Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Duncan Pittaway obtained an Edwardian Fiat chassis and had it shipped to the UK. I was lucky enough to be able to record the restoration of the amazing FIAT S76 land speed record car - better known as the Beast of Turin. His observations about the journey are . The four-cylinder engine in this Fiat displaces about 28.5 liters, making it among the largest automotive engines ever, and it gives each cylinder around as much capacity as the whole mill in a. The 'Beast of Turin' Fiat 'Mephisto' - TNF's Archive Soukhanov then hired American driver Arthur Duray to finish the job and in December 1913, in Belgium, he managed a one-way speed of 132.27 mph (213 kph), which was faster than what airplanes from that year could achieve. Pittaway discovered the remains of one chassis in Australia, and eventually united it with the surviving S76 engine from the other car. No money from the licence fee was used to create this website. After the 2 engine car built from 1910 and 1911, FIAT built similar engines for airships, changing to 3 valves (two exhaust and one intake) and 3 spark plugs (the car engine had 2 spark plugs) That engine built from 1912 and 1913 was mounted on Forlanini airships. A British gentleman named Duncan Pittaway bought the chassis in 2003 and began a lengthy restoration process. You may think that 300hp isnt great for such a big engine but it has more torque than a Bugatti Veyron! Azerbaijan GP: what time is the race? Sheer insanity, in fact. 19 Jul 2021, 09:10 UTC The first S76 was constructed in 1910 and kept by Fiat. Even if 111 years have passed since the first one was built, the Fiat S76 is still as outrageous as it was when its gargantuan 28.4-liter was cranked up for the first time. This 28.4-liter behemoth weighed in at 1,700kg incredibly heavy for 1910 and produced 290hp. In November 2014, Pittaway and a team of motorists managed to return the S76 engine to working order including Leonardo E. M. Sordi an Italian Air Force consultant and historic expert of mechanics and magneto, to rebuild a full ignition system (including spark plugs), full set of engine bearings whit shell and white metal, and rework the original crankcase n2 for realignment of the bench supports, deformed in over 100 years of history; although more work was needed before the car was fully operational. Its sort of like a road-going Gee Bee Model R and probably just as dangerous to pilot. So, what's it like to drive?
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