"So, what capacity engine is on your car?" "Ah, it's 28 liters..." "You mean 2.8 liters?" "No, 28 liters. Call it 1,700 cu.in." "You mean 1700cc, right?" "No."
Just imagine doing 290 km/h in this thing. I can't imagine doing 100 let alone 290. It was the bloodhound ssc of 1911. The driver that pushed it to 290 km/h must have the biggest balls ever.
I love the craziness of early 20th century motor vehicles. They tried everything they could. 7 liters of displacement per cylinder in an inline 4 meant for a road vehicle is stupidity but amazing to see working. Thanks for the video again Bozzy.
Its not stupid if it works...will electric cars be called stupid in 100 years? Probably...theyre called stupid right now, while this car was the peak of automotive engineering, in terms of topspeed
It is not stupid at all but simply the need to have as much horsepower as possible and in the same time to obtain as much as reliability possible by having low rpm considering the relatively low quality of alloys and bad quality oil. In fact the engine is quite reliable although the carburetors needs lot of attention..
@@kylewitherrite6916 He cranked it till it was just past tdc on power stoke for one of the cylinders, then hit the trembler (growler) coil which ignited the fuel air mixture. As long as the timing is set right the engine will kick off and run
@MoMo BaBa ..really,?!? why!?! ..have you been drinking again too much water polluted with C8, mercuary, lead and other noxious effluents and industrial discharge? This video is about this restored & refabricated automotive ancestor, not you opinion of some state politics. Also, this is filmed at Goodwood in the UK, so no where near the US, and its myriad insanity of regulations, restrictions and de-regulated institutions. As the chassis and engine is over 25 years old, (and also as it is not for road use) it is Road Tax Exempt, and since it is racing machine, not a production vehicle, and a 'Vintage' pre-WW2, it is emission exempt.
You just described the ideal car. And if you think that's derp American can't turn right mentality, I would like to point out that that is a perfectly apt description of the Ariel Atom...
Cars from this era always fascinate me. The internal combustion engine was such a new technology that they were making all kinds of experiments trying to figure out what works.
That thing is actually impressively quick. Also huge kudos to the driver who really is getting frisky with it. Doing tail-slides in a car that old is no joke.
Beautiful beast.... quite lovely in an honest way. Great to see people care enough to keep this alive and the memories of those who built and raced it alive as well.
@@jamesbizs it hade 300hp and did 290km/h... how hard is to read video description before you do comment like that? And if you search internet u can find that "on the beach of Long Island, it reached the stunning speed of 290 km / h."
Hi Bozzy! Thanks for sharing one of the most amazing cars on the planet with us, sir.👍 Over 100 years later, this is still one wicked, fire-spitting machine that makes the onlookers stop and take notice!😲 Truly a freak of automotive history (in a good way). Love your videos and all that you put into them. Cheers, brother!👊
Again many thanks my friend! To be honest I'm not a fan of pre-war cars but I found myself speechless when I noticed those numbers :OO Simply incredible to believe what mankind has built in the past...
@@tiborijpers2944 No shit, bud. The original comment was tongue in cheek, and so was my reply. Move on and stop trying to take the internet seriously...
C'mon, lets all be cordial. You guys have to admit that this thing is nuts, no? Built before World War 1, before safety was a thought and nearly two decades before the invention sliced bread, this thing had one purpose as you know- be fast as frig. So fast, it outpaced the *aeroplanes* of the time (which actually isnt saying a terrible amount but imagine doing that today). Remember how when racing a train was a good time supposedly? Yeaah. Just imagine owning this back in the day.
I've said it before but I love that you take the time to give us vehicle info, even if it is just a copy and paste. Fascinating vehicle, great video as always Bozzy. Also...50 subs away from 200k at this moment!
Thank you so much! Yes, that's something I love to do for a personal pleasure too. Since I know almost zero about cars and their history, when I search info for the description I'm learning something I didn't know before ;D
This fiat is out of a fantasy story, one like Miyazaki's howls moving castle or poco roso or are those a result of these machines. What a sight, these early 1900 cars are my new flavor, such raw power!
