Was created in 1966 by Paul Jameson, who installed a motor Merlin de Rolls-Royce y 27 liters displacement in a chassis that had created. John Dodd, specialist in automatic transmissions, he built a gearbox for this 5.7-meter car nicknamed The beast.
Later, Jameson would sell the chassis to Dodd, who went a step further and floated him. He sent the car to Fiber Glass Repairs, which built bodies for dragsters, and asked them to cover it with some strange bodywork style Ford Capri of outrageous and cartoonish proportions.
Car it burned When I was coming back from Sweden. However, Dodd saw in it an opportunity to improve it instead of retiring. He got a new engine, the same 27 liter Merlin V12 it has today, and the car was remodeled to make it what it is now, with a Rolls-Royce grille, to honor its engine.
The British brand won several demands for this, since they did not agree to use their grill in a car of this style. But Dodd did not give up. He hid the car and fled to Spain, the car was reunited with it a few years later and the grille was, begrudgingly, changed for what is seen in the pictures.
And since then, the car has had a constant use. Dodd loved it unconditionally and would gladly rack up the miles and even take it to the UK for MOT (which he loved) until, sadly, He passed away in 2022 at the age of 90.
Despite its size, two-seater
in front, there two individual seats a wide center console, the necessary indicators and the gear lever of the automatic transmission. There are a series of red switches that initiate the Boot sequence of the Merlin engine.
The steering wheel with wooden hoop is custom made and has a central pusher with the signature JD. In the footwell, there is a fuel pressure gauge. AND behind the seats It has a really impressive space.
The beast sits on a set of Centreline rims, peek out from under the car a pair of side exit tailpipes, while if you look below the rear you see the custom suspension with a heavy-duty Currie shaft.
in front there is eight lights which appear to be in good condition, including the four rear Capri Mk1.5, like all crystals.
A monstrous mechanic
The front suspension uses elements of Austin, while the rear comes from a Jaguar XJ12 and mounts a high-strength Currie axle.
The beast gets its name not only from its exaggerated proportions, but also from the enormous motor Merlin V12 that propels it Is atmospheric, not supercharged, and is speculated to produce about 750 CV.
In 1973, the RAC verified a top speed of 294.5 km/h. It holds the record as the most powerful street car in the world from the Guinness Book of Records in 1977. Its consumption is also record-breaking: no less than 118 l/100 km.
Now, this unique jewel will be auctioned from the next March 9 and bids will be accepted for seven days on the web www.carandclassic.com.
