“Contribution to Victory,” a film that appears to date from the early 1950s, documents the expansive efforts of the Rolls-Royce corporation to ramp up Merlin engine production for World War II.

“Contribution to Victory,” a film that appears to date from the early 1950s, documents the expansive efforts of the Rolls-Royce corporation to ramp up Merlin engine production for World War II.

Detroit's mass-production know-how yielded over 55,000 Merlin V12 aircraft engines during WWII. But were they better than the ones built in Britain?

Without question, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is one of the greatest piston pushers ever made. The 27-liter V12 was built in the 1930s and 1940s and would eventually go on to power allied ...

This fire-breathing 27-liter 1,800-horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine famously powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Lancaster and Mosquito WW2 aircraft. It's been mounted on a trailer ...

About 30 years ago, late-night host, car guy and comedian Jay Leno happened upon a custom-bodied Rolls-Royce P2 chassis owned by Merlin-engine expert Paul Jameson. The 12-cylinder, 27-liter Merlin ...

The automotive engineer and transmission maker constructed the car using a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine plucked from a military application to power his Beast, all 27 liters and 12 cylinders of glory.