1911 Fiat S74
1911 Fiat S74 in The Speed Kings, Short Movie, 1913
Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2008-11-14 23:24 |
Driven by race car driver Teddy Tetzlaff.![[Image: s2av5.4606.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is523/s2av5.4606.jpg) ![[Image: s3nd7.5425.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is239/s3nd7.5425.jpg) ![[Image: s9sn2.7158.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is368/s9sn2.7158.jpg) ![[Image: s12sf5.9966.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is523/s12sf5.9966.jpg) |
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◊ 2008-11-15 03:43 |
I'm fairly sure this is a 1911 Fiat S74, which had a 14 litre 4 cylinder engine! |
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◊ 2008-11-15 13:34 |
It is. There is still one in existence. 14 litres, 4 cylinders and it's got a starting handle. I don't think I would want to try! Amazingly, someone thought this wasn't good enough so they built a 28 litre engine, still with 4 cylinders  -- Last edit: 2008-11-15 13:35:26 |
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◊ 2008-11-16 04:05 |
That S74 visited NZ about 15 or more years ago. The usual method of starting it was by pushing. Very impressive watching it fire up in a cloud of oil smoke - like a big old aircraft piston engine does. That surviving car is chassis #1 - the car that Caleb Bragg used to win the US Gp at Savannah in 1911. Note it has ohc along with the a 200mm stroke (160mm bore) so the engine fills the bonnet. |
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◊ 2008-11-16 23:55 |
Push starting seems the best option! It would take a very brave man to try that starting handle... |