È impressionante ed emozionante vedere questa "belva" qua, ho cercato di immaginare cosa potesse essere 100anni fa, chi l'ha progettata, chi la pilotava, è quasi commovente. Onore al merito a chi l'ha risuscitata, ha fatto un lavoro unico restituendoci un esemplare che ci fa capire quanto fosse avanti la ricerca e la progettazione nella meccanica ai tempi di allora. 👍👍👍
@@elgooghosent7080 ingannando il politecnico di torino, che stupidamente l'ha prestato a un'università inglese e si è visto restituire un modello non funzionante
@@omega6599 hanno denunciato la cosa, ma se ne sono accorti solo dopo anni, quando un tecnico ha osservato quello che sembrava il motore un po' più attentamente
19Bozzy92 Non avendo la possibilità di vedere dal vivo tutte le meraviglie che riprendi, con la qualità delle immagini e dell’audio che hanno i tuoi video, é quasi come essere lì. Continua così, Superottimo lavoro!
What an absolute torque monster! As low as it revs, I would imagine top gear would be something close to 1:1 in relation to the wheels. Of course, it only revved to a bit less than 2000 rpm to produce around 300 hp.😲
300 hp cars in 1911: 28 liters 300 hp cars in 2019: 2.8 liters (today’s engines are 1/10 the size) The amount of progress automotive makers have made in 108 years is absolutely amazing
touch of opposite lock if you look very closely at 1:33, the very last thing that you would want to do in a car as big and as high as that. what a magnificent car!
That driver sure didn't chicken in the corners. Not sure though if fire breathing irreplaceable car and straw bale lined racetrack are a great combination though...
Wow, amazing. Would really love to see a pre-Word War One-Grand Prix. This must have been racing, although the cc of the Grand Prix-cars then was a little lower (but not too much) than this monster.
@GT380man I understand it has dual ignition (coil + mag) a decompressor and a buzzer (or ‘trembler’) system to supply HT independently of the magneto. So, once the engine is correctly primed, the crankshaft positioned in the appropriate starting position and decompressed it’s just a flick of a switch to start it. There’s a video on here titled something like ‘Starting the Beast of Turin’ which gives a bit more detail on how it’s done.
Thanks mate! Quite conflicting I have to say hahah Love how raw and massive it looks even if the weight is all supported by those wheels. Size of the engine is simply ridiculous :OO I'm too impressed by what man was able to create 100 year ago
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"So, what displacement engine is on your car?"
"Ah, it's 28 liters..."
"You mean 2.8 liters?"
"No, 28 liters."
Underrated comment ^
Van Gogh's ear was sucked into the engine trying to do a carb adjustment.
Eram 28,3 cm cúbicos de deslocamento.
@@SergioPereiraBrusque negativo, sao 28353 cm³. (vinte oito MIL centimetros cubicos.)
"So, what capacity engine is on your car?"
"Ah, it's 28 liters..."
"You mean 2.8 liters?"
"No, 28 liters. Call it 1,700 cu.in."
"You mean 1700cc, right?"
"No."
I've lived in apartments smaller than one of it's cylinders.
Underrated comment !
7.1 litre apartment.
modern capitalism
Steve, probably cheaper a month to rent than that run cost In fuel, heap must do. 0,3 miles a gallon
Engine: 28 liters
Tire width: 28 millimeters
like putting a 2jz on a bmx tho
@@damnthiccassboye7138
Hahuh
“Whats the torque output?”
“Yes”
All of it
I would guess 900 ft/lbs at 900 rpm
@@infiniteuniverse123 and 15 bhp at 1100
Torque output: Rather than push the car forward it pushes the earth backwards!
1.800 Nm. This means more torque as an bugatti chiron..
Sounds like each cylinder has decided to ignite at random time. I like it.
If Chuck Norris was a woman, he'd use this as a vibrator 😆😆
It revs so slowly you can hear each cylinder fire.
Teo P they work on men too 😉
@@teop7887 I just spit up my coffee over that comment. You owe me a shirt.
Fiat true story
-What about fuel economy ?
-does 30.
-30 miles per gallon ?
-No, 30 yards per gallon.
