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The Beast is famous for its 27 liter aero engine, for its unusual looks, and for its eccentric owner John Dodd who became a bit of a celebrity in Britain thanks to a protracted lawsuit filed against him by Rolls-Royce who didn’t want their name associated with the car.
The car started out as a rolling chassis built by Paul Jameson in 1966 with a Meteor V12 WWII tank engine – a V12 that was a direct sibling to the more famous Merlin V12 aero engine.
John Dodd had been contracted to supply an automatic transmission for the car, however he ended up buying the rolling chassis and completing the car himself.
The Beast has had two lives, the first Meteor-powered car burned to the ground on the way home from a trip to Sweden after meeting the king. Dodd then rebuilt the car with a new Merlin V12 and a new body. The car is now being offered for public sale from Dodd family ownership for the first time.
The car started out as a rolling chassis built by Paul Jameson in 1966 with a Meteor V12 WWII tank engine – a V12 that was a direct sibling to the more famous Merlin V12 aero engine.
John Dodd had been contracted to supply an automatic transmission for the car, however he ended up buying the rolling chassis and completing the car himself.
The Beast has had two lives, the first Meteor-powered car burned to the ground on the way home from a trip to Sweden after meeting the king. Dodd then rebuilt the car with a new Merlin V12 and a new body. The car is now being offered for public sale from Dodd family ownership for the first time.
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I've loved this car since I first saw it in a magazine back in the early 70's
