"That's not a Land Rover. Now...that's a Land Rover....."

[Johnno1969]

Sorry if this story has already made the rounds, but I just saw it and thought it worth posting:

The Land Rover sports car that's more powerful than a Ferrari | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1064207/The-Land-Rover-sports-car-thats-powerful-Ferrari.html)

Ordinarily I am not that keen on departing too far from the original "Land Roveriness" with bizarre modifications...... But in this case I am won over by three words:

Land, Rover, Merlin.

[V8Ian]

I hope they've got a healthy stock of axles. :o

[sheerluck]

Hmmmm. Yes it's ok, but you'd still have the TD5 tractor owners swearing that theirs are faster :D

[Disco Muppet]

Hmmmm. Yes it's ok, but you'd still have the TD5 tractor owners swearing that theirs are faster :D

Hey, I'll have you know I got to 100 in 23 seconds tonight, even have video proof :p
It's an old article.
I think they tried to do it but it didn't work out, ended up having a Rover V8 in it and they just made the nose longer for ****s and giggles.
That was the last I'd heard of it, but I still want it :D

[djam1]

Bet the handling with 7:50/16 bar treads would be a little dodgy

[sheerluck]

Hey, I'll have you know I got to 100 in 23 seconds tonight, even have video proof :p


23 seconds? Jeez, any longer and you'd have been better off using a calendar than a stopwatch. :D

[Johnno1969]

I think they tried to do it but it didn't work out, ended up having a Rover V8 in it and they just made the nose longer for ****s and giggles.
That was the last I'd heard of it, but I still want it :D

Well that's a bit disappointing. Not really much of a result then...

I still hope to see a Merlin-engined Landy one day, combining power, practicality, a good turning circle and the capability to perform long range bombing sorties over Germany without fighter escort.

[sheerluck]

......... and the capability to perform long range bombing sorties over Germany without fighter escort.

Whoa! Has no-one told you that the Germans are friendly these days? :o

[bob10]

and the capability to perform long range bombing sorties over Germany without fighter escort.

And lay a perfectly good oil slick , Bob

[bob10]

I like the official Land Rover statement;

A spokeswoman for Land Rover said: ‘We have had no involvement in this project. :D classic! With the original suspension & gearbox etc., 700 hp engine, or more, more a Kamakazi than a L.R. . Must have been April 1st. Bob

[TheTree]

Who said the Brits weren't mad !

[Pickles2]

I've always been keen on all forms of Motorsport, including in my "early" days, Drag Racing, when we used to go down to the old Fisherman's Bend Strip.
In those days, there was a person who had mounted a Merlin engine into an early model FX Holden. The driver used to steer the car with his head out of the rear window.....because the engine "consumed" the cabin.
It did run, & it did sound pretty awesome (what Merlin wouldn't), but it wasn't very well sorted.....they could never sort out a clutch that would handle the torque from a standing start, so it always had to be moving as it went across the start line.
Those were the days!
Cheers, Pickles.

[minibloodhound]

I came across it about a year ago and thought that if I ever won the lottery, this would be one of the first things I bought.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/06/1368.jpg

[Davo]

The version they did have built was just with a Rover V8. They had it done at some fancy-pants classic car workshop so the final vehicle looks very nice, (from Internet photos, anyway). Apparently they had big plans but the GFC finished that off.

Someone involved with offroad trialling in England put a V12 in his Series. I think it must have been the Jag version. Apparently the Landie was used for marshalling and recoveries and went quite well.

[Tote]

There's always this, not a Land Rover but it has a meteor v12 in it. Rod Hadfield, former owner of Castlemaine Rod Shop Built it based on a toy given to him by his Grandfather when he was a kid.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/06/1362.jpg

http://www.sportscardigest.com/wp-content/uploads/Phillip-Island-Historics-11.jpg
Apparently its only good for a few laps before the heat buildup gets too much for the radiators he can fit in the body...

Regards,
Tote

[130man]

There are a couple of You-tube videos of this car in action. Not bad but the braking from speed would be interesting. Cheers, 130man.