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Blastolene Special : ウィキペディア英語版 | Blastolene Special The Blastolene Special, also known as the "Tank Car", is a unique, specially built car, designed and built by American engineer and enthusiast Randy Grubb. The car is currently owned by American entertainer Jay Leno, who regularly drives it on public streets, and also has the car on display at various car shows and meets (such as cars and coffee events for example) in the greater Los Angeles area, and the Californian car culture enthusiast scene. Created from an American military tank engine and a custom-made aluminium body,〔(Blastolene Special official site ) URL accessed 17 October 2013〕 it originally produced 810 bhp (600 kW) at 2800 rpm and 1,560 pound-feet (2,120 N·m) of torque at 2400 rpm.〔(Car and Driver article ) URL accessed 17 October 2013〕 The car weighs 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) which is 1/11th the weight of the original tank from which the engine was used.〔(Popular Mechanic article ) URL accessed 25 February 2007〕 ==History== In 2001 a glass artist named Randy Grubb made the Blastolene Special with a Continental AV1790-5B〔 — a huge engine that weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle — used in a 51-ton M47 Patton Tank in the 1950s, with a Greyhound bus transmission and sheet metal body. The glass blower figured he made about US$125,000 selling it to Jay Leno to put into the extensive collection of cars he owns —84 cars and 73 motorcycles .〔(theFabricator article on Jay Leno's cars )〕 The car was built at Grubb's shop in Grants Pass, Oregon. After purchasing the car, Jay Leno made numerous enhancements to the roadworthiness of the vehicle, including new six-speed Allison automatic gearbox, new rear brakes, new electrical system, and chassis work.〔 The engine was later upgraded with fuel injection and twin turbochargers from Gale Banks and his company, Gale Banks Engineering, estimated to produce and of torque.
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