My father flew fighters for the 80th Headhunters in WW II, the P-38, 63, 39 all used versions of this engine. He always spoke of them with great admiration.
They growl !!! Stan Sayers in 1950 set the Hydroplane flying mile speed record in SlO MO IV at 179,+ MPH with the Allison engine, and they gave the Merlins fits in competition all the time they run the V12's in the unlimited Hydros. Hell there was one running just a year ago with the mechanical supercharger replace with a dual Turbo system and gave the turbine boys a run for their money actually winning a few and always placing ahead of many turbine powered hydro
It's sure interesting to read the comments below, and see how much some people don't know ! For the record, I restored this engine and do know a little about it. Some errors appear in the comments. Firstly, the prop is not a test club but simply a cut down alloy prop which is a variable pitch type. However, I've got it fixed on almost feathered position so there isn't too much pull, especially as I run it up to take off revs (3000 rpm) for a short time. It is set like this to also provide considerable drag, and this way the engine functions correctly pulling approx 25 lb boost. The start up is prolonged, sorry, because I had a battery collapse and we had to resort to hand cranking it for the display. Usual start up is straight forward, switch on the inertia starter (you can hear it whirring up in speed), prime with fuel (a ki-gas pump squirts raw fuel into the manifold) and then engage the starter. Allison engines had a single stage supercharger, Merlins had 2 stage and this allowed them to fly at higher altitude, especially helpful over Europe. This Allison was a spare engine for the NZ P40 Kittyhawks which were used in the Pacific theatre of war, and didn't need high altitude. I hope you all respect the people who built these engines, they were the best you could get in 1942. Cheers. Doug
@@colinashby3775 This is a cut-down prop (some 0.5m trimmed off the ends of each blade and a great deal of the pull of a prop occurs from this area, so, yes it would really "stretch the towbar" if it was the full length, and at a take off pitch. The intent of my ground runners is to offer good load to the motor so they run up angry, but not drag me around the arena !! Glad you enjoyed it, Cheers
my dad told me once that they used to use the engines on deck of the carriers to navigate through the straits and tight channels. Immense power. great video thanks
@@daleval2182 they are hard to start. You develop a technique and most of the time it works. But if it doesn’t, you need to just walk away and come back later.
@@daleval2182 been there. I must be a true mechanic, can’t get my stuff fixed, I have a lawn mower and pressure washer that need the right choke. Also need to pump fuel bulb on mower to keep it running while it warms up.
Allison V-1710 powered most U.S. Army fighters in World War II, including the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and P-63, Curtiss P-40, and early North American P-51s. Love the Sound.
@@jacktattis Neither could a $hitfire as it would run out of fuel before it got there and IF there was no one else up there why go up there, it's colder than hell up there !!! DUUUUHH!!!!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Duhh dumbo In order of Service entry MkIV w/CP 46300ft VA w/Dural Prop 41200ft, IX 43000ft, VIII 40600ft , VII 45100ft, XIV 43000ft And of course all PR Spits could do better than 43000ft
This baby outclasses any street rod at this show. Hell Yes! God, I love that sound. Ear Candy! Thanks for posting man. 👍 P.S. he wouldn't be reving this puppy at full pitch. 😁 It would be by, by Ford..
He has an amazing setup. Having the trailer and tow rig color matching is a really nice touch. Looks like a Ford Everest I think? That Allison engine, though it did seem hard to start made for quite a spectacle once it was running.
I was at the local county fair about 40 years ago, and I happened to catch the tractor pull. In the open class a lot of the guys were running duel Chevy 427s and 454s built to the max. But, one guy comes out with an Allison engine just like this one. I wasn't too impressed at first. It seemed like it was running rough and it even stalled as he was pulling up to the starting line. He restarted it and when he lit it up to start his pull... Goddamn... Flames where shooting about five feet out of the headers. The roar was so loud one felt it as much as heard it. He pulled the weight sled down the field like it wasn't even there and won the competition. To this day, I've never heard anything like it again.
