Author Topic: Car engines - NOT used in cars, trucks, motorcycles etc. (Read 16745 times)

grobmotorix · « **on:** January 10, 2011, 05:44:53 PM »

This may be too off-topic, but it is interesting where many car engines did there jobs in other vehicles than cars or trucks etc.

So I´ve searched through my archive and looked for original ads to scan.

Any additional photos of other examples like the legendary Coventry Climax fire pump engine etc. are very welcome.

So, here´s part one.

VW and Porsche aircooled boxer engines:

grobmotorix · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2011, 05:47:13 PM »

Part two: other car manufacturer´s engines used in boats:

DeAutogids · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2011, 06:23:10 PM »

Cool topic...
I will do some digging and try to do the obvious and some surprises...

Allemano · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2011, 06:57:39 AM »

12 cyl. BMW aircraft engined Mathea III:

DeAutogids · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2011, 07:07:21 AM »

It's pushing it a bit, as this is a DAF engine, probably more likely to have featured in their trucks.

This another one like that, being a Kromhout. I believe they never ventured into cars.

Brons most probably did try one passenger car, which we now would call a bus, around 1900 and trucks in the 1930's. Neither went beyond prototypes, but they did make some tractors.

Aaron65 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2011, 07:14:51 AM »

Cool topic! I've always found myself looking at boats just to see what engine's underneath the engine cover...

grobmotorix · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2011, 08:49:06 AM »

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12 cyl. BMW aircraft engined Mathea III

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:39:04 AM »

Moved to Featured Images - and the front page.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2011, 06:36:44 AM »

Thank you. I hope there will be some nice contributions to this topic in future...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2011, 08:17:06 AM »

Since we've already moved to aircraft engines from car makers, here's a tank engine from a maker of car engines...

grobmotorix · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2011, 12:22:24 PM »

A strange ad, indeed...

Amsterdam · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2011, 03:25:22 PM »

A small contribution ...

grobmotorix · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2011, 03:58:13 PM »

wow - this is huge, Amsterdam...

Here´s something new:

Vincent Vell Vet · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2011, 11:26:32 PM »

That first pic, the dude in the boat with the sun glasses...just plane bad ass!!!
Great thread my man!

Amsterdam · « **Reply #14 on:** March 03, 2011, 09:41:37 AM »

.....Some more.

Amsterdam · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2011, 09:55:29 AM »

grobmotorix · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2011, 02:35:10 PM »

!!!

Here´s a rare 1925 Packard ad:

DeAutogids · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2011, 03:45:53 PM »

As you can see from this advert, Dutch car manufacturer Omnia made rollers as well.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2011, 04:39:30 PM »

Thank you!

woodinsight · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2011, 05:04:21 AM »

Although this topic is about car engines used in other forms of transportation, I thought I'd draw your attention to the power of the modern diesel and it's current use in the superyacht field.

The first photo shows a modern MTU marine diesel - model 16V595TE90 that develops 4320kW (5880ps) at 1800rpm

Four of these are installed in the 72.8m (239 ft) Russian owned superyacht PREDATOR as illustrated in the second photo. This outstanding vessel was built by Feadship in the Netherlands in 2008. Maximum speed 28 knots, fuel capacity 183,000 litres, accommodating only 6 guests with 19 crew.