The man behind the smallest V-12 engine in the world

José Manuel Hermo Barreiro, “Patelo”, is a pensioner from Galicia (Spain). He’s a retired naval mechanic and he has built the smallests engines in the world. This is his story.

Thanks JP!

Filed under: random — by adafruit, posted August 15, 2012 at 6:00 am

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2 Comments

  1. Looks like he was powering them with steam.
    Those are beautiful machines.

    Comment by Mike Y — August 15, 2012 @ 12:29 pm

  2. Right. No spark plugs? If they were really internal combustion, they’d be LOUD. Even a one cylinder model airplane engine is pretty ear-splitting at close range.

    Comment by J. Peterson — August 19, 2012 @ 3:17 am

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