Topic: #A051 by Amsterdam SOLVED: ''Jameson Concorde'' Jameson Rolls Royce Merlin 27L V12

[Amsterdam]

Can you identify what this is? If you can, a point will be yours!

[StudebakerHawk]

Looks like one of those things that someone's packed a Rolls Royce Merlin V12 into.

[Amsterdam]

It does not only looks like one of those.......it is!, but what is it called. locked for you untill your next reply!

[StudebakerHawk]

I don't know. The only one I can name is John Dodds "Beast", but that had the engine in front of the driver.
The thing is, I'm sure I've seen this one before it got its body on it. It's the exact same configuration (2 seat  quite far apart, with the engine behind) as one I saw many years ago in 'Motor' magazine.
But I can't seem to find anything about it anywhere, so don't lock it on my account.
If someone else knows it, good luck to them! 

[woodinsight]

Jameson Merlin built by Paul Jameson, Surrey, UK in the mid 1970s. I believe he built two cars.

[Amsterdam]

Yes. It is the Jameson Merlin also called "Jameson Concorde". It was mentioned in the Guiness Book of Records as the most powerfull petrol engined car of its time.
It had a 12 Cyl. 27 Liter Rolls Roys Merlin engine and went from 0 km/h to 250 km/h in 9.3 seconds. with a max of 350 km/h

Well done! point is yours

[DeAutogids.nl]

Too bad i didn;t see it.

[DeAutogids.nl]

Is taken from a book of the automuseum it was in. Wonder where it is now, as the museum is no more.