Three Griffons for sale

[Rollingthunder]

The three identical engines are Rolls Royce Griffon mk.58 V12s.
The 36.7 litre supercharged engines are capable of producing 1,960 horse power and are liquid-cooled.
One has no flying hours left and was removed from R.A.F. 8 Squadron Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft WL745 1980.
Another has 62 flying hours remaining and was removed from R.A.F. 8 Squadron Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft WL747 1980.
Both are mounted on wooden stands and are dated approximately 1952.

The collection will form part of Bamfords mammoth four-day Antique, Fine Art and Collectors’ Sale from 26-29 June.


DM
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[Sir George Cayley]

Can you post a link please?

SGC

[Rollingthunder]

Griffon: Chance to own rare successor of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine as three are auctioned | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162754/Griffon-Chance-rare-successor-Rolls-Royce-Merlin-engine-auctioned.html?ito=feeds-newsxml)

[RedhillPhil]

Griffon: Chance to own rare successor of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine as three are auctioned | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162754/Griffon-Chance-rare-successor-Rolls-Royce-Merlin-engine-auctioned.html?ito=feeds-newsxml)

Erm, I thought the Merlin was a sort of dead end whilst the Griffon was actually a follow on from the type "R" used in the S6b?

[DaveReidUK]

My dictionary defines "succeed" as "come next in time; follow after another", so the Griffon would certainly qualify on that count relative to the Merlin, though I would agree that it's basically a new engine.

Nice write-up from 1945 on the Griffin 65 here:

rolls-royce griffon | 1945 | 1852 | Flight Archive (http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%201852.html)

[Bigt]

The Daily Mail suggestion of £10,000 each is way off the mark. I would suggest these engines will make at least double that when used in a non flying role.......

[AlpineSkier]

The Daily Mail suggestion of £10,000 each is way off the mark.

What ? The Mail has printed something erroneous : that's a first !!

[airsmiles]

Shame they're so expensive. I've also fancied building replica vintage racer with an old aero engine.