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Scrap Speed Record

Engine extravaganza
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Engine extravaganza
Midlands mechanics and their expert Steve Howard designed a turbo-driven monster with a rear-mounted engine on a minimal chassis. The scrap shopping list gets off to a slow start as Derek and Cliff plod through the 'heap searching for wheels. The slow and steady approach eventually pays off when they stumble upon a skip filled with old engines - amongst them, a Ford V6.

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