My father flew fighters for the 80th Headhunters in WW II, the P-38, 63, 39 all used versions of this engine. He always spoke of them with great admiration.

My dad made parts that are in that engine. He retired from Allison after 41 years. I wish that I could buy one of those engines.

It's sure interesting to read the comments below, and see how much some people don't know ! For the record, I restored this engine and do know a little about it. Some errors appear in the comments. Firstly, the prop is not a test club but simply a cut down alloy prop which is a variable pitch type. However, I've got it fixed on almost feathered position so there isn't too much pull, especially as I run it up to take off revs (3000 rpm) for a short time. It is set like this to also provide considerable drag, and this way the engine functions correctly pulling approx 25 lb boost. The start up is prolonged, sorry, because I had a battery collapse and we had to resort to hand cranking it for the display. Usual start up is straight forward, switch on the inertia starter (you can hear it whirring up in speed), prime with fuel (a ki-gas pump squirts raw fuel into the manifold) and then engage the starter. Allison engines had a single stage supercharger, Merlins had 2 stage and this allowed them to fly at higher altitude, especially helpful over Europe. This Allison was a spare engine for the NZ P40 Kittyhawks which were used in the Pacific theatre of war, and didn't need high altitude. I hope you all respect the people who built these engines, they were the best you could get in 1942. Cheers. Doug

That motor is a monster. I’d love to hear it in person and experience the sound and all that wind it makes

Absolutely wonderful to see an amazing engine running, and the sound alone is fantastic. Thanks for sharing......

my dad told me once that they used to use the engines on deck of the carriers to navigate through the straits and tight channels. Immense power. great video thanks

As a pilot and mechanic, that engine sure runs smooth.

i love it when lads bring static engines to shows . you can marvel at every screw and nut . thank you everyone from every sad man on the planet .

Allison V-1710 powered most U.S. Army fighters in World War II, including the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39 and P-63, Curtiss P-40, and early North American P-51s. Love the Sound.

I grew up with the sights and sounds of these beauties on NTPA tractors. The Allisons and turbines were always my favorite.

This baby outclasses any street rod at this show. Hell Yes! God, I love that sound. Ear Candy! Thanks for posting man. 👍 P.S. he wouldn't be reving this puppy at full pitch. 😁 It would be by, by Ford..

Love the inertia starter. I got to go on a tour of the Allison engine factory a few years back, it was neat.

Обожаю такие штуки 😍👍👍👍. Чувствуется мощ 💪

What kind of energy and what kind of potential this engine have really this is insane 🔥🔥

Impressive that this thing runs so smooth after all those years. THX for reving it up all the way full throttle :D

Definitely a masterpiece! Thanks for uploading this impressive demo 👍

He has an amazing setup. Having the trailer and tow rig color matching is a really nice touch. Looks like a Ford Everest I think? That Allison engine, though it did seem hard to start made for quite a spectacle once it was running.

My grandfather spent the war years building V-1710's. He was considered too vital to the war effort to be drafted, or to even volunteer.

I didn’t search for this video, but I’m glad I see it

An ALLISON engine on a trailer towed by a FORD, gotta love it !!

Very exciting!!!!! Woooooow!!! Thanks to the guys 👍 for sharing..

Wonderfull engine, it wants to fly! Give it wings please!

Excellent ancient engine, the sound is perfect!!!. Congratulations from Peru.

These are really cool, check out the Wasp radial from the B-36's!

That is awesome to see at high throttle on the ground to really appreciate the power.

2,000 Prius Drivers couldn't stand the raw bald eagle power this thing excretes from every bolt.

I was at a car show at the West Port Plaza outside mall in St.Louis county, Mo. in the late 60s. This guy had one of these engines mounted on a trike frame specially built. It was amazing. It actually functioned as a moving vehicle, not just a show piece.. Haven't seen it since or anything like it.

I was at the local county fair about 40 years ago, and I happened to catch the tractor pull. In the open class a lot of the guys were running duel Chevy 427s and 454s built to the max. But, one guy comes out with an Allison engine just like this one. I wasn't too impressed at first. It seemed like it was running rough and it even stalled as he was pulling up to the starting line. He restarted it and when he lit it up to start his pull... Goddamn... Flames where shooting about five feet out of the headers. The roar was so loud one felt it as much as heard it. He pulled the weight sled down the field like it wasn't even there and won the competition. To this day, I've never heard anything like it again.

Runs smooth sounds good

the other way around. This provides extra speed while driving 

So exciting! I’ve got to visit one of these shows in person!!

Fantastic. I Hope that thing is strapped down really well!

Skip to 4:30 to see it actually start.

