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    Which 27 litre car had a name that suggests you would have no need for senna pods or castor oil after riding in it?

    Question #89510. Asked by Baloo55th. (Dec 07 07 4:35 AM)


    queproblema

    		Now this is a stumper.
    I've come up with a Rolls Royce Merlin airplane motor mounted on a car chassis, but this all eventually leads to one of three real-life Chitty Bang Bangs.
    http://www.answers.com/topic/rolls-royce-merlin
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Bang_Bang

    Then there's the Napier-Railton, sponsored by Catrol, but it had a 24-, not 27-litre engine. (What are 3 liters when we're close to 30?)
    http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=9014113&contentId=7027183


    Dec 25 07, 2:18 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Getting closer. One part of the make is still going strong, unlike Railton....

    Dec 25 07, 4:25 PM
    queproblema

    		Well, the name was by no means official or part of the make or model, and reports differ as to whether it had a 24 or 27 liter engine, but you would mean the Napier-Bentley with a Sea Lion airplane motor.
    http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=107668

    Or scroll down to the fifth picture on this page.
    http://www.britishmm.co.uk/history.asp?id=644

    Dec 31 07, 1:33 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Qp might be too much of a lady to post the inscription on the car: The Ultimate Laxative.

    Apparently merely standing near it is quite dangerous too. It emits smoke and flames at times... No silencers on the W12 engine. That's not a typo - it's not a V12, it's a W12. Three banks of four cylinders - each cylinder being at least two litres depending on which size is right - there seems to be dispute. The ones I found when checking all sail 27. Just goes to show.

    Dec 31 07, 1:43 PM
    queproblema

    		Whoops! Not too much of a lady--too much of a ditz! :-)

    Dec 31 07, 2:01 PM

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