1927 Ford ‘Double Trouble’ boasts dual engines, quad blowers, and custom chassis from Nevada
- This 1927 Ford is dubbed ‘Double Trouble’ and boasts two V8s and four superchargers
- The car has a whopping 1,200 horsepower
- The unusual-looking car is a complete one-off
Published on Jul 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Jul 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This incredible 1927 Ford is dubbed ‘Double Trouble’ and boasts two V8s, four superchargers, and a staggering 1,200 horsepower.
The ‘Double Trouble’ is owned by Gordon Tronson, a New Zealander who now lives in Henderson, Nevada, and has a long history of creating and building his own vehicles.
Tronson came up with the idea for the unique vehicle after visiting the Viva Las Vegas ‘rat rod convention’.
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Its creator said he wanted a car ‘no one else’ has
‘I wanted something different, something no one else has got,” he told The Drive.
“So that’s when I got the idea to build a car with two engines.”
It’s certainly something different, we’ll give him that.
Tronson said that some folks doubted he would be able to create such a vehicle – with the engines side-by-side – but he knew what he wanted and stuck to it.
“Side-by-side is nothing new,” he went on.
“In the 50s and 60s, they did it a lot. So I reckoned if they could do it, so could I.
“Some people did inline twin-engines, but that makes the wheelbase too long and the car is not proportional. So driving it is not great.’
The chassis of the car began life as a 1927 Ford Model T Roadster that originally had 40 horsepower.
By comparison, this customized beast has four superchargers sitting on two 1996 vintage Ford 4.6-liter, V8 engines which feed into a 3spd Ford C5 auto transmission – all of which results in a whopping 1,200 horsepower.
How fast does the Ford ‘Double Trouble’ go?
But believe it or not, speed isn’t really a priority for Tronson.
“To be really, really honest, I don’t want to find out,” he said.
“Right now, it makes so much power, it doesn’t get any traction whatsoever. If you hit the throttle at 40, 50 or 60mph, it lights up the tires and goes sideways.
“So there’s really no point. That’s why I have a Lamborghini Diablo. If I want to go 200mph, I take the Lambo out.” Fair point, well made.
What the owner really enjoys is the reaction he gets to the car when he takes it out.
“The car is just a killer everywhere it goes,” he added.
“For most people, they love to see it just because it is different and I get a lot of very nice compliments.”
We’ll bet you do.
Claire Reid
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
