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.
00:27When Germany occupied France, they loved Peugeot and they kept Peugeot going.
00:33Apparently, officers of the German army, they were all 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.
00:53After being neglected and left to rust for almost 70 years, Andy bought the Peugeot
00:59in an online auction and had it shipped over from France.
01:03It was dilapidated, just collapsed.
01:08He then set about transforming this World War II relic into an Art Deco inspired masterpiece.
01:16The truck was so rusty that just everything was disposed of and I just kept the panels that 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.
01:38The chassis is Ford Ranger.
01:41Seats are Jaguar, Jaguar buckets.
01:43The steering wheel is very early Porsche.
01:46The front wings are 1937 SS Jaguar, French 1930s sidelights.
01:52The dashboard is the original speedo, painted in two-tone to match the seats.
01:57Peugeot Lion original mascot.
02:00The bonnet and the grille used to be one piece and I've separated that.
02:07Original Art Deco hotel door pulls.
02:11The only original part of the car which hasn't been touched in any way whatsoever are the headlights.
02:20Completed with an amazing paint job and named Metropolis,
02:25Andy's creation certainly turns heads when it hits the road.
02:34When 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.
02:45With so many builds under his belt, it's no surprise that Andy's already on to his next project.
02:52I've just started this French style, two-seater, huge roadster, which is all fenders with no tiles on display.
03:03Driving around in a car like this is just, it's good fun.
03:08Metropolis is an Art Deco sculpture.
03:10I would love this to go to a museum.
03:12I'm going to try to find a museum.
03:14Yes you should.
03:16That's great.
03:17Self-existing,groves, exactly.
03:17The second.
03:18Look at the museum.
03:19The first.
03:20The third.
03:23The third.
03:26The third.
03:26You
Comments