Impressive 1905 Darracq V8 4-Cylinder 200Hp “Beast”!
The french manufacturer Darracq created in 1905 this “thing”, simply putting two 4 cylinder engines together on a chassis. With no front brakes. That’s it.
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This 25 Liter V8 released 200hp and can bring the car to almost 200 km/h.This “beast”, coming from National Motor Museum of Beaulieu, was seen during Rétromobile 2016 in Paris, France./Mgrg
Much of the engine design came from the 1904 100hp Darracqs including the Nieuport magneto and Darracq carburetor. At 25,422cc, 200 bhp was possible at 1200 rpm.
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An advanced engine for its day, it was mounted a chassis of eight foot six-inch wheelbase with a two-speed gearbox.The car was built by Pierre-Alexandre Darracq as a follow-up to his first record breaking car, which had hit 104.52mph in 1904.
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