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.