Andrew Loy , Andrew , my dad worked on the carburetors on these engines at a base in Italy in WW2 in Italy and received a commendation medal for designing a tool that allowed one mechanic to do fix the carbs in short order ! John
Like others, I first saw one at a tractor pull in the 70's. It was nirvana, as I was a WWII aircraft buff, thanks to my fathers service in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic, Hellcats specifically, or anything with a radial engine.
I was at a car show at the West Port Plaza outside mall in St.Louis county, Mo. in the late 60s. This guy had one of these engines mounted on a trike frame specially built. It was amazing. It actually functioned as a moving vehicle, not just a show piece.. Haven't seen it since or anything like it.
davidca The Allison was BETTER than the 20 series Merlins that had the single stage superchargers just like the Allison !!! Only the 60 series, the HIGH Altitude 2 stage super charger topped the Allison at High altitude only !!! Under 20,000 ft the Allison ate the Merlins lunch, no matter the series !!!! Just the facts less the lies, hype and BULLSHIT stories !!!!
@MrAarovic the british want a plane that could escort the bombers the P47 COULD escort the bombers but their range is the problem same problem with the Spits
Será que podem me explicar oque é esse som que faz antes da hélice girar, esse som que parece que vai aumentando e para quando o motor tenta dar a partida...
In the late 1960's/early 1970's in New Zealand there were two boats that used these engines to compete in the Masport Cup races; Aquanaut a deep V hull; and Miss Tru Jen..a hydroplane. When the thunder of these engines rolled back off the hills at Picton Harbour it was amazing....
The starting of this engine was extremely frustrating. It wasn't the person cranking, the guy kept engaging the starter before it was up to full speed.
You know that begs a question. Why not use these engines in commercial vehicles on the ground? Like imagine a tractor or semi with a Merlin engine. I would say use the Allison engine here, but from what I've heard these weren't quite the best.
something like this i belive. i dont know to much about aircraift piston engines, but i belive having the blades angle like that keeps the engine from overrev to. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Prop_feather.jpg
The propellor is called a test club and is used for engine runs to load the engine - it’s not designed for propulsion. You’ll also notice that the blades are at nearly a 90 degree angle of pitch on the constant speed hub.
I am surprised there was no backfire on her overrun? The RR Griffon 58 makes one hell of a racket when the throttle is choked off.Non the less a great video and sound.
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That box trailer doesn't look very airworthy to me.
They kept them warm, tuned to a T and ready to start at less than a minute's notice. This engine is only started every few months and ran for a few minutes, not hours and hours in flight.
In the late sixties...an Allison powered car was raced at us 30 dragstrip. The driver was named airplane Freddy. Car did well enough. But took to long to reach revs for a really good quarter time. The legendary green monster jet also ran there.
not sure if this even needs a reply, shit i would be to embarrassed, please someone else tell this stupid fuck about drag racing, boat racing , and land speed records involving aircraft engines. has anyone else ever heard of old airplane freddy, i got to have another drink.
My father flew fighters for the 80th Headhunters in WW II, the P-38, 63, 39 all used versions of this engine. He always spoke of them with great admiration.
Excellent ancient engine, the sound is perfect!!!.
Congratulations from Peru.
An ALLISON engine on a trailer towed by a FORD, gotta love it !!
Absolutely wonderful to see an amazing engine running, and the sound alone is fantastic.
Thanks for sharing......
That motor is a monster. I’d love to hear it in person and experience the sound and all that wind it makes
Не получится испытать поток воздуха, лопасти зафлюгированы. Если угол атаки поставить на 25*, оператора сдует и прицеп улетит.
@@СергейКарпов-э8ь You are right. The engine is the size of the truck
They growl !!! Stan Sayers in 1950 set the Hydroplane flying mile speed record in SlO MO IV at 179,+ MPH with the Allison engine, and they gave the Merlins fits in competition all the time they run the V12's in the unlimited Hydros. Hell there was one running just a year ago with the mechanical supercharger replace with a dual Turbo system and gave the turbine boys a run for their money actually winning a few and always placing ahead of many turbine powered hydro
Impressive that this thing runs so smooth after all those years.
