🔥 SPIT FIRE 🔥 The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre (2,240 cu in) capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited. In keeping with company convention, the Griffon was named after a bird of prey, in this case the griffon vulture. | Warbird_Experience

68K views · 710 reactions | For sure it has nothing to do with ships or the sea but when Colin Grigson sent me this film about how Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines used in the Spitfire were made I had to share it with you. This should amuse all you old spanner benders. Take a look at how a quality engine was made back when skill and experience ruled, rather than automated computer lines. | Historic Vessel Vega | Facebook