30 gallons per mile XD
Metric system plz
@@joviallmountain2676 its 113 liters per 1,6 kilometers
@@joviallmountain2676 and tbh I should be using metric system too XD
Jovi Allmountain why would you need the metric system for a joke? Do it yourself and don’t be lazy, too
You can't do wheel spins in this car, if you try, the rotation of the earth speeds up
Chuck Norris's sports car!
Like a C215 CL65 then
ROFL!
This is why only a lady with a nice bottom is allowed to touch its boot
@@dxutube C215 CL65 is a child's toy compared to this Fiat76
Fiat engeneers: how much capacity do u want ?
Fiat boss: yes
Just imagine doing 290 km/h in this thing. I can't imagine doing 100 let alone 290. It was the bloodhound ssc of 1911. The driver that pushed it to 290 km/h must have the biggest balls ever.
or no brain at all :D
storck08 That could do it 😂
180
I bet he was drunk
@@r6984 theres actually a high probability😂
Sounds like it red lines at 900rpm.
DrBIeed 2000rpm redline
VTEC kicks in at 750rpm.
@@huseyinuguralacatli5064 thats kinda fast tbh
Lol don't look fun to drive
@@derekv275 it's from 1912
Each cylinder fits a Hellcat in it
There she goes to kill me chicken nugget Imagine a Hellcat with 28L engine
Car or fighter plane?
Fires ever third telegraph pole!
That GMC M18 Hellcat?
Perhaps the Grumman F6F Hellcat
It's fascinating how 1 cylinder of that engine is roughly equal to 12 cylinders displacement of the Aston Martin Vulcan
Hmm could the Vulcan be a one cylinder engine then?
Leeso nneville - 0_o
Who said there are no Italian muscle cars?
Back when supercars *were* muscle cars...
(Alfa Romeo Montréal)
Fiat 130 coupé who?
Um, nobody.
Duncan Pittaway, who pieced this together a century after it was broken up tracking down parts from Italy to Australia deserves the Nobel prize.
I agree!
It is an achievement worthy of more recognition, that’s for sure.
Rumour has it that this engine was actually found by Fiat behind its own factory
Pittaway is a thief. He stole the engine from Turin Polytechnic
I never really understood Nobel prizes until I read this comment.
I love the craziness of early 20th century motor vehicles. They tried everything they could. 7 liters of displacement per cylinder in an inline 4 meant for a road vehicle is stupidity but amazing to see working. Thanks for the video again Bozzy.
No problem at all! Yes, that's something absolutely crazy
I have no idea how he started it but I want nothing to do with the hand crank on the front.
Its not stupid if it works...will electric cars be called stupid in 100 years? Probably...theyre called stupid right now, while this car was the peak of automotive engineering, in terms of topspeed
It is not stupid at all but simply the need to have as much horsepower as possible and in the same time to obtain as much as reliability possible by having low rpm considering the relatively low quality of alloys and bad quality oil. In fact the engine is quite reliable although the carburetors needs lot of attention..
@@kylewitherrite6916 He cranked it till it was just past tdc on power stoke for one of the cylinders, then hit the trembler (growler) coil which ignited the fuel air mixture. As long as the timing is set right the engine will kick off and run
*Nearly 10 decades old, and it spits bigger flames than most modded Supras or Skylines.*
Great to see a National treasure actually taken out and run instead of spit-polishing the inside of the rear differential for Pebble Beach.
@MoMo BaBa ..really,?!? why!?! ..have you been drinking again too much water polluted with C8,
mercuary, lead and other noxious effluents and industrial discharge?
This video is about this restored & refabricated automotive ancestor, not you opinion of some state politics. Also, this is filmed at Goodwood in the UK, so no where near the US, and its myriad insanity of regulations, restrictions and de-regulated institutions.
As the chassis and engine is over 25 years old, (and also as it is not for road use) it is Road Tax Exempt, and since it is racing machine, not a production vehicle, and a 'Vintage' pre-WW2, it is emission exempt.
28.4 litre? Americans be like "ok boys, you're overdoing this a little"
False, If this car was American it would 284 liters!
@@GuyFromJupiter that's a boat
@@GuyFromJupiter If i had wheels i would be a car
More like "Mash 2 of 'em together for a 56,8L V8"
@@SilkCutJaguarXJR- Why has this not been done already???
