Date: 9 Jun 2001 03:14:55 -0700 From: johsnopsamsafish.com (johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: 9000cse = aero?
KPW <wouldntnopsamlike.to.know> wrote in message news:<MPG.158c126bb62cef24989682nopsam.clear.net.nz>... > On Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:40:28 -0400, > Tony Shimi (tshiminopsame.org) > said: > > > > > > > > Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > > > > > Jon Ludwig wrote: > > > > > > > > is the 9000cse turbo the Aero model? > > > > > > Nope. However, in some markets the last year 1998 of the CSE got the 225 hp Aero > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > engine, but not the harder suspension. BTW (not an aero-engine) > > ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Please explain! > > He means not an airplane engine. In many parts of the English speaking > world the tubular things with wings and stewardesses are called > aeroplanes. > > > > > > BTW2. I saw a TV programme, someone had put a 12 Liter Merlin fighter engine > > > in an estate car just for fun. But the car had a terrible fuel consumption and > > > impossible handling characteristics. > > Many years ago there was a guy in England who built a special with a > Merlin engine in it and a Rolls Royce grille up front. The Merlin was > after all built by RR. RR went to inordinate lengths to stop him, but > without success. The thing would do well in excess of 200 mph and he used > it quite regularly on the motorways of Europe. He could never build a > strong enough clutch so it ran through a GM auto box. > > > > > > Johannes > > > > Tony > > Yes, that was the guy. RR couldn't stop him because he had no intention of starting a commercial operation, the car was just for himself to enjoy. I don't know where the body came from, but it had a rather long bonnet to accomodate the engine. The Merlin engine is quite long, just like you see on the old WWII fighter planes (Spitfires? Moths?) . Do you know the exact cylinder configuration? Curiously, it was big estate car and it didn't look very sporty. Maybe he didn't want too much attention from the law. Johannes