The Bell Aurens Longnose offers the more audacious purchaser the option of Rolls Royce Merlin V12 engine at 27 litres - 27 litres!! This re-edition of the Land Rover pre-series III offers a turbo compressor capable of 1,500hp which was used on aeroplane engines in the 40’s.

Another option is the Rover Meteor with a more modest 750hp, included on the A27M Cromwell English tank of 1943. If all this seems completely off the horse power scale and over-the-top, you could go with the conventional Rover V8 Great British at 4.6 and 5.0 litres with 235 and 280hp respectively.

The last Custom option is that of combining to V8’s to form a ten-litre V16 at 700hp, or a smaller eight-litres at 420hp. The Bell Aurens wins hands down any victory on pure power, and includes artisanal, hand-made prodution and luxury materials.

The car is 4.5 metres long and 1.7 metres wide, with no roof and can be ordered with two different tail types. It has a five speed Rover transmission, conventional suspension with modern shock absorbers and Santana or Iveco Massif disc brakes. To preserve the fascination of the car, no electronics are included - only ignition and lights will run off the battery.

The wheels measure 16 or 18 inches and steering is from Land Rover. Optional accessories include a roof cover, air conditioning, electronic windows and audio system, lowered tyres (adding an extra 235hp), modern colours or those pre-1969. The price of this ‘gem’ is around 125,000 euros for the base version at eight cylinders, and no more than ten examples are likely to be produced.

Source | Auto-motor-und-sport