The Beast Of Turin - START UP - 1910 Fiat S76 28.4 Litre 4 Cylinder Engine Goodwood FOS

The Fiat S76, later also known as Fiat 300 HP Record and nicknamed "The Beast of Turin", was a car built in 1910 by the Italian company Fiat specifically to beat the land speed record held in those years by the Blitzen Benz. Its 28,353 cc displacement engine delivered 290 hp. Only two examples were built.
The first S76 was constructed in 1910 and kept by Fiat. It was tested by Felice Nazzaro, who considered the 38 short cwt (1,700 kg) car ‘uncontrollable'. The second S76 was sold by Fiat to Russian Prince Boris Soukhanov, in 1911. Soukhanov originally hired Pietro Bordino to drive the car on the Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Bordino refused to drive the car faster than 90 mph. It was later driven at the Saltburn Sands beach near Redcar & Cleveland, England, where it reached speeds of 116 mph (187 km/h). Soukhanov then hired Belgian driver Arthur Duray in a December 1913 land speed record attempt at Ostende, Belgium. Duray managed a one-way speed of 132.27 mph (213 km/h), but was unable to complete a return run within the hour allotted. The Beast of Turin was granted an unofficial title of world's fastest car due to this speed, but not made official due to being unable to complete the run within the time limit.
Engine Fiat S.76 (28.4-liter, 290 hp (216 kW), 2,000 lb⋅ft (2,712 N⋅m), inline-four cylinder engine)

[@garyprince2867]

Two little Dante's Infernos going on in the exhaust manifolds!

[@stephenrice4554]

Everything driving is about ,and how it makes you feel

[@bertjetolberg103]

Mr Duncan fittaway is very good at starting nice cars

[@ttburn6338]

Half a spin and 28.4 litres come to life. Who`s that man, Arnold Schwarzenegger???

[@neildelaney5199]

Not the well known American? Mr Universe, but his name is Duncan Pittaway

[@DavidVerbout]

You have to set the advance on the magneto just right. My old Harley was mag fired only and she'd fire on a good follow through kick even when cold. Had to keep the throttle up for a bit, but she would never fail me.

[@albertoarcudi8431]

Grazie per la condivisione!

[@jcgabriel1569]

I like the fact that even some Red Bull people found it interesting...

[@tomhill4003]

28 liters of 4 cylinder??? fucking nuts

[@rpreto72]

Glorious

[@lynnrussell1111]

They haven't gotten any better looking after all these years.

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