World War 2 Peugeot Converted To Art-Deco Masterpiece

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DORSET, in the Southwest of England, is home to a stunning vehicle with a dark, unexpected past. Andy Saunders, a car fanatic who has bought and rebuilt 58 vehicles, has transformed a 70-year old Peugeot into an art-deco masterpiece.

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00:00It was dilapidated, collapsed.

00:03Metropolis is an Art Deco sculpture.

00:06Driving around in a car like this is good fun.

00:16I'm 98% certain that this was probably built under duress.

00:21Dorset, in the southwest of England, is home to a stunning vehicle with a dark past.

00:28When Germany occupied France, they loved Peugeot and they kept Peugeot going.

00:33Apparently officers of the German army, they would draw unusual vehicles for toys for themselves

00:39and the workers of Peugeot would be made to build this car.

00:43It's a product of that period.

00:45It's a history that took place and we can't rewrite it.

00:49If something came creative out of it, it's quite astounding.

00:54After being neglected and left to rust for almost 70 years, Andy bought the Peugeot in

01:00an online auction and had it shipped over from France.

01:03It was dilapidated, just collapsed.

01:09He then set about transforming this World War II relic into an Art Deco inspired masterpiece.

01:15The truck was so rusty that just everything was disposed of and I just kept the panels

01:22that I needed.

01:23It had a flat screen originally and it had a really ugly roof line.

01:26The roof line went up like the new transit shape.

01:30That has been chopped.

01:31I've lengthened the back, I've shortened the tail.

01:34And it's not just Peugeot parts that complete this incredible conversion.

01:39The chassis is Ford Ranger, the seats are Jaguar, Jaguar buckets.

01:44The steering wheel is very early Porsche.

01:46The front wings are 1937 SS Jaguar, French 1930s side lights.

01:53The dashboard is the original Speedo painted in two-tone to match the seats, Peugeot Lion

01:59original mascot.

02:01The bonnet and the grille used to be one piece and I've separated that.

02:07The new Art Deco hotel door pulls.

02:12The only original part of the car which hasn't been touched in any way whatsoever are the

02:17headlights.

02:21Completed with an amazing paint job and named Metropolis, Andy's creation certainly turns

02:27heads when it hits the road.

02:31When you drive this, people don't know what it is.

02:38I've now built 58 cars, just hopscotches across every genre of unusual vehicles.

02:46With so many builds under his belt, it's no surprise that Andy's already on to his next

02:51project.

02:52I've just started this French style, two-seater, huge roadster which is all fenders with no

03:01tiles on display.

03:03Driving around in a car like this is just, it's good fun.

03:08Metropolis is an Art Deco sculpture.

03:11I would love this to go to a museum.

03:12I would love this to go to a museum.

03:18where to start.

03:19Check that out.

03:28Let's see.

03:32See you too.

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