Was amazed when i saw this video, so i decided to share it here with you guys. Charlie Broomfield telling story about himself, him getting bored working on run of the mill project cars. He always seemed to finish them to quickly, and was never quite satisfied with the results. Charlie needed a challenge to his engineering and fabrication skills, so he thought something different.

That challenge came in the form of a donated 1981 Rover SD-1. The SD-1 needed some major work to be the luxury sport sedan it was when it left British Leyland during the Thatcher era. Instead of restoring the car from top to bottom, though, Charlie purchased a 27-liter Rolls-Royce Meteor engine from a British Spitfire fighter plane. The engine cost Charlie a slim £1,000.

With 600 horsepower and 1,500 pound-feet of Nazi-stopping gusto wedged between the frame rails, the SD-1 will now break 160 mph without going over 2,000 rpm. Almost none of the original Rover parts are left, save the body panels, and Charlie’s goal is to crack 200 mph in the 24-cylinder beast before he considers the project done.

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