▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁and ▁space ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁nine ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁rear . ▁ ▁The ▁St al wart ▁am ph ib ious ▁log istics ▁car rier ▁has ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁compart ment ▁over ▁the ▁front ▁whe els , ▁the ▁larger ▁B 8 1 ▁engine ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁load ▁compart ment ▁over ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁rear . ▁ ▁The ▁Sal am ander ▁fire f ight ing ▁vehicle ▁was ▁un arm oured , ▁and ▁res emble d ▁the ▁St al wart ▁with ▁a ▁conventional ▁fire ▁engine ▁super structure . ▁ ▁The ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁B 8 0 ▁series ▁of ▁engines ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁other ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁applications , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ley land ▁Mart ian ▁military ▁tr uck , ▁the ▁win ch ▁engine ▁in ▁the ▁Cent ur ion ▁AR V , ▁and ▁various ▁Dennis ▁fire ▁engines . ▁ ▁Performance ▁and ▁racing ▁cars ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁short com ings ▁of ▁length , ▁weight , ▁bearing ▁fr iction , ▁and ▁t ors ional ▁v ibr ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁straight - e ight ' s ▁post - war ▁dem ise , ▁the ▁straight - e ight ▁was ▁the ▁performance ▁engine ▁design ▁of ▁choice ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁excel ▁in ▁mot ors port ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Bug atti , ▁D ues enberg , ▁Al fa ▁Rome o , ▁Mer cedes