So what can i say? Just over a year ago i posted this
Link to post, so here is a Merlin for sale. Below is taken from the advert for it.
Genuine 1942 Rolls Royce Merlin V12 Supermarine Aero Engine. Fully re built in 2012 by professional aero-engineers and fitted on a custom made road trailer enabling it to run.
Fitted with oil and fuel tanks and water cooling system, instrument panels and controls. It has cropped 3 blade propeller and will comfortably run for 10 minutes.
This is the real deal:- 27 litres, 1200bhp, 120 gal per hour monster believed fitted to a Lancaster bomber.
You will not fail to be impressed, it is like new.
Come and see it running in Cheshire. £35,000.
I imagine the rebuild would have been an expensive job to have done on one of these baby's.