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Mad Fiat 126 under construction…
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Fast Fiat X1/9 with a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 engine…

(Source: jalopnik.com)

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The 1935 Monaco-Trossi: 16 cylinder, two-stroke, supercharged radial engine, 3982 cc, 250 hp @ 6000 rpm. 
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The mighty BRM H-16 engine, first built in 1966. This strange, complex, engine consists of two 1.5 liter 16 valve 180 degree V8’s, placed on top of each other, forming the unique ‘H-16’ shape. It produced some 405 horsepower at 10500 revs, but it was terribly over-weight, and very unreliable. To top it all off, it was very difficult to drive, due to a lack of torque. Jackie Stewart is believed to have said “This piece of metal is better used as a ship’s anchor, than as a power plant”. The H-16 powered the BRM P83’s and the single P115 in 1967.
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Subaru Coloni C3B Formula One Car
The “Subaru” engine powered the Coloni chassis during the 1990 season. Like most F1 engines the project was a badged project, the design and manufacture being done by Motori-Moderni and the end result blessed by Subaru who funded the project. For 1990 the Coloni team itself was 51% owned by Subaru and 49% by its founder Enzo Coloni. They fielded only 1 car and it was driven by Belgian Bertrand Gachot.
The car is described in the 1990/1 Autocourse as “Coloni- Revised C3B chassis powered by a flat-12 Motori Moderni-designed Subaru engine, with transverse gearbox from the same company. An over weight and extremely ungainly makeshift machine.”

Subaru Flat 12 with its creator Carlo Chiti.

Some facts about the car…….
Sponsor - Subaru
Designer - Paul Burgis
Team Manager - Enzo Coloni
Engine config - flat 12
Bore x stroke - 84mm x 52.6mm
Capacity - 3498cc
Compression ratio - 11.5:1
Estimated power - 600bhp @ 12,500rpm (compare this to the Honda V10 in the McLaren which is quoted as 690bhp)
Max rpm - 13,000
Engine weight - 159kg
Fuel - Agip
Spark plugs - Champion
Transmission - Subaru 6 speed
Clutch - AP
Suspension - double wishbone, push rod, Koni dampers
Tires - Goodyear
Brakes - Brembo
Total chassis weight - 500kg
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