The Picture Riddle.....

[bobbysocks]

the waste of a good 55......be like cutting up a perfectly good spit or stang to make a circus ride.

 

[vikingBerserker]

But you can never have too much horsepower!

 

[T Bolt]

Think of the gas mileage though. $35 to drive a mile to the grocery store!

 

[Lucky13]

Just thought that we could bring this one back.....

 

[Airframes]

Looks German. Jumo something or other?

 

[T Bolt]

I think Terry's on the right track. Looks like an upside down, or should I say right side up Junkers Jumbo 211 or 213 but that's not it.

 

[Lucky13]

Need to be one h*lluva aircraft to carry this engine......

 

[T Bolt]

ALCo Model 244 V-12 1600 Hp Turbosupercharged Diesel Locomotive Engine

The Internet is a wondrous thing...... after about an hour of searching!

 

[Lucky13]

...and we have a winner! It looks at its best inside a RS-3, possibly!

 

[T Bolt]

Here's an RS-2 with that engine

 

[T Bolt]

See if anyone knows this one

 

[Airframes]

It's a Load Man High Torque Engine !! For tractor use, or earth mover?

 

[T Bolt]

No, Automotive. Gasoline. U.S. Make. 1937 to 1954

 

[Lucky13]

Buick, Olds or Pontiac me think.....

 

[T Bolt]

Wrong, Wrong, and um....Wrong

 

[ccheese]

How about a Jeep engine ?

Charles

 

[T Bolt]

No, GM

 

[T Bolt]

More clues:
1) I own one.
2) A slightly larger version was the engine in the first generation of a well known American sports car (This one is a dead giveaway)

 

[Colin1]

More clues:
1) I own one

That ought to do it...

 

[Airframes]

Never heard of any well-known American sports cars.........!! And with a sit-up-and-beg engine!?