THX for reving it up all the way full throttle :D
My dad made parts that are in that engine. He retired from Allison after 41 years. I wish that I could buy one of those engines.
Buy some of the parts of Ebay. Get a lifter rod or piston or something like that.
@@Chief-Solarize I have a flat blade chromed screwdriver that he made from a head bolt from a 1710.
@Bob Hatfield no, that would be your family lineage
vvvvbh
What does a engine Cost?
It's sure interesting to read the comments below, and see how much some people don't know ! For the record, I restored this engine and do know a little about it. Some errors appear in the comments. Firstly, the prop is not a test club but simply a cut down alloy prop which is a variable pitch type. However, I've got it fixed on almost feathered position so there isn't too much pull, especially as I run it up to take off revs (3000 rpm) for a short time. It is set like this to also provide considerable drag, and this way the engine functions correctly pulling approx 25 lb boost. The start up is prolonged, sorry, because I had a battery collapse and we had to resort to hand cranking it for the display. Usual start up is straight forward, switch on the inertia starter (you can hear it whirring up in speed), prime with fuel (a ki-gas pump squirts raw fuel into the manifold) and then engage the starter. Allison engines had a single stage supercharger, Merlins had 2 stage and this allowed them to fly at higher altitude, especially helpful over Europe. This Allison was a spare engine for the NZ P40 Kittyhawks which were used in the Pacific theatre of war, and didn't need high altitude. I hope you all respect the people who built these engines, they were the best you could get in 1942. Cheers. Doug
Thankyou! I find these fascinating to even just watch run like this. Very impressive project sir.
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Amazing, love the sound and yes I noticed the pitch in the blades. Definitely wouldn’t want it to pull, great work sir!
Thanks for explaining about the locked porch on the props. I am sure it would have pulled the car
@@colinashby3775 This is a cut-down prop (some 0.5m trimmed off the ends of each blade and a great deal of the pull of a prop occurs from this area, so, yes it would really "stretch the towbar" if it was the full length, and at a take off pitch. The intent of my ground runners is to offer good load to the motor so they run up angry, but not drag me around the arena !! Glad you enjoyed it, Cheers
my dad told me once that they used to use the engines on deck of the carriers to navigate through the straits and tight channels. Immense power. great video thanks
He might have my dad once told me he had a pet polarbear when he was a kid
As a pilot and mechanic, that engine sure runs smooth.
Really? After 6 failed starts
@@daleval2182 they are hard to start. You develop a technique and most of the time it works. But if it doesn’t, you need to just walk away and come back later.
@@bryanhauschild4376 it's like my Yamaha quad, pain in ass, but runs great once she finds yhe happy choke point
@@daleval2182 been there. I must be a true mechanic, can’t get my stuff fixed, I have a lawn mower and pressure washer that need the right choke. Also need to pump fuel bulb on mower to keep it running while it warms up.
@@bryanhauschild4376 Allisons when set up correctly anda good battery pack start easily, the guy starting this had a bad battery,,,
Allison V-1710 powered most U.S. Army fighters in World War II, including the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and P-63, Curtiss P-40, and early North American P-51s. Love the Sound.
@spaceace1006 Thats f'in lame.....2 of these however, thats the way to make boat go vrooom
Yes good down low terrible at 40000ft Oh wait a single engine could not get up there.
@@jacktattis Neither could a $hitfire as it would run out of fuel before it got there and IF there was no one else up there why go up there, it's colder than hell up there !!! DUUUUHH!!!!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 Duhh dumbo In order of Service entry MkIV w/CP 46300ft VA w/Dural Prop 41200ft, IX 43000ft, VIII 40600ft , VII 45100ft, XIV 43000ft And of course all PR Spits could do better than 43000ft
i love it when lads bring static engines to shows . you can marvel at every screw and nut . thank you everyone from every sad man on the planet .
kfmdid
what i also thought
I thought we are not sad but everyone else is who doesn't like it lol
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@@steveholmes627 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
This baby outclasses any street rod at this show. Hell Yes! God, I love that sound. Ear Candy! Thanks for posting man. 👍
P.S. he wouldn't be reving this puppy at full pitch. 😁 It would be by, by Ford..
