AN ECCENTRIC car creator has built his very own Rolls Royce dragster. In this week's episode of R.Rides we meet Perti Plosila and Tony Johansen, the creator and owner of an insane drag car. Pretri built the car by starting with the body of a beautiful 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and gave it a modern steel chassis. He then added a beastly V8, a 200hp nitrous booster and of course a set of huge drag racing tyres. Not wanting to compromise on style, Petri also fitted custom leather seats in the front and back of the car, along with champagne and flute receptacles. We catch up with the car’s current owner Tony, as he takes Petri for a spin.
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00:00It's the most amazing car I have ever seen. The car is very noisy and it's really big
00:08engine. It's like hell.
00:17The Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. Elegant, sophisticated, beautiful.
00:27This is a Rolls like no other. This is my ultimate Rolls Royce dragster.
00:33Yes, you heard right. And you've never seen a Rolls, or a dragster for that matter, quite
00:39like this.
00:40Rolls Royce are normally a little bit boring cars. This is a little bit...
00:52My Rolls Royce entry was fast, beautiful and fun. When I saw this Rolls Royce, it just
01:00took me to my heart and it's the most amazing car I have ever seen.
01:05And this machine also has a special place in Petri's heart.
01:10This is my favourite build.
01:11And that's a mighty big statement from a man whose previous creations include a supercharged
01:17quad bike, a 200km per hour modified moped and let's not forget the combine harvester
01:25dragster.
01:26It takes one and a half year to build this Rolls Royce.
01:33With help from his friend Rain, Petri started with a steel frame chassis, lined the interior
01:40with carbon and leather and called on a local furniture company to help with the finish.
01:45We don't know what's happening in here.
01:50You see it looks quite much like an ordinary Shadow from 74, but you see the engine and
01:56you see the exhaust. Also when you come outside of the car, you will see the drag wheels in
02:03the back and you will see the car is much lower than an original one. You need to have
02:08that on the racetrack to cut all the power and in the back of the car, you see how wide
02:15the wheels are.
02:17And at the heart of this beast, if a supercharged Oldsmobile V8 isn't power enough, there's
02:23always the option of nitro in the back for that extra kick.
02:26Absolutely don't need it, but we can do it.
02:31In here you have all the things you need. Leather, interior, everything for a nice ride
02:36and also for a fun ride, champagne, crystal glasses, and this is very luxury when you
02:42go to the drag strip.
02:44The car is very noisy and it's a really big engine. It's like hell.
02:50We're going to start her up.
02:53First we're going to remove the steering wheel.
02:56More easy when somebody takes the wheel.
02:59It's very tight.
03:06Isn't that just normal? We need more power.
03:28You hear it, I think. It's very loud and fun.
03:36It's crazy.
03:45While Tony has no plans to part with this super silver shadow, if your pockets are deep
03:50enough, he may just be persuaded.
03:52This is a keeper, but if somebody gives you enough money, of course it is for sale.
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