The engine drives a General Motors TH400 automatic transmission, via the step-up gearbox devised by Dodd to allow the low-revving Merlin engine to work properly with the conventional GM transmission. Perhaps due to space constraints as well as roadworthiness considerations, the Merlin used in the Beast is non-supercharged.

The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) capacity. Rolls-Royce designed the engine and first ran it in 1933 as a private venture. Initially known as the PV-12, it was later called Merlin following the company convention of naming its four-stroke piston aero engines after birds of prey.

John Dodd in his 27 litre merlin engined car known as “The Beast” amazing to see such a huge engine fitted in a car, and its street legal, also surprisingly ...

2016年10月30日 · In the early 1970s, eccentric Englishman John Dodd took possession of a home-brewed monstrosity that used a 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin engine as its primary power source. It wasn’t the engine that the company took exception to, however – it was the trademark (ed) grille it wore on its lengthy nose…

2019年4月30日 · Yes, there's a Merlin under the extremely long hood of this car, able to do 80 mph at idle in top gear thanks to 1700 lb-ft of torque. Rolls-Royce (and Packard) built almost 150,000 27-liter...

2023年3月2日 · “The Beast” is one of the most famous custom cars ever built in Britain, this is largely because it’s powered by a monstrous 27 liter V12 Merlin engine, the same as used in the Spitfire and Hurricane WWII fighter aircraft.

2023年3月17日 · This monstrous 27-litre V12 Merlin-engined road car was the work of the late John Dodd, and once you’ve seen it you’re unlikely to ever forget it. If you missed the original story, you can...

2023年3月7日 · A custom-built car, called the The Beast and powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, hit 183 mph in 1973.

2022年7月29日 · Here are ten fun facts that you need to know from Leno’s “Merlin” engine: 1. Jay Leno previously has two cars with a Merlin engine in it. These two vehicles are his 32 Rolls Royce and his big Bentley which were previously featured and seen on his restoration vlog. 2. His Royce Merlin (and Packard-built) engine was the new addition to the ...

2023年3月1日 · The automotive engineer and transmission maker constructed the car using a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine plucked from a military application to power his Beast, all 27 liters and 12 cylinders of...