Is this the world’s fastest Rolls Royce?

Those weren't typos. This old Roller has more than two THOUSAND horsepower. That's more than a PAIR of Bugatti Veyrons. And we suspect it lacks what James describes as, "the dignity of its forebears and supremely languorous drive common to Rolls-Royces."

We are right. It does. Because 200mph comes in 6.9 seconds, it'll do a quarter mile in 7.94 seconds and it's powered by a 9.6-litre twin turbo V8. Oh, and it's road legal.

And its owner, Matthew Wright of WG racing, has shown us how he put it together...

Buy a snotty old 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I with a 220bhp 6.2-litre V8 and 4775lb of leather-clad heft then throw most of it away. Now weld together a super-stiff spaceframe chassis so you've got something to bolt the remaining bodywork to.

Give it a hardwearing coating. .

Attach the original RR panels and bodywork you didn't throw away.

Now buy a 9.6-litre Chevrolet V8 with a Dart block, Dart heads, girder-strength con-rods, granite pistons, steel crank, super-squirty oil pump, custom camshaft and a pair of enormous 88m Holset turbochargers.

Bolt to car.

Admire your achievement. Have a cup of tea.

Admire again, but from a different angle.

Fit some uncomfortable chairs...

...and a massive radiator

Make everything look really pretty.

Fit adjustable suspension, three-speed manual ‘box, heavy-duty rear end, gigantic driveshafts and aerospace-grade brakes. Get an MoT.

Drive to Santa Pod drag strip and perform a massive, smoky burnout.

Drive up the quarter mile at 7.94 seconds.

Now watch it on YouTube.