Close-up of the 27Litre Mb12 aero engine in a 1926/30 Delage Hispano Suiza SID, on display at the 2021, London Classic Car Show

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“Sid”, a 27-litre Hispano Suiza V12 so-named for its characterful hissing after a fast run. It’s a recreation of a 1920s land speed record car, built in the 1980s and based on a Hispano Suiza 27-litre Mb12 aero engine, with a Delage 40/50hp chassis and three-speed Delage straight-cut gearbox. It weighs 3600lb (1650kg) and produces 600bhp at 2500rpm. Which makes it kinda scary…

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Syon Park, Brentford, Middx TW8 8JF
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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