Practical Performance Car (PPC) magazine, a monthly publication aimed at real car enthusiasts

Thursday May 17

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:11

27 Litre Rover SD1

‘If you have to ask why I did it,’ says PPC’s Charlie Broomfield, ‘you’re never going to get it.’ We don’t care why he did it, we’re just very glad he did. The engine is a Rover Meteor – the non- supercharged version of the Rolls Royce Merlin that powered many British World War 2 aircraft, such as the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster.

It took Charlie two years of work just to rebuild the engine (he had to make his own big end bearing shells) and get the engine suitable for a car. Obviously when we say ‘suitable,’ we use the term with a degree of flexibility.

Published in 1981 Rover SD1 27 Litre

Charlie takes the 27ltr engine out of the Rover

Aprils magazine features Charlie's 27 litre Rover SD1 V12. He has to take the engine out to sort out the exhaust manifold. This video show the logistics of getting an engine that size out of a car...

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Published in 1981 Rover SD1 27 Litre

M&S spoof video - featuring the 27 litre Rover

Check out the 27 Litre Rover SD1 in all its glory in an "M & S " Spoof video

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Published in 1981 Rover SD1 27 Litre

PPC Staff

Practical Performance Car (PPC) is a monthly magazine aimed at real car enthusiasts interested in affordable performance tuning. At PPC we pride ourselves in providing the most entertaining, informative and inspiring features for petrolheads everywhere. Each month we feature an eclectic mix of affordable performance cars, great driving adventures and world-class technical features for the DiY tuner. Our editorial team is headed up by well known Will Holman who has a deserved reputation for 'stick a V8 under the bonnet' attitude to life. His editorial team is stacked with experience including Dave Walker (speciality engine management), of the sadly missed Cars and Car Conversions (CCC) magazine, David Vizard, the legendary engine tuning guru, and Kevin Leaper - ex technical editor of Practical Classics.

Have a look at the online Staff Cars section to give you a flavour of PPC but for the real thing go to your local newsagent, WHSmiths, Asda, Tesco or Sainsburys - PPC is on sale the last Thursday of every month. Better still visit our subscriptions page for the latest offers and discounts to have PPC delivered direct to your door at a fraction of the cost.

Examples of magazine features: brakes uprating, suspension improvements, engine transplants, buyers guides, ECU management, kit car builds, car event coverage (including PPC's own show, PPC in the Park) and much more. Examples of some of the staff's cars: 27 litre Rover SD1, 5 litre Capri, track day Rolls Royce, MK1 Transit and more.