Vehicle Description
WW2 W670A CONTINENTAL MOTOR HAMILTON PROPELLERS *******The
Continental R-670 (factory designation W670) was a seven-cylinder
four-cycle radial aircraft engine produced by Continental
displacing 668 cubic inches (11 liters) and a dry weight of 465 lb
(211 kg). Horsepower varied from 210 to 240 at 2,200 rpm. The
engine was the successor to Continental's first radial engine, the
170 hp Continental A-70. This engine was used on many aircraft in
the 1930s and 1940s. The R-670 was widely used in the PT-17
Stearman primary training aircraft of the U.S. military.[1] In
addition to being used in aircraft, the R-670 was used in a number
of light armored vehicles of World War II.
