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Flight engineer of a Avro Lancaster bomber checking the aircraft’s settings - circa 1943.

Construction of Avro Lancasters at the AV Roe & Co engineering plant - Woodford, Manchester, England, 1943

A Lancaster Bomber with an escort of Spitfires 😊

"The Beast"

A custom car built by legendary British engineer John Dodd.

Built in 1972, The Beast is a one-off shooting-brake style creation, nearly 19 feet long (about 5.8 m), powered by a 27-liter (1,650 cu-in) Rolls‑Royce Merlin V12 aero engine, the same type that powered the Supermarine Spitfire and Lancaster bomber in WWII.

Dodd’s journey began when engineer Paul Jameson created a chassis to house a Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine in the late 1960s. When that project stalled, Dodd took over, rebuilt it after a fire destroyed the first version, and stepped up the ante by installing the Merlin V12.

To handle the immense torque from the engine, Dodd engineered a bespoke transmission, adapting a heavy-duty automatic gearbox. The bodywork, by Fiber Glass Repairs of Bromley, blends the length of a dragster nose with the profile of a grand touring estate. Inside, Dodd did not neglect refinement: leather upholstery, walnut veneer, and an interior that belies the car’s wild intent.

Courtesy: Historics Auctioneers