27 litre V12 Rover SD1 goes up on the ramps (that are actually forklift prongs). 

“It’s never killed me before and if it does it’ll only be once” Genius! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can always spot a good engineer when the roof is made to lift with the car ramp 😂

Charlie is the architypical mad British inventor. The amount of work that has gone into this is astonishing. Even his garage (with the raising roof) is so clever

This guy has some skills, knowledge and experience but above all, absolutely tenacity in just finding a way to get things done and push boundaries. Heres to people like him who think "why not" whilst everyone else is thinking "why do that?"

“Sorry it’s so boring” I don’t think Charlie understands the audience very well. 😂

The Engineering is more impressive than I ever realised. A wonderful British creation !

Charlie is quite inspirational the way he just cracks on with figuring out engineering solutions and reworking existing components. He's like a petrol focused Fred Dibnah.

Not Mad Max... Mid(land) Max! Awesome stuff, this is! 👍

I could listen to feller talk all day. Greetings from Alabama

The world is a far better place because of people like Charlie!

What an interesting car and what a clever chap, Charlie is. He’s the Bert Munro of cars 👏👏👏👏👏

That intake plenum is an absolute work of art

Such an unbelievable car! I think a video of it breaking 200mph would break the internet! Charlie is the kind of guy who could engineer his way around any problem. Will - your engineering knowledge when it comes to cars is a real asset in helping this come to life. Your questions help us appreciate the things that set this build apart. This video was interesting and heartwarming. Would be good to get regular updates on Charlie's car like we used to in thr magazine.

You are already amazed about a tank engine shoved into a car...but the more he talks about every details, the more it's mind blowing how much work and ingenuity went into that thing! Absolutely brilliant, genius...

You know something magical is going on when a car has XJ220 alloys.

Charlie doing Charlie things, absolute engineering bliss!!! 🫡

There are easier ways to do 200MPH and this is probably not the safest way to do it either, but good on him for actually doing what most people would just talk about doing, and getting it to work. Charlie has obviously built up a great amount of knowledge along the way.

Charlie is a proper hero! No engineering challenge is beyond him, nothing too crazy and full of ideas and knowledge! A dying breed I fear. That car is up there with 'The Beast' for being nuts!

Wonderful! Obviously the car is an incredible engineering odyssey I will never tire of learning about, but it’s particularly great to see Charlie in his shed, even how he’s built that is absolutely amazing! What a fantastic bloke, reminds me of Allen Millyard, doing incredible things with humble tools and great knowledge! Keep it coming!

I remember on 5th Gear when he said ''I'll be finished before this is''. Legend

What a car! Charlie is a legend too! Saw this car at the NEC many years ago.... love it! Great content Will!

ALways loved Charlie's Rover. The engineering skill, knowledge and capability, not to mention perseverance, of that man is beyond stunning.

The car, the accents and shed, all present and correct. Thank you so much for a clean straightforward video, we'll done

Incredible. Well done! One of the most impressive backyard engineering projects I've ever seen. What a wealth of experience.

Man, his knowledge is on another level. A true maverick, what an Inspiration.

Crazy brits in sheds you gotta luv it nice to know they are still out there.

Outstanding. Thanks so much for this. I've missed hearing about Charlie's Rover and it's great to see him in action.

Always loved this car in PPC magazine, nice to get a more indepth look and Chat with Charlie.

Great to see this on the channel, absolutely engineering genius. Please keep following Charlie for the updates.

You could do a 3 hour video on this car and every body would watch . What a legend. Look foward to seeing more of this in the future !!!❤

He is an engineering genius! Great work 👍🏻

Fascinating, what a knowledgeable bloke! The badge on the rear bumper is unbeatable.

Really enjoyed this, a car I’ve seen developed for so long. Keep up the good work.

Absolute hero! Met Charlie at one of the PPC events at Mallory quite a few years ago, absolute gent and an engineering wizard.

God didn't create all mechanics equal

Whipple needs to send this guy a pair of 5L Blowers so he can run them up front like an old Blower Bentley. I'm a little surprised he isn't just running something like 2 or 4 of the biggest 88mm+ VS Racing china turbos they sell just to have the least expensive access to serious boost available. It's also a shame nobody can't regrind or make him some larger cams. I love how ingenious this man is, everything about his style is very charming, he's a handy guy that does what many would think impossible. I wish it was easier to get access to something like a Ford GAA V8 I would imagine that with some work I could probably get similar usable power to what he's making and possibly have an easier to package engine. Anything WWII aircraft or tank is way beyond my budget ir capability. Something of a hidden gem of a huge engine I have found can be bought cheap are used PSI 8.8L V8s, which are generator engines made with GM GenVII big block tooling like the 8.1L, they can be had for $1,000-1,500 used, they come turbo on gen sets, the heads can be ported, they used LS7 1.8 rockers, big cams for offshore racing are available, 600hp with ported stock heads n/a is possible so 1800hp on 3bar should be no problem from 535ci.

🖐🏽That is totally amazing! I want to see what happens next. Please keep us updated....

Fantastic car and fantastic guy! I love seeing this and the way it’s all hand built.

Thank you for the deeper dive into the details of the drivetrain, so much more to the engine modifications than I had imagined.

