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◊ 2009-11-24 14:16 |
1909 Benz 200 PS Rennwagen 'Blitzenbenz': Link to "www.germancarzone.com" |
◊ 2009-11-24 14:51 |
21,5-litre engine according to wikipedia. Incredible. |
◊ 2009-11-24 17:07 |
Apparently the engine was originally intended for powering airships/dirigibles. Six cars were built with this 21.5 litre (long-stroke, four-cylinder!) unit; IIRC one used to be on show in the old Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry, with a spare piston-ring mounted on the radiator. It was the size of a large dinner-plate. |