I came across this awesome car in the Used Lot and felt like recording it for some reason, sorry my Dazzle is a piece of shit, cannot afford a good PVR. Here is the information about the car as posted beside it, and underneath it in the video: This unusual looking roadster is of course, not a production car. This is a car that was built by "Madman" Randy Grubb, a hot rod builder based in Grants Pass Oregon. There's a reason this car is called the "Tank Car"; its because the car is powered by a former US Army battle tank engine. The engine is a continental AV-1790-5B, a SOHC aircooled V12 with a displacement of 1790CI or 29333cc, normally aspirated. It is an engine that was equipped on the M47 Patton Tank, the main battle tanks used by the American Army in the '50's. The maximum output of the engine during its tank days was 799HP, but when transferring it to this car the intake and exhaust system was simplified, making it 900HP. The maximum torque is a mind boggling 1500lbs-ft, or 1497.2 ft-lb. The chassis is full original, and the classic style aluminum body is mounted on a steel ladder frame. In the front is a parallel leading link rigid suspension using 1/4 ellipse leaf springs and a dead axle from a ford truck. In the read is also a parallel leading link rigid suspension, combines with an air suspension for large trucks combines with Koni shocks. The transmission is an Allison HT740 4 speed AT, and in the rear is a Rockwell differential with a pneumatic differential ...
Sunday, November 6, 2011
GT5 - Jay Leno Tank Car '03
GT5 - Jay Leno Tank Car '03 Video Clips. Duration : 2.15 Mins.
I came across this awesome car in the Used Lot and felt like recording it for some reason, sorry my Dazzle is a piece of shit, cannot afford a good PVR. Here is the information about the car as posted beside it, and underneath it in the video: This unusual looking roadster is of course, not a production car. This is a car that was built by "Madman" Randy Grubb, a hot rod builder based in Grants Pass Oregon. There's a reason this car is called the "Tank Car"; its because the car is powered by a former US Army battle tank engine. The engine is a continental AV-1790-5B, a SOHC aircooled V12 with a displacement of 1790CI or 29333cc, normally aspirated. It is an engine that was equipped on the M47 Patton Tank, the main battle tanks used by the American Army in the '50's. The maximum output of the engine during its tank days was 799HP, but when transferring it to this car the intake and exhaust system was simplified, making it 900HP. The maximum torque is a mind boggling 1500lbs-ft, or 1497.2 ft-lb. The chassis is full original, and the classic style aluminum body is mounted on a steel ladder frame. In the front is a parallel leading link rigid suspension using 1/4 ellipse leaf springs and a dead axle from a ford truck. In the read is also a parallel leading link rigid suspension, combines with an air suspension for large trucks combines with Koni shocks. The transmission is an Allison HT740 4 speed AT, and in the rear is a Rockwell differential with a pneumatic differential ...
I came across this awesome car in the Used Lot and felt like recording it for some reason, sorry my Dazzle is a piece of shit, cannot afford a good PVR. Here is the information about the car as posted beside it, and underneath it in the video: This unusual looking roadster is of course, not a production car. This is a car that was built by "Madman" Randy Grubb, a hot rod builder based in Grants Pass Oregon. There's a reason this car is called the "Tank Car"; its because the car is powered by a former US Army battle tank engine. The engine is a continental AV-1790-5B, a SOHC aircooled V12 with a displacement of 1790CI or 29333cc, normally aspirated. It is an engine that was equipped on the M47 Patton Tank, the main battle tanks used by the American Army in the '50's. The maximum output of the engine during its tank days was 799HP, but when transferring it to this car the intake and exhaust system was simplified, making it 900HP. The maximum torque is a mind boggling 1500lbs-ft, or 1497.2 ft-lb. The chassis is full original, and the classic style aluminum body is mounted on a steel ladder frame. In the front is a parallel leading link rigid suspension using 1/4 ellipse leaf springs and a dead axle from a ford truck. In the read is also a parallel leading link rigid suspension, combines with an air suspension for large trucks combines with Koni shocks. The transmission is an Allison HT740 4 speed AT, and in the rear is a Rockwell differential with a pneumatic differential ...
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