Waio
Definitely a masterpiece!
Thanks for uploading this impressive demo 👍
I grew up with the sights and sounds of these beauties on NTPA tractors. The Allisons and turbines were always my favorite.
Lucky
I grew up near the Detroit River in the sixties. These belong in wood hydroplanes!
They formally were used on hydro plane race boats.
So exciting! I’ve got to visit one of these shows in person!!
Обожаю такие штуки 😍👍👍👍. Чувствуется мощ 💪
Love the inertia starter. I got to go on a tour of the Allison engine factory a few years back, it was neat.
Er yes, why did he use the electric starter connected to a Honda Genny, Fab engine bomb proof reliability.
Very exciting!!!!! Woooooow!!! Thanks to the guys 👍 for sharing..
I didn’t search for this video, but I’m glad I see it
He has an amazing setup. Having the trailer and tow rig color matching is a really nice touch. Looks like a Ford Everest I think? That Allison engine, though it did seem hard to start made for quite a spectacle once it was running.
Crazy , cool, etc doesn't do justice, imagine if cutting that prop down imbalance ? Definitely needs outriggers ! 😋
@@mikesr3407. Yeah, I've often wondered if cutting the prop down has any effect on the engines balance or performance.
@@mikesr3407you mean like those things sticking out the side planted on the ground?
Fantastic. I Hope that thing is strapped down really well!
What kind of energy and what kind of potential this engine have really this is insane 🔥🔥
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i love this show. good luck for the future
These are really cool, check out the Wasp radial from the B-36's!
I was at the local county fair about 40 years ago, and I happened to catch the tractor pull. In the open class a lot of the guys were running duel Chevy 427s and 454s built to the max. But, one guy comes out with an Allison engine just like this one. I wasn't too impressed at first. It seemed like it was running rough and it even stalled as he was pulling up to the starting line. He restarted it and when he lit it up to start his pull... Goddamn... Flames where shooting about five feet out of the headers. The roar was so loud one felt it as much as heard it. He pulled the weight sled down the field like it wasn't even there and won the competition. To this day, I've never heard anything like it again.
My grandfather spent the war years building V-1710's. He was considered too vital to the war effort to be drafted, or to even volunteer.
Andrew Loy , Andrew , my dad worked on the carburetors on these engines at a base in Italy in WW2 in Italy and received a commendation medal for designing a tool that allowed one mechanic to do fix the carbs in short order ! John
I love a sweet sounding engine . Nice job !!!
That is awesome to see at high throttle on the ground to really appreciate the power.
Such an impressive engine!
Runs smooth sounds good
Hehehehe Hehehehe 😂 😂 😂. Just that?
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Like others, I first saw one at a tractor pull in the 70's. It was nirvana, as I was a WWII aircraft buff, thanks to my fathers service in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic, Hellcats specifically, or anything with a radial engine.
Wonderfull engine, it wants to fly! Give it wings please!
@Raul Lian No. No one gives a sh¡t. Now shut up.
Beautiful comment ❤️
Finally, someone not afraid to rev one a good bit!
engine sound lovely, thanks
I was at a car show at the West Port Plaza outside mall in St.Louis county, Mo. in the late 60s. This guy had one of these engines mounted on a trike frame specially built. It was amazing. It actually functioned as a moving vehicle, not just a show piece.. Haven't seen it since or anything like it.
@soaringtractor After that, he went on with a jet car. Very impressive. Love the Allisons.
I love seeing the British enjoy our Allison engine. It wasnt quite as good as the Merlin at altitude but it was a great engine in the P-40.
New Zealand
davidca The Allison was BETTER than the 20 series Merlins that had the single stage superchargers just like the Allison !!! Only the 60 series, the HIGH Altitude 2 stage super charger topped the Allison at High altitude only !!! Under 20,000 ft the Allison ate the Merlins lunch, no matter the series !!!! Just the facts less the lies, hype and BULLSHIT stories !!!!