I love seeing the British enjoy our Allison engine. It wasnt quite as good as the Merlin at altitude but it was a great engine in the P-40.

Like others, I first saw one at a tractor pull in the 70's. It was nirvana, as I was a WWII aircraft buff, thanks to my fathers service in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic, Hellcats specifically, or anything with a radial engine.

In the late 1960's/early 1970's in New Zealand there were two boats that used these engines to compete in the Masport Cup races; Aquanaut a deep V hull; and Miss Tru Jen..a hydroplane. When the thunder of these engines rolled back off the hills at Picton Harbour it was amazing....

I love a sweet sounding engine . Nice job !!!

engine sound lovely, thanks

Old is gold still in very good condition which shows that people in the past were very honest and hardworking

So older engines were sexier than todays

Lady in the background couldn’t stop eating till the wind forced her to stop

The starting of this engine was extremely frustrating. It wasn't the person cranking, the guy kept engaging the starter before it was up to full speed.

Built in Indianapolis, Indiana; the home of the first running automobile in the United States. Charles Black in 1891.

Amazing! It looked like if the trailer and truck were any lighter that engine would have launched them to cruising altitude.

Such an impressive engine!

That box trailer doesn't look very airworthy to me.

Finally, someone not afraid to rev one a good bit!

Maravilha. Lindo. Fantástico. 🇧🇷

Who else was waiting for it to start pulling his ford explorer when he was rev bombing the crowd XD

It took the freakin' Incredible Hulk to start that beast!

What was the maximum RPM it has reached at this video? Is the radiator underneath the engine? Thanks!

0:46 " just keep an eye on the propeller, in case it flies off" :)))))))))))) kids say the funniest things.

Beautiful She's looking fine Well done

Loved seeing our Allison’s in 60’s 70’s formula boats.

Can't imagine the power and the sound.. wish that i could see it in real life.

wow! This engine is badass! What is the config? It looks like a very very big V12?

I remember a drag racing car that had two of these engines back in the 70’s

That engine represents a fantastic period in history.

i love this show. good luck for the future

Tailgating is a thing of the past with a remote start. And you should be able to use the prop as an afterburner lol

я так и не понял, он взлететь хотел?))) зачем это?

Everybody gangster til the truck goes airborne

2:17 Me trying to poop while constipated, and the poop wont come out😂 6:54 Me having diahrrea!

And yet yound lads during the war started these first pop. The difference between your life is in danger or not

Wonder if he tows it with the prop installed

The video camera doesn't do it justice...the frames per second of that camera makes it look like the prop is hardly moving

Damn, she's a monster! Love it!

My Cessna 152 is begging for this engine lol

I would have loved to try and start that engine

Great! I reckon the sound wave at high revs is literally being blown downwind of the camera and the microphone isn't picking it up?

Finally someone who's not afraid give it some beans...

I would love to see this in a drag car

How is the prop set so that it doesn't try to take off ? Beautiful beast 👍

is it running on Methanol yet

when he throttles it up it’ll be fastest ford on earth, in reverse even edit: i dont see a whole lotta ppitch and dam impressive on that mobile test stand! what a great sound

carburator or injection??? in 40"s some engines were supplied by injection.

И для какой цели такой двигатель? Просто так играть?

In the late sixties...an Allison powered car was raced at us 30 dragstrip. The driver was named airplane Freddy. Car did well enough. But took to long to reach revs for a really good quarter time. The legendary green monster jet also ran there.

Whatever trailer hitch your using I’m interested

Now this is the engine i'd love to see on F1 cars 😝

Amazing how the props actually go slower when it goes faster........Amazing!!!! I guess they would actually stop when it's flat out?????

Wow hearing that beast at full chooch what an amazing sound/site

Very cool. I wonder how many of these are left.

Such an impressive engine

Мне бы такую в Приору поставить.

Captain why does it go forward backwards and so on,,,,or something wrong with my eye sight

does each exhaust port have its own exhaust tip? That's cool

Oh yes, however dumb me might be in real life, on KZfaq we're all top-notch engineers and engine experts

That is incredible, almost frightening.

Pra quê serve?

Awesome engine ! 👍

В СССР такие кулеры в ноутбуках ставили.

now that's an engine

Awesome! Do you still own it? If so, would you mind listing it's specs? It's torque numbers must be off the charts. Thanks

I am surprised there was no backfire on her overrun? The RR Griffon 58 makes one hell of a racket when the throttle is choked off.Non the less a great video and sound.

The best sounding engine even

It didn't move an inch. Dont watch the video you will regrett later

This is like a dyno pull for cars, this is awesome

Needs a bigger APU Can't beat the awesomeness of the machine!

That engine should be in the air not on a stand..