Mustangs are gonna menace the roads as well as the virtual skies. J/K
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2008, 08:12:22 AM »
that car rocks. id love to see how it would twist on a full launch off the line lol
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2008, 10:43:21 AM »
Next thing you know somebody will get the bright idea to use a Honda or a Toyota engine in a Nascar ride.  :rofl

Bad news, guy put a supra motor in a 69 Camaro here, he got flamed bad.

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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2008, 10:58:21 AM »
Pretty crazy, but why chop up a real 55 when he could have just used the repoduction body. I mean it's not like the "real" body adds anything to the car anymore. They totally gutted it.

As a side note, I have a 1955 Chevy truck that is in the middle of a frame off rebuild. I had a all aluminum jaguar v12 that I was going to put in it just to be different. The engine looked bad aruse but seemed like they were a lot of problems so I ended up selling it.

The engine looked like this one..

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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2008, 11:18:21 AM »
Thats just cool! I want to see some 1/4 mile videos of it, a burn out maybe?

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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2008, 11:51:29 AM »
With mm's on it  :P
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Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2008, 12:14:18 PM »
I'm confused... Where is the propeller?
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