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1943 Gunboat Anybody ?

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I was looking for a Gardner, and came across this:

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1943-GUN-BOAT-TWIN-G...=item45f31112fb

 

 

A bit big for what I want, but awesome. :lol:

 

 

 

Very nice engines, arguably the best ever but the boat is such a big project its a bit ridiculous.

 

The BN price is a bit high for a pair of 8L3's.

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Henhouse

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It may be regarded as sacrilege, but I'd be more than happy to just have the engines and not the boat. The sound of a sweet running Gardner puling hard is pure music to the ears.

 

British Engineering at it's absolute finest.

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The sound of a sweet running Gardner puling hard is pure music to the ears.

 

British Engineering at it's absolute finest.

 

Surely that honour belongs to a Rolls-Royce Merlin as fitted to a Spitfire....

 

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Couldn't agree with you more. Which is why I refrained from saying it was the absolute best sounding engine.

 

Much as I love Gardners, the Merlin does sound better.

 

I was lucky enough to be at Dorset Steam Fair a couple of years ago when a Spitfire and a Lancaster did multiple swoops over the showground.

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I was lucky enough to be at Dorset Steam Fair a couple of years ago when a Spitfire and a Lancaster did multiple swoops over the showground.

 

 

And the Lancaster has four Merlin engines!!

 

 

And what sounds better than one Merlin? - Two! Mossies at ten feet +

 

 

 

Does the mosquito have Merlins as well then?

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Does the mosquito have Merlins as well then?

 

Yep! DETAILS.

 

Derek

 

PS And when they took the Allinson out of the P51 and replaced it with a Merlin - it became uncatchable. But not as pretty as the Spitfire.

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