This is a giant engine with some body panels, chairs and wheels attached to it.
So the grandfather to muscle cars basically?
You just described the ideal car.
And if you think that's derp American can't turn right mentality, I would like to point out that that is a perfectly apt description of the Ariel Atom...
@@XH1927 you forgot the frame m8. Works specially well with most bugattis though
Airship engine.... Fiat wanted to get the land speed record.... they got it.
"Yeah I got a four banger"
"Oh so you must get pretty good gas mileage yeah?"
"...yeahhhhh"
more like four bangers
Cars from this era always fascinate me. The internal combustion engine was such a new technology that they were making all kinds of experiments trying to figure out what works.
4 cylinders, 28.4L in 1911
4 cylinders, 1.6L 2019
My Fiat Uno 2016: 4 cylinders 0,999L
Also Fiat in the 30s with the Topolino
4 cylinders, 0.6L
Polo TSI 2019 is 1L and mine from 2016 is 1.2L and tbh I kinda like it for a first car
Honda RC149 5 Cylinder 0.125L in 1965
and the 1.6 will be more powerful .....
That thing is actually impressively quick. Also huge kudos to the driver who really is getting frisky with it. Doing tail-slides in a car that old is no joke.
That thing had to be top heavy as heck. Bet cornering was interesting😂It looks weird but in a good way. I like it.
looks like something that gru from dispicable me would own
"In terms of fuel mileage, we have no fuel mileage."
This puts the dodge 8.4 liter engine to shame and puts another 20 liters on top of it
You can't get anymore pure mechanical sounding like that!!!!!
Any heavy WW2 tank would win with that car in this topic...
Fiat engineers:
- what day is today?
- 28
- good! Lets do 28 litre engine!
- ok!
Beautiful beast.... quite lovely in an honest way. Great to see people care enough to keep this alive and the memories of those who built and raced it alive as well.
Devil's car. Runs on children souls
Makes sence
Aua
@Mats K that why you use the entire kid, not just the soul. Compression and spark plugs will make it work.
Nah devils car is the BMW Brutus
Probably the first car ever with Pops and bangs! A fire cracker on wheels.
I can't belive it!! a Man must be so Brave to drive this monster!!!
290 km/h in 1912.....Men had big balls!!!
Greg this went 213km/h max. It had 290 hp
@@jamesbizs it hade 300hp and did 290km/h... how hard is to read video description before you do comment like that? And if you search internet u can find that "on the beach of Long Island, it reached the stunning speed of 290 km / h."
What is world record holder of biggest engine displacement?
4 cylinder FIAT xD
This sound like nothing else in moto-fun-facts
:D
I love it!
record holds bmw brutus
This car won the first American Gran Prix held on the streets of Savannah Ga. in 1911 with an average lap speed of 72.1 MPH!
I crashed just reading that.
Imagine cornering in that with that height and tyres that narrow ...
the driver's giant balls help lower the centre of gravity
its center of gravity is in the stratosphere
Never mind cornering! How about trying to stop the damn thing?
It's actually wide
It's just the height that makes it look narrow
That's absolutely ridiculous. And I love it
lol the explosion happens outside the cylinder
No it doesn't. It doesn't have an exhaust or even a manifold, what you're seeing is excess gas being ignited after it left the cylinder wall.
@@ingvarhallstrom2306 r/whoooooooooosh
An external combustion engine.
Hi Bozzy! Thanks for sharing one of the most amazing cars on the planet with us, sir.👍 Over 100 years later, this is still one wicked, fire-spitting machine that makes the onlookers stop and take notice!😲 Truly a freak of automotive history (in a good way). Love your videos and all that you put into them. Cheers, brother!👊
Again many thanks my friend! To be honest I'm not a fan of pre-war cars but I found myself speechless when I noticed those numbers :OO Simply incredible to believe what mankind has built in the past...
This thing is fucking scary af.. the sound.. the look.. I'm gonna have nightmares of it..
I thought the aspect ratio had gone wrong in the thumbnail but no it really is that shape
This was when being thrown clear of the car was a safety feature.
