The Hisso Special, 1/2 an airplane engine from 1914 Hispano Suiza, even though its 1/2 the engine, it's still 358 cu in

Full story in the Hot Rod Dec 2014 issue, or go search it up online. Photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/hisso-special-4xd.258706/

Ron Benham and Paul Aicher built this innovative dragster using a Hispano-Suiza 4-cylinder engine. For some reason a number of these French-built aircraft engines made it to the U.S. where they were popular in sprint car racing...
http://georgeklass.net/dragsters.html