This 1940s vintage rat rod project running bio-diesel TDi was built for £1000 by a clever bloke called Pete Bulbick, owner of Project Heaven, who decided to upcycle three scrap vehicles into one - a 1948 Rover P3 field find, a Morris 10 wreck and an Mot failure BMW E34 525 TDS diesel turbo.

Filmed back in the heat of summer 2020 (when Jonny also drove the Ferrari 250GT0 'restomod'), this British scrap rod told a fascinating story of automotive up-cycling.
Genius budget ingenuity build or a Frankenstein custom project? The former, if you ask Jonny, hence why it was filmed for The Late Brake Show.

What do you think? Comment below.

Pete Bulbick's 'scrap rod' Tech Spec:
1948 Rover P3 Chassis
1944 Morris 10M Body
4 linked rear axle with LSD
E34 BMW 525 TDS Engine and 5 speed manual gearbox Chipped to 165bhp
Custom made dual wire wheels using Jaguar E type centres
Vintage Blockley Tires x 6
Daimler Dart Seats
Aircraft gauges
Hydraulic handbrake
Fuel Cell
Custom Alloy interior

Many thanks to Project Heaven - https://www.project-heaven.com

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:47 Leno spec owner intro
1:12 Tree growing through it!
1:44 BMW 525 TDS engine
2:36 Rover P3 remains
3:12 The Morris body story
3:42 Tech spec
4:14 Runs on veg oil
5:28 Hard driving
5:52 Nearly crashing it...
6:20 'All the gauges work'
6:30 top speed run
7:12 The build cost
7:36 Original body is in his pond
7:50 Morris body
8:25 4 rear wire wheels/tyres!
9:16 Cost £1000 (ex. tyres)
9:55 Interior
11:22 Hidden ECU and wiring under cowl
11:37 Jonny drives it
14:36 Jonny can't get out
14:51 Verdict and more driving



















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