[Garffey]

Sadly it's owner has passed so its up for sale....But what a story!
I remember reading years ago about it catching fire in a previous incarnation....

 

[Kev5]

An interesting clip!
Many thanks for posting, Chris 😃

 

[Steveti]

An interesting clip!
Many thanks for posting, Chris 😃

What I was surprised at was just how rough it sounded, probably not properly warmed up(?) not being given any real revs (?) but not to be overly impolite - it sounded like a bag of spanners, not what I would have expected from a RR Merlin at all.

 

[bill119]

Sorry not impressed like I thought I was going to be. Too much fuss and palaver to get it started and the noise was awful it wasn't music to the ears.

 

[David]

Methinks it may be a Meteor engine (used in tanks) rather than a proper Merlin, but what do I know. 🥴

 

[Qu1ckn1ck]

Not a very attractive looking beast.. Do I remember this from way back in the 1960's with a connection to an automatic gearbox expert ?

 

[bill119]

I don't understand how all the documents say it's a Rolls Royce just because of the engine, an Austin Princess had a rolls engine but it wasn't called a Rolls Royce it was still an Austin.
I've looked at the video a couple of times to try and like it because someone has put a lot of work into it but I just can't say anything good about it.

 

[Garffey]

Yes, not the prettiest thing to look at and as Steve pointed out it wasn't as sweet running as I'd have though...Remember seeing it in a car magazine many years ago it was painted blue then I remember, and shortly after they ran a story saying it had had a fire...But I wouldn't understand the complexities of building such a thing! 😉

 

[Kev5]

Methinks it may be a Meteor engine (used in tanks) rather than a proper Merlin, but what do I know. 🥴

According to the clip, the original car was fitted with a RR Meteor, but it caught fire and burned out some years ago. The current car is a rebuild and is fitted with a genuine RR Merlin 🙂

 

[David]

And then others can make a much more elegant design. 😎

 

[Garffey]

The Beast sold for £72,500..... 😁 ....I hope the new owner does use it like John Dodd did...

1972 John Dodd's The Beast For Sale By Auction

 

[Kev5]

The Beast sold for £72,500..... 😁 ....I hope the new owner does use it like John Dodd did...

1972 John Dodd's The Beast For Sale By Auction

Wow! 😮

I presume the £72,500 was for the RR Merlin engine and the rest was thrown in for free -- like we used to say about Alfa Romeos!!! 😂