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A Highly-Detailed Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model

Ben Branch May 12, 2021
Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model By Werner Degener
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering

This unusual Fiat 1100 driving school model was made by Werner Degener to give driving students a detailed understanding of exactly how cars work…

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Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America

Ben Branch May 9, 2021
Master Hands Chevrolet Film 7
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films

This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles…

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Documentary: The Design, Development, And Construction Of The Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine

Ben Branch April 18, 2021
The Design, Development, And Construction Of The Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Planes

This documentary shows the design and development of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine starting with early prototypes and small models, following the process through to…

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Gabb Accro-Matic Vintage WWII Radial Engine Compression Testing System

Ben Branch April 17, 2021
Gabb Accro-matic radial engine compression testing system
  • Engineering
  • Planes

This is a complete Gabb Accro-Matic radial engine compression testing system that dates back to the Second World War. Rather than having to test…

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JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engined Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 8, 2020
JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engine Production Motorcycle 5
  • American
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

  Editor’s Note: We don’t typically feature choppers on Silodrome as it’s not really our wheelhouse, however we do make exceptions to this every…

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Officially Licensed Porsche 911 Flat-Six Engine Model

Ben Branch October 10, 2020
Porsche 911 Flat-Six Engine Model Box
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering

  This is a detailed model of the original 1966 Porsche 911 flat-six engine, all internal parts move just like they do in the…

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Tuning For Speed – A Book By Legendary Vincent and Formula One Engineer Phil Irving

Ben Branch October 6, 2020
Tuning For Speed - A Book By Phil Irving
  • Australian
  • Books
  • Engineering

  Tuning For Speed is a book by legendary engineer Phil Irving about how to performance tune motorcycle engines, if you recognise the name Phil Irving but…

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This Lincoln V12 Is Almost Certainly The Cheapest V12 In the World At $1,200 USD

Ben Branch October 3, 2020
Lincoln V12
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

  After some quick research I’m convinced that this Lincoln V12 is the cheapest V12 for sale anywhere on earth at this moment in…

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For Sale: A 37 Litre 2,345 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon V12 Engine

Ben Branch September 12, 2020
Rolls-Royce Griffon
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

The Rolls-Royce Griffon is an aircraft engine that was developed as an evolution of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin – the engine that powered a staggering array of aircraft during the Second World War including the Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang (in Packard-licensed form of course).

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VW Beetle Flat-Four Boxer Engine Kit – With Visible Working Internals

Ben Branch September 2, 2020
VW Beetle Flat-Four Boxer Engine Kit by Franzis Main
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

  This VW Beetle flat-four boxer engine kit by Franzis, it’s an officially licensed 1:4 scale model of the air-cooled Volkswagen engine that was…

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A 1:8th Scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza – A Model That Took 40 Years To Complete

Ben Branch August 26, 2020
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Pocher Model Main
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering

  This astonishingly detailed 1:8th scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza was such a complex kit to assemble that it took three consecutive owners…

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A Mystery Motorcycle Engine – Do You Recognise It? (Now Solved)

Ben Branch August 3, 2020
Mystery Motorcycle Engine
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Editor’s Note: We now have an answer to this, please see the new addendum under the original post. This mystery motorcycle engine has us…

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