Our Allison was the better engine.
@MrAarovic the british want a plane that could escort the bombers the P47 COULD escort the bombers but their range is the problem same problem with the Spits
@@wilburfinnigan2142 nope at all the Merlins were better at altitude
Built in Indianapolis, Indiana; the home of the first running automobile in the United States. Charles Black in 1891.
Maravilha. Lindo. Fantástico. 🇧🇷
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Será que podem me explicar oque é esse som que faz antes da hélice girar, esse som que parece que vai aumentando e para quando o motor tenta dar a partida...
@@igorcruzz acho que ele gira lá é uma ficção eu acho
@@igorcruzz ou um de liga mesmo
is it running on Methanol yet
2,000 Prius Drivers couldn't stand the raw bald eagle power this thing excretes from every bolt.
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Very cool. I wonder how many of these are left.
Beautiful
She's looking fine
Well done
Awesome engine ! 👍
Skip to 4:30 to see it actually start.
I was looking for that comment. Thanks
In the late 1960's/early 1970's in New Zealand there were two boats that used these engines to compete in the Masport Cup races; Aquanaut a deep V hull; and Miss Tru Jen..a hydroplane.
When the thunder of these engines rolled back off the hills at Picton Harbour it was amazing....
the other way around. This provides extra speed while driving

sio nzuri. aendelee kuifanyia kazi
Lady in the background couldn’t stop eating till the wind forced her to stop
Super
Talk about the Flying Tacos...
How do I make all you automobile people cry that likes racing cars you'll never touch this
I'd like to see what that would do in a quarter mile
That's when you got to have balls to start that thing for men were men and boys were boys
Old is gold still in very good condition which shows that people in the past were very honest and hardworking
Such an impressive engine
So older engines were sexier than todays
I remember a drag racing car that had two of these engines back in the 70’s
does each exhaust port have its own exhaust tip? That's cool
0:46 " just keep an eye on the propeller, in case it flies off" :)))))))))))) kids say the funniest things.
Напиши мне по русски 🇷🇺 😝
@@user-well86 "просто следи за пропеллером в случае того, если он улетит" - говорит один киндер =)
@@white_chicken 👍🏻
I've seen a prop sling a blade, I personally would not stand anywhere in line with the prop...safest place is behind it!
It is very old tho
Good lord that thing is a monster. Very cool 😎
Love this engine! If she was a girl, it would be love at first sight!! Fantastic/awesome!!!
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Damn, she's a monster! Love it!
I would have loved to try and start that engine
Pull start.
Wow hearing that beast at full chooch what an amazing sound/site
Now this is the engine i'd love to see on F1 cars 😝
Sky Hunter!
What was the maximum RPM it has reached at this video? Is the radiator underneath the engine? Thanks!
I have no idea, sorry can't help you.
Max rpm was 3000, and yes radiator is fitted between the trailer chassis rails with electric fans.
@@dougbell3975 Very nice! Thanks
The starting of this engine was extremely frustrating. It wasn't the person cranking, the guy kept engaging the starter before it was up to full speed.
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PistonAvatarGuy right just think during the wars young men had to start these first pop, their lifes depended on them getting it right the first time.
It’s all for the show
Maybe he just wanted to turn it over a few times to circulate some oil? That'd be something I'd be looking to do before firing up something like this.
Loved seeing our Allison’s in 60’s 70’s formula boats.
wow! This engine is badass!
What is the config? It looks like a very very big V12?
It is a V12
it is a v-12
it took a strong guy to spin er up i guess, lol. they were fun to watch in truck and tractor pulls
Amazing! It looked like if the trailer and truck were any lighter that engine would have launched them to cruising altitude.
I would love to see this in a drag car
No ... no , I would love to see it in the air where it belongs
Check out Empire State pullers there’s a girl who runs a pair on her tractor
I'd like to see a mini in that engine.