And they say 4-bangers are gutless
Underrated
Less than 11 hp per liter...
@@tiborijpers2944 No shit, bud. The original comment was tongue in cheek, and so was my reply. Move on and stop trying to take the internet seriously...
@Richard Skipper not really. The Model T from that year only had 6 hp per liter.
C'mon, lets all be cordial. You guys have to admit that this thing is nuts, no? Built before World War 1, before safety was a thought and nearly two decades before the invention sliced bread, this thing had one purpose as you know- be fast as frig. So fast, it outpaced the *aeroplanes* of the time (which actually isnt saying a terrible amount but imagine doing that today). Remember how when racing a train was a good time supposedly? Yeaah. Just imagine owning this back in the day.
I had never ever heard about this car. I think it looks absolutely beautiful and it makes an impressive appearance.
Epic!
Please do not show this to Scotty Kilmer, he'll just b!tch about it and suggest putting a Toyota engine in it...
Omg haha
This car being a Fiat is enough to trigger Scotty.
modern fiat cars are crap
@@dieselgeezer18
Yawn... So cliche
@@teop7887 but this old 4 cylinder is awesome
Rumour has it the first test drivers died due to suffocation as the engine sucked in all the oxygen around the car. For 2 miles.
What if modern technology was used in a 28 litre. Imagine the power.
They do, only they power freight trains now 😂
@@BeartownBiker yeah
A engine with 28 litres of displacement in a road car is insanity 🤯
0:28 are we all ignoring the approval from the wizard?
Shows how completely nuts they were in the beginning of the century over here in Italy :-D
impressive machine for the time and for anyone who saw this in 1911. Horse and carriage were still common at the time...something to think about.
I've said it before but I love that you take the time to give us vehicle info, even if it is just a copy and paste. Fascinating vehicle, great video as always Bozzy. Also...50 subs away from 200k at this moment!
Thank you so much! Yes, that's something I love to do for a personal pleasure too. Since I know almost zero about cars and their history, when I search info for the description I'm learning something I didn't know before ;D
i love how these old engines sound like they are alive and have their own personality
The engine is exactly what I imagine reliability looks and sounds like
Yes high torque, low RPM, high fuel ratio and Big displacement, this is the formula for reliable engine
28.4 liter 4 CYLINDER!!?!! MIND BLOWN! Its SOOO COOL! LOVE IT!
Very unique looks too.
Sound like class 37 british railway locomotive which is bad ass
Veyron 16.4: I've got a very big engine!
1911 Fiat SC76: hold my engine, oh... you can't!
This fiat is out of a fantasy story, one like Miyazaki's howls moving castle or poco roso or are those a result of these machines. What a sight, these early 1900 cars are my new flavor, such raw power!
Warm summer day - straw bales - open exhausts....what could possibly go wrong?!!!
@westbender 820 Not once it's spread to the hospitality tents!
This is as close to an engine with wheels as you get
That’s exactly what it is
"No replacement for displacement".
But Level 999.
Incredible story. Glad we get to see a piece of history like this.
È impressionante ed emozionante vedere questa "belva" qua, ho cercato di immaginare cosa potesse essere 100anni fa, chi l'ha progettata, chi la pilotava, è quasi commovente. Onore al merito a chi l'ha risuscitata, ha fatto un lavoro unico restituendoci un esemplare che ci fa capire quanto fosse avanti la ricerca e la progettazione nella meccanica ai tempi di allora. 👍👍👍
peccato per il modo con cui si è procurato il motore...
@@lfnq879 come
@@elgooghosent7080 ingannando il politecnico di torino, che stupidamente l'ha prestato a un'università inglese e si è visto restituire un modello non funzionante
@@lfnq879 ma veramente? E il rettore del Politecnico che ha fatto?
@@omega6599 hanno denunciato la cosa, ma se ne sono accorti solo dopo anni, quando un tecnico ha osservato quello che sembrava il motore un po' più attentamente
The most astonishing thing of all is that it's actually road legal! He drives it on the motorway!!
"no replacement for displacement" - grandpa c.1911
I can not believe that this 1911 Fiat, is faster than my Mazda protege from the 90s
It sounds like something that come from the underworld. Great!
