Hand made Mercedes V-12 motor made from 53 materials hand forged by 35 craftsmen in Morocco

by Eric von Hove

the whole gallery and write up at http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/08/eric-von-hove-mercedes-v12/

Nine months in the making,V12 Laraki began when van Hove dismantled a mercedes engine and then set about creating faithful reproductions of every single component, some 465 parts and 660 bolts made of casted copper.

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the Pure Vision / Anvil Mustang was at the Surf City Garage annual car show today, first time I've seen it... amazing suspension

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Rolls Royce airplane engine in a hot rod, Goodguys has some interesting stuff to see

in the above shot the engine looks pretty damn good!

the entire car is handmade oversize, maybe to scale, I don't know. But to get that enormous engine to fit they made the car with a ratio that would work with the engine size

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