First World War Renault FT Engine Run on Testbed

Straight from our archive videos. First World War Renault FT engine fitted in a testbed getting started for the second time, after some fine-tuning.

This a good opportunity to see this +100-year-old engine running up close.

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[mycroft]

It's important to look longingly at length at an engine that is about to run, is running, or has run, especially if you've worked on it 😍

[biffbayberry]

I'm sitting at my desk with a cup of coffee and after a minute into the video thought I was smelling exhaust. HA HA!!!

[pipikr]

It look like, the Engine has a very good compression, take a lot of manpower to crank, but when, it fire up imediatly :)