What a interesting man the garage roof going up with the car lift is genius

Not boring. Just keep posting more stuff please. Love it.

Very interesting video. WHAT A BUILD! I'm in total awe! And those 220 wheels as well 👌🏼👏🏼

Love that SD1! Great content. Charlie is a legend!

It’s been great watching this develop over the years

I love how a 27 litre V12 in a SD1 can be described as "practical".

The swap of all swaps, I can never watch another swap video now! 😆

What a legend he is.

man the amount of time an effort that man put into that rover, well its pretty good now init, what a awesome motor build it looke out of a super car lol, subscribed for more goodness, stay blessed m8

Love it what a very clever guy Charlie is

Instantly subscribed. INSTANTLY

Very interesting technical video, having a bit of an attention span always helps.

Thanks. This is impressive- any American hotrodder would take off their hat.

I remember following this when Charlie started it, both of us alot younger 😅. It's such a remarkable, incredible invention. So pleased he's still carrying on, 200mph here we come. ❤

Amazing!!

Love this thing!

Sounds utterly amazing 😍

This is fantastic, I could talk to Charlie all day. Would love a car like this👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Jesus, this guy knows engineering! 🔥🔥🔥

now thats a truly practicle perfomance car

Excellent stuff

Been waiting for years for a decent video about this

Really enjoyed watching this, not boring in the slightest. What a machine. Always love hearing about what is going with this car. A rotrex centrifugal supercharger might be worth looking at as they tend to be higher efficiency. I also think if you could get whipple or magnuson to make a longer screw blower that fitted the length of the V12 with its water air intercooler would be an awesome setup. Probably cost a fortune though lol.

Brentacre insurance are a cracking bunch, local to me down in Swansea, used them loads over the years 👍😎

Brilliant video explaining h😅😅ow it all works , was one of my favourite staff cars I. The mag .

The owner is both a genius and a mad lad.

Very interesting and detailed. Hope there will be more videos about it

Bonkers.. love it.

What a genius engineer brilliant 👏 👌

Proper ppc that 👌

Legend, hope it does get done that man is a wizard

Absolutely superb 👌

This vehicle needs to take a trip to The Tank Museum, in Dorset, the techs there would love it!

So AWESOME 👌

I am wondering so often… I mean kinda like everything is extremely overregulated, grandvathered and stuff like there on your island but if it comes to get license plates for your cars or house installations it goes crazy wild. I like it hehe

My dad used to have an SD1 with the LPG conversion. The conversion was a total bodge job that needed fixing... valve seat wear was a problem too. That and sand in the casting process killing radiators too...

Great to see This car again. I’ve been following the progress of this car since I bought my first ppc mag in 2004/5.. when are you going to show your current car collection off will??

Legend ❤

Built by some guy in a shed... British engineering at its finest ❤

Yes Charlie!!! Did he ever reach the certified 200mph?

It's so beautiful.

A long time ago I had a SDI that someone had played with lost his driving licence, and being young I continued having it improved it would spin tyres when making pregress on a autobhan if I had attempted that on the m6 I got free board and lodgings at her majesties displeasure remember going past 7 series BMW they limited to 155 only issue 5mpg lol. But what a time.

This guy and the late Fred Dibnah would of made a great pair in a show.

I just love that. My first car was an SD1. Not 27.0L 2.6s straight 6 Bit of a difference 😂

Mad Max would be jealous of this stroke monster! I like how this vid is on a channel called "Practical Performance Car" 😁

one mans dream this. absolute gem of an owner imo, and he was afraid we would find this amazing one off boring somehow. :) id pay to ride that if it had two seats

Loving the XJR alloys!

Good god man, it looks like it has escaped from Mad Max 😁

Practical Performance Car? That's got to be tongue in cheek, right? This is the most gloriously impractical performance car you could imagine - a car powered by a WW2 tank engine that had to be completely rebuilt with bespoke parts because the original parts don't exist any more. It probably gets about 1mpg, and even though they are gunning for 200mph, that is way below its potential given that in its most highly developed form it pushed Spitfires to near supersonic speeds (ok, that's in a dive, but you get my point). Heck, even a Bugatti doesn't need 27 litres to do 400mph.

Thank you for your honesty in describing this 27 litre behemoth a METEOR (tank) engined, it's the same powerplant as John Dodds' fraudulently-named 'spitfire' engined Rolls Royce ab 0rtion!!!

. . an amazing machine, and amazing man . He's so a matter of fact about a problematic work in progress car . He lives and breathes that Beast . . .and the Beast sometimes takes that breath away. . 😮

Sounds like photoproduction 😢 it's been 3-5 years since he uploaded. Something about that part of UK and men who are mad geniuses 😮

Holy Cow...

WOOOOW!

Let that thing run for 10 minutes and you could probably run your house all day on the power it would make.

Orginal rover engine must be the best boat ancor of all time😆

Your boy is looking around like the cops are on the way. Where did he get the shell for that build?😂

Very quiet compared to how I imagined it would sound while reading about it!

Its pointless🤔its stupid🤔its amazing 😃😃long live eccentricity,us English are Brilliant at that😃🍺🇬🇧🇬🇧

Many would ask why? but theres the answer. Why not.

I saw this car at Greasham