Solved NIC#822 - Warman Special built by Rod Hadfield

[nicanary]

What is this car called, and what are the chassis and engine?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[gilescooperuk]

Looks like a v12 so obvious bases could be jaguar, or BMW ?

[nicanary]

Looks like a v12 so obvious bases could be jaguar, or BMW ?

The engine is indeed a V12, but no connections with Jaguar or BMW in either engine or chassis.

(Sorry - there is a VERY vague connection between the puzzle car and one of those names. Mustn't mislead you, but it's not the link you probably were thinking of).

[tobytwirl]

Merlin engine?

[nicanary]

Merlin engine?

Not a Merlin, but you're very close!

[tobytwirl]

Kestrel?

[nicanary]

Kestrel?

No.

[tobytwirl]

Griffon?

[nicanary]

Griffon?

No.

[D-type]

An engine intended for an airship?

[nicanary]

An engine intended for an airship?

It was designed for one main use, but not in airships.

[tobytwirl]

Was it a Rolls Royce engine?

[nicanary]

Was it a Rolls Royce engine?

Yes. It was a Rolls-Royce engine with a specific name which was built for a purpose other than a car engine.

[tobytwirl]

Surely not a Vulture?

[nicanary]

Surely not a Vulture?

No. I hinted before that the engine is related to a Merlin................

[tobytwirl]

I am a bit slow today, is it the Meteor tank engine???

[nicanary]

I am a bit slow today, is it the Meteor tank engine???

YES!

[tobytwirl]

The car is lhd, Is it from the U.S?

[nicanary]

The car is lhd, Is it from the U.S?

The chassis is American. The car was built elsewhere.

[tobytwirl]

It's Rod Hadfield's Warman Special built in Australia ..... and surprisingly it took some finding. There are so many aero engined cars!

The basis for the chassis is a Packard, and it is a full size version of a model his grandfather built in the 30's.

Rod Hadfield is a prolific car builder - he also built a Merlin engined 55 Chevrolet, and a Fiat Topolino with an 8 litre V12 la France fire engine motor.

[nicanary]

It's Rod Hadfield's Warman Special built in Australia ..... and surprisingly it took some finding. There are so many aero engined cars!

The basis for the chassis is a Packard, and it is a full size version of a model his grandfather built in the 30's.

Rod Hadfield is a prolific car builder - he also built a Merlin engined 55 Chevrolet, and a Fiat Topolino with an 8 litre V12 la France fire engine motor.

That's the car. Well found. I agree with you that there are a heck of a lot of these aero-engined specials around, and it's hard to keep track of them. The chassis is from a 1932 Packard, and the Meteor engine came from a Centurian tank.

[nicanary]

Front view.

[pnegyesi]

A recent photo