Not deterred by this setback, John Dodd started to build another one based on the original chassis. It was sadly wrecked in a fire when it was on its way back to the USA after spending some time in Sweden. He completed the car and had a special fibre-glass body built for it. Somewhere down the line, the chassis and engine package, along with the rest that was built to that point, exchanged hands from Jameson to Dodd. Jameson had built a bespoke rolling chassis with a very special engine mounted on top of it (we’ll get to that in a bit) and was looking for a gearbox to go along with the monstrous powerplant. It all started when John Dodd, an automatic transmission specialist, had an encounter with Paul Jameson. And that’s exactly what John Dodd did back in 1972! It’s about freedom, creativity, and the sheer audacity to build something no one else would. There are plenty of not-so-handsome cars on the roads today, and even they find new owners who like at least something in them, right? No, The Beast is about something far more than the sum of its parts.
Even if you’re a fan of the car, you have to admit the styling is just, weird. The Beast is not only a very famous and true one-off, but it also has looks only a mother can love. And if you know your cars like most of you know your watches, you probably have an idea of what’s coming! Yep, it’s the legendary Rolls Royce Merlin/Meteor engined car built by John Dodd, nicknamed The Beast! And guess what? It’s up for sale!
The car that’s topic of choice in today’s Petrolhead Corner goes by just that simple, very indicative name The Beast. Now, try to translate that to a specific car, and what do come up with? Perhaps the special limousine used to drive the President of the United States, but that’s not what we’re looking for today. If you were to look up the definition of the word ‘beast’, you would find that according to the Oxford Dictionary, it’s used to describe a large and dangerous animal, possibly of mythical status.
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