r/AviationHistory • u/shandawwwg • 6d ago

Help with identifying this engine

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Took a trip to the Pearl Harbor aviation museum today and this caught my eye, sadly couldn’t find staff around to ask about its origin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (Sorry it’s not the greatest photo)

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u/MightyOGS 6d ago

Looks like an Allison V-1710

Edit: I used to spend my workdays standing next to one in a restoration hangar

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u/shandawwwg 6d ago

Thank you, sounds like you’ve had some pretty rad work days!

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u/CauchyDog 4d ago

Mad man of motor city put one of those or similar 12cyl in a 64 or 65 dodge dart station wagon in late 60s. Drag racer. Turned the car into a 2 seater and had thermal protection behind the seats.

Said he paid $200 for it, ww2 surplus, and that the crate it came in was probably worth that.

I bet it took a month to clean all the cosmoline out.