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Engine Dynamometer and Historical Artifacts

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Holman Moody is Building The LAST Original Ford GT40 MKII Chassis In The World! (Insane History)

What happens here

Paul highlights an original Engine Dynamometer, used to test and dyno GT40 motors. This control center is where all testing and tuning of the engines were performed. He also points out a brand new GT40 windshield on a shelf, one of the last remaining original pieces. He mentions various other historical items, such as old maps, literature, and marine patterns, reflecting Lee Holman's past involvement in boat building. This diverse collection of artifacts paints a picture of Holman Moody's broad expertise and long history.

Goal: Showcase the original engine dynamometer and a collection of historical documents and parts.

Tools and materials

  • Engine Dynamometer — Testing and tuning GT40 engines
  • GT40 Windshield — Displaying a rare, original replacement part
  • Historical Maps and Literature Various — Illustrating the company's past projects and interests

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but uh he was there back in the 60s in the good old days that's a pretty neat item right behind you the mccullough supercharger cut away so what the insides of the supercharger look like what year is this from uh back in the late 50s early 60s i mean they were actually supercharging you know years ago people think stuff like that's a new idea it's not they were supercharging cars in the 30s i mean you know wasn't that kind of uh was it like uh like water meth injection developed in world war ii supercharged airplanes water injection and methanol injection all that stuff there was so much of this stuff that was developed through world war ii that fed on over into the racing industry like the am fittings all these pretty red and blue fittings you see on the cars that was developed that technology for those fittings was developed during world war two mainly for the aircraft doesn't and mean army navy i believe that that is correct that's what i thought yeah very standardized they're all precise and um pretty neat stuff you can go to like the air force museum and you all of a sudden you're seeing the same stuff oh i've seen that on a race car but it's on an airplane we actually did that and he filmed a video of that like literally just looking for car parts or like stuff like that oh yeah inside the planes oh yeah i've been to the air force museum numerous times

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