Hand made Mercedes V-12 motor made from 53 materials hand forged by 35 craftsmen in Morocco

by Eric von Hove

the whole gallery and write up at http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/08/eric-von-hove-mercedes-v12/

Nine months in the making,V12 Laraki began when van Hove dismantled a mercedes engine and then set about creating faithful reproductions of every single component, some 465 parts and 660 bolts made of casted copper.

the Pure Vision / Anvil Mustang was at the Surf City Garage annual car show today, first time I've seen it... amazing suspension

Rolls Royce airplane engine in a hot rod, Goodguys has some interesting stuff to see

in the above shot the engine looks pretty damn good!

the entire car is handmade oversize, maybe to scale, I don't know. But to get that enormous engine to fit they made the car with a ratio that would work with the engine size

Pony Photos Blog, you've got to check out this guys site!

Just two photos from his trip to the Germany Museum of Technology...

and a sample of the excellence of his photography. This guy is great!

this is great stuff! http://ponyfotos.blogspot.com

Shelby crate engine prototype, 427 Hemi

the Sylvester II, revived from a 1960's show car (an amazing one) after the widowed owner could barely give it away

 That guy with his head in my photo? That's my buddy Mike. I decided to make him famous with this shot.

For the Hot Rod Magazine quality photo gallery taken in a studio, and the story in full: http://sucksqueezebangblow-juice.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/sylvester-iii.html

 BEE UUU TEE FUL engine
and that very fine chain to the carbs? Works.

Check out the suspension in the floorboards, trick stuff for the 1960's

variety in engines that hot rodders have stuffed between the front framerails

This and that from tumblrs I stopped by once, and can't recall who they were to credit

Offenhauser engine, built by Meyer and Drake. A thing of beauty in design, power and performance. (I've read about 700-800 hp offy's)

1939 Bugatti Galibier Type 57c