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. Metropolis is an Art Deco sculpture.

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

00:17I'm 98% certain that this was probably built under duress.

00:21Dorset, in the south west 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.

00:50If 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 an online auction

01:01and had it shipped over from France.

01:04It was dilapidated.

01:07Just collapsed.

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

01:17The truck was so rusty that just everything was disposed of and I just kept the panels that I needed.

01:24It had a flat screen originally and it had a really ugly roofline.

01:27The roofline went up like the new Transit shape.

01:30That has been chopped.

01:32I'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.

01:41The seats are Jaguar, Jaguar buckets.

01:44The steering wheel is very early Porsche.

01:46The front wings are 1937 SS Jaguar.

01:50French 1930s side lights.

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

01:57Peugeot line original mascot.

02:01The bonnet and the grille used to be one piece.

02:04And I've separated that.

02:07Original Art Deco hotel door pulls.

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

02:21Completed with an amazing paint job and named Metropolis.

02:25Andy's creation certainly turns heads when it hits the road.

02:35When you drive this, people don't know what it is.

02:39I'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.

02:50That Andy's already on to his next project.

02:53I've just started this French style two-seater, huge roadster.

02:59Which is all fenders with no tiles on display.

03:03Driving around in a car like this is just good fun.

03:08Metropolis is an Art Deco sculpture.

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

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