You know that begs a question. Why not use these engines in commercial vehicles on the ground? Like imagine a tractor or semi with a Merlin engine. I would say use the Allison engine here, but from what I've heard these weren't quite the best.
Been putting these into tractor pulls and boats for 70 years. How’d you miss it?
Napier!!!!!
Art deco is my best festival!
Who else was waiting for it to start pulling his ford explorer when he was rev bombing the crowd XD
@Jerry Eicher we hope so!
Look at the propeller blades. They're all flat, so no chance of that happening.
@@yaboileeroy3038 correct. those props are designed to push only enough air to keep the engine cool
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Great
Good luck from germany
How is the prop set so that it doesn't try to take off ? Beautiful beast 👍
something like this i belive. i dont know to much about aircraift piston engines, but i belive having the blades angle like that keeps the engine from overrev to.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Prop_feather.jpg
The propellor is called a test club and is used for engine runs to load the engine - it’s not designed for propulsion. You’ll also notice that the blades are at nearly a 90 degree angle of pitch on the constant speed hub.
Whatever trailer hitch your using I’m interested
My Cessna 152 is begging for this engine lol
The Lycoming O-235 will absolutely burn less fuel lol
@@toddbryant2714 but the exhaust noise would be worth it lol
@@sidwalters7455 I'm putting an LS1 Chevrolet in my homebuilt, probably won't sound quite like the Allison, but should sound pretty good anyways
Finally someone who's not afraid give it some beans...
I need also a propeller like that for my car🙂
Constant speed four blades prop on a fiat 500
I am surprised there was no backfire on her overrun? The RR Griffon 58 makes one hell of a racket when the throttle is choked off.Non the less a great video and sound.
That box trailer doesn't look very airworthy to me.
clorox bleach jokes just fly past you dumbass
Can't imagine the power and the sound.. wish that i could see it in real life.
This thing would make a neat air boat!
Wie kühlt man so einen Stationärmotor?
The best sounding engine even
Definitely 😁
It took the freakin' Incredible Hulk to start that beast!
And yet yound lads during the war started these first pop.
The difference between your life is in danger or not
How would you know? Were you there? It's not like mechanical equipment was more reliable to start "first pop" 75-80 years ago.
They were brand new back then too!
They kept them warm, tuned to a T and ready to start at less than a minute's notice. This engine is only started every few months and ran for a few minutes, not hours and hours in flight.
In the late sixties...an Allison powered car was raced at us 30 dragstrip. The driver was named airplane Freddy. Car did well enough. But took to long to reach revs for a really good quarter time. The legendary green monster jet also ran there.
not sure if this even needs a reply, shit i would be to embarrassed, please someone else tell this stupid fuck about drag racing, boat racing , and land speed records involving aircraft engines. has anyone else ever heard of old airplane freddy, i got to have another drink.
Tailgating is a thing of the past with a remote start. And you should be able to use the prop as an afterburner lol
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That thing is a beast. Awesome to see.
В СССР такие кулеры в ноутбуках ставили.
Ага точно😂😄😂😄😂😄😂😃
Коли світ вже користувався комп'ютерами в сраному срср ще туалетної бумаги небуло в продажі не те що ноутбуки
6:10 the time I think the neighbors need to wake up and feel the love
я так и не понял, он взлететь хотел?))) зачем это?
Неё это для Карлсона тюнинговый моторчик обкатывают
Деньги сушить, как напечатают ..)))
Это раздувать демонстрации.
Это вам не батут
Needs a bigger APU Can't beat the awesomeness of the machine!
That thing would look lovely on my 1999 Fiat Punto...
The suspension may need a tweak!
2:17 Me trying to poop while constipated, and the poop wont come out😂
6:54 Me having diahrrea!
Beautiful 😭
Awesome man I love it
Мне бы такую в Приору поставить.
Что такое приора?
God damn is that the fuel pump making that whirling noise?
I love this table fan....
How did it not take off?
Just when you think, could this go any faster.. ghehe
Sounds like a pneumatic starter or not?