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This fire-breathing, 1,800 brake horsepower V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is worth a quick look and listen ... and feel

Transport

Video: This 1,800-bhp Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine is a beast

This fire-breathing 27-liter 1,800-horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine famously powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Lancaster and Mosquito WW2 aircraft. It's been mounted on a trailer and really is a sight to behold and feel.

The first production Range Rover sold for £132,250 (US$213,000)

Automotive

Range Rover 001 sells for £132,250 (US$213,000)

The first Range Rover to roll off the production line has sold at auction for £132,250 (US$213,000). The vintage, fully-restored 4x4 with chassis No. 001 was sold in London to a private owner by Silverstone Auctions and Salon Privé.

A 1939 Lagonda V12 Hooper two door saloon was sold for an undisclosed six-figure sum prior to the auction

Automotive

Silverstone's "barn finds" auction tops £1 million

An auction of rare "barn finds" has yielded classic car merchant Silverstone Auctions £1 million in total sales at its inaugural Practical Classics Restorations Show. A total of 87 cars were showcased at the event, from a 1969 DBS Vantage to the Morris Milk Float featured in Eastenders.