Aural Pleasure

Crank up your speakers for some internal combustion-fuelled musical lovelies because this is the Dep-O
dirty dozen of engine sounds. Just make sure your boss isn’t within earshot.


1) English Electric Lightning

Until dear old Harold buggered everything up, Britain used to be at the forefront of the aerospace world. Now, the nanny state won’t even let them fly in the UK – perhaps it's hoping we'll forget this awesome beast. Wallow in the magnificence of Britain’s only supersonic fighter.


3) Supermarine Spitfire MkXVIII

If this doesn’t make you go weak at the knees, we’ve got bad news for you – you’re dead. Nice footage makes this susceptible to repeat viewings on an almost OCD scale. Enjoy this pure bubbly, supercharged aeronautical joy.


5) MG Metro 6R4i

Of all the car companies around in the 1980s, Austin-Rover would be the least likely to turn a small Granny hatch into a teenager’s wet dream – but they did. Truly awesome.


7) Porsche 917K

Porsche proves that Ferrari isn’t the only company to make your trousers stir with 12-cylinders.


9) Cosworth DFV

This is Fittipaldi in a JPS Lotus 72E in 1973. This is an era when F1 had everything: drivers with characters and big balls, style, relevance and unfortunately, plenty of tragedy.


 

 

11) Escort RS1800

Remember when the forests were filled with the sound of Ford’s sensational, angry Cosworth-designed BD-series? The theme tune of Seventies rallying.


12a) Concorde

What is there to say about the big white bird? A fantastic engineering achievement which still has not been surpassed. One look is enough to make you realise why she just had to be included.


2) BRM V16

A twin-supercharged 1.5-litre V16 which sounds like God when he's angry.
If you disagree, then you’re just wrong.


 

4) Ferrari F1 412T2

 

The last of the V12 F1 Ferraris, only campaigned for
one season, back in the day when they were painted
proper rosso corsa and not something which resembled
the colour of stale tomato ketchup...

 


6) Mazda 787B

Ignore the fact that the bloke driving the 787B looks like he's just hopped off his Vespa, this is one of the greatest sounds to echo around Le Mans. Filmed here, screaming around Miyoshi proving ground with plenty of throttle.


 

 

8) McLaren M6B

Wondering when a V8 would appear in our list? Well, wonder no more. This sensational CanAm racer looks and sounds the business lapping Laguna Seca, a circuit that proves Americans do know how to build a proper Euro-spec track.


10) JPS Norton RCW588 racer

Before Ducati spiced up the soundtrack of bike racing, Norton had a go with the mental rotary-engined F1.


12) Dodge Charger Daytona

If you love muscle cars, perhaps you should just listen to this clip. Over ambition plus lack of car control equals...? One of the best V8 soundtracks around.

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