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This week in? 1944 - The Rolls-Royce 'Meteor' tank engine

With the German war forge beginning to crumble. The Engineer reported on the development of the Rolls-Royce 'Meteor' an enormously powerful tank engine ( ) designed to carry about huge improvements in the performance of British tanks. The engine described by The Engineer as the 'most powerful fitted to any British or American tank at present in production,' boasted almost double the horsepower of the most powerful pre-existing tank engine: the 350bhp Rolls-Royce Liberty which it was designed to regenerate. The engine was essentially a modified version of the Merlin aero-engine: the iconic motive force behind the Spitfire the Hurricane the Lancaster and the Mosquito. Thought by many to be one of the finest piston aero-engines ever designed the Merlin was one of the deciding factors in the Battle of Britain. Despite the removal of the supercharger and a few other minor modifications. The Engineer reported that the Meteor 'used all the main "Merlin" components such as the crankshaft and bearings crank case cylinder block and valve gear'. The article added that while the first tank to be fitted with the engine was the Crusader it was about to be installed in the Cromwell which was to become one of Britain's most successful WWII tanks. After the war the engine was further modified and a Mark IV version was used on the famous Centurion tank.

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1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue

Rolls-Royce Camargue was designed by Sergio Pininfarina becoming the first post-war model not to be styled by Rolls-Royce themselves. Although it shared the platform with a conservative Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow the car's looks was far from the brands traditional styling. This fastback coupe managed to combine a spacious interior with respectable handling characteristics and being mostly hand-made provided outstanding build quality. This exceptional car was first shown in March 1975 and had a price tag to match its magnificent appeal. Rolls-Royce Camargue was priced at £83,000 which made it the most expensive production car at that time. Rolls-Royce Camargue was produced from 1975 to 1986 with 531 cars leaving the factory in that time one of which was labeled as a. cater assisted ventilated lie disc brakes and hydraulic straighten go brakes This particular 1983 Rolls-Royce Camargue was sold on an auction () for &hit;30,250 in October 2007.

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1985 Rolls-Royce Carmague

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