Always a great pleasure seeing your videos!!
Thank you so much dude! :)
19Bozzy92 Non avendo la possibilità di vedere dal vivo tutte le meraviglie che riprendi, con la qualità delle immagini e dell’audio che hanno i tuoi video, é quasi come essere lì. Continua così, Superottimo lavoro!
Doesn't get any better than this!!! Superb!!!
3:07 When you are fixing your car and a sneaky F1 Boss sits on your passenger seat 🤣
It's the young lady in the background that made me laugh. Got her off her phone for two seconds at least!
@@identiticrisis And she had hearing protection on too :D
90% engine, 10% car
Epic
You're so exposed in these old cars. The thought of a rollover gives me the willies.
With this engine you can actually hear the 4 strokes in all cylinders ✌ Thats Fantastic
This is basically one of the pod racers from the phantom menace but with wheels
What an absolute torque monster! As low as it revs, I would imagine top gear would be something close to 1:1 in relation to the wheels. Of course, it only revved to a bit less than 2000 rpm to produce around 300 hp.😲
Just imagine driving this at 290km/h. Insane.
300 hp cars in 1911: 28 liters
300 hp cars in 2019: 2.8 liters (today’s engines are 1/10 the size)
The amount of progress automotive makers have made in 108 years is absolutely amazing
Yeah, and the average lifespan of cars did exactly the same - instead of a hundred years they do 10...
Just imagine how loud that would be in a parking structure 🤤
That’s a nice piece of history right there!
"So where do we place the fuel tank"
- "the engine !"
MERAVIGLIOSA!!! Saluti dall'Italia
A fire breathing beast!!! Love it!!!
Amazing piece of history! Great video
You're welcome! Thank you for watching
Everything about this car is awesome. XD
Indeed XD
What's the torque output? "Yes"
What's the fuel efficiency? "the what?"
I wouldn't take this thing over 20km/h, for real.
🐔💩🐔💩🐔💩🐔💩🐔💩
The chassis and body flexes so much lol
what futuristic technology is this such they dont get any body roll out of a vehicle with a 28 litre engine?
Oscar Thorpe Skill.
They don't have a suspension lol
truck chassis
chuck-wagon suspension. aka none lol.
touch of opposite lock if you look very closely at 1:33, the very last thing that you would want to do in a car as big and as high as that. what a magnificent car!
Now a Ebay turbo kit for each cylinder
Whoa - this just turned up in my recommended videos
If Flash Gordon had a car, this would be it... epic to see one actually in action - thanks!
so, basically part of a battleship engine
or it's guns
Pretty cool, sounds like a giant version of some of the lawn mowers guys had in my neighborhood in the early 1960s!
That driver sure didn't chicken in the corners. Not sure though if fire breathing irreplaceable car and straw bale lined racetrack are a great combination though...
I love it. It could use some bigger or wider tires to keep it planted. That's a very big car for those shoe string tires. Plus it sounds awesome.
Italian Car Industry🇮🇹❤
Wow, amazing. Would really love to see a pre-Word War One-Grand Prix. This must have been racing, although the cc of the Grand Prix-cars then was a little lower (but not too much) than this monster.
I like any vehicle where the bonnet is held down with leather belts
I think it has a wind up spring starter. Spectacular. Love Duncan’s attitude.
@GT380man
I understand it has dual ignition (coil + mag) a decompressor and a buzzer (or ‘trembler’) system to supply HT independently of the magneto.
So, once the engine is correctly primed, the crankshaft positioned in the appropriate starting position and decompressed it’s just a flick of a switch to start it.
There’s a video on here titled something like ‘Starting the Beast of Turin’ which gives a bit more detail on how it’s done.
Miles per gallon?
Yes
That fast driving with a low idle tractor sound is so entertaining. 😅💪
Great Video Bozzy! What were your firsts impressions on the mighty beast of Turin ;)
Thanks mate! Quite conflicting I have to say hahah Love how raw and massive it looks even if the weight is all supported by those wheels. Size of the engine is simply ridiculous :OO I'm too impressed by what man was able to create 100 year ago
Just imagine going 200+ km/h in this beast