27-Liter V12 The Beast Auctioning Now

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You could add this bad boy to your collection…

For the first time in history, the one-off creation of John Dodds called “The Beast” is headed  to the auction block. That means if you submit the wining bid and have the money to back that up, you could become the proud owner of this 27-liter V12wagon.

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That’s right, under that extra-long hood is a MerlinV12, the same engine used in Spitfires during WWII. Dodds was a bit of an eccentric fellow but he got the idea for this unusual build when a customer requested he build a three-speed automatic transmission that would fit on an airplane engine.

Dodds recruited the help of car customizer Paul Jameson to create one of the most unusual looking vehicles built in the post-war era, which is really saying something. As one might imagine, the process was full of trial and error, but in 1972 it was finally completed.