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Title: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: TwinBoom on July 21, 2008, 05:49:25 PM
Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84&feature=related)


(http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9569/3000horsepowerv1255chevry1.jpg)
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Helm on July 21, 2008, 05:51:26 PM
It's got to be insanely fast!!



Helm ...out
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: RATTFINK on July 21, 2008, 05:52:11 PM
Cripes Almighty!!!  ;)
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: weazely on July 21, 2008, 05:59:34 PM
 :O  very nice.
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: whiteman on July 21, 2008, 06:11:14 PM
need pics of engine bay!
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: KONG1 on July 21, 2008, 08:16:51 PM
More Pics

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/314824 (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/314824)
http://www.bikerlifestyle.co.uk/features/other/final/objective.html (http://www.bikerlifestyle.co.uk/features/other/final/objective.html)

Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Clutz 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
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy 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
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: mbailey 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
good crew of guys and darn fine pilots

<S> gents

 :aok

Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Guyver 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
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: whiteman 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.
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: crockett 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..

(http://www.britisheuropean.com/newsletter/archives/2001_summer/Images/V12_Re1.jpg)
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Captfish 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?

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

Kyle Bush drives a Toyota
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/captfish/18m_mkyle-busch.jpg)
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: RATTFINK on July 22, 2008, 11:51:29 AM
With mm's on it  :P
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: ODBAL on July 22, 2008, 12:14:18 PM
I'm confused... Where is the propeller?
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: morfiend on July 22, 2008, 01:47:57 PM
 Youtube has a nice vid on the car,sounds excellent :aok
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Bosco123 on July 22, 2008, 02:32:15 PM
Thats Power!
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: Jappa52 on July 22, 2008, 11:48:55 PM
It’s a cool looking car but the whole time I watched the video I couldn’t stop thinking, “What a waste of a good Merlin.  It should be dragging a spit or pony around the sky…not sitting parked in some garage.”   :( :furious
Title: Re: Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy
Post by: MiloMorai on July 23, 2008, 01:19:48 AM
They could put the Merlin in one of these.

(http://i.pbase.com/v3/81/408081/1/47137733.TRIP7293998.jpg)