Elon,
It was a Rolls Royce Merlin in the 55 Chevy. I saw it at a show a few months
ago that also had some old War Birds including a B-24. On setup day, before
the public was allowed, he fired it up and drove down the taxi way and visited
the B-24. The crew hopped out of the plane and huddled around the car
for a half hour.
Super fun,
Bryan
3liter wrote:
> Rick: At Speed-week I talked to Ron and Carol Hadfield who just brought over
> a couple of cars. One was a V-12 Allison (or Merlin) 55 Chevy for the car
> show in LA and the other is a 871 Blown, Lincoln V-12, rat rod pick-up truck
> (right-hand drive) they are touring the US in. I think he said he paid about
> US$10,000 per transportainer. Ron said that, since the Free Trade Agreement,
> fees have been drastically reduced. Chris Harris (New Zealand) brought his
> roadster over in 2003. He might be able to give you a comparison of costs
> then and now. Chris is on this list and I am sure he will respond. For a
> crude estimate I would budget $15k-$20k (round-trip) for CAR transportation
> costs. Personnel transportation, lodging, etc. should be "added" to that
> estimate. -Elon
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