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Ford Crown Victoria getting a 27-litre V12 tank engine swap

General Motors' LS-series V8 engine has been a popular swap for a long time for those wanting easy and reliable power – but what do you do if you want to be a little different?


One car builder in Sweden has decided his Ford Crown Victoria should instead be fitted with a 27-litre Rolls-Royce 'Meteor' V12, borrowed from a World War Two-era tank.

Speaking to US publication Road & Track, Daniel Werner said the project was born from the heart, rather than the head.

"It's not an intelligent choice of engine if you want to have 2500hp and race. This is more just, I wanted to do this out of pure passion," Werner said.

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With the goal of 2500hp (1864kW) in mind, Werner has fitted two large turbochargers and is using an aftermarket computer to extract the desired performance. That's a bit of a power bump from the engine's original 410kW.

In order to carry the weight of the Meteor engine, Werner has adapted the front-end from a Chevrolet C10 pick-up, and will use an upgraded TH400 transmission to translate that power into forward momentum.

The Meteor V12 was a de-tuned version of the Rolls-Royce 'Merlin' V12 found in the Spitfire fighter plane and the Lancaster bomber from WW2 – an engine which Aussie Rod Hadfield borrowed from a WW2 P51 Mustang fighter plane to power his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air sport coupe. He ended up making 3000hp (2237kW), not that it's a competition…

"It will not be an ideal car in any way," Werner told Road & Track. "But for me, it's ideal. Just 1647 cubic inches is cool enough."

If you want to follow the build, you can check it out on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

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Ben Zachariah is an experienced writer and motoring journalist from Melbourne, having worked in the automotive industry for more than two decades. Ben began writing professionally more than 15 years ago and was previously an interstate truck driver. He completed his MBA in Finance in early 2021 and is considered an expert on classic car investment.

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