Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
What if I told you someone had beaten the Arfons boys to the punch in the 1950s by building an aircraft engine powered race car. What if I told you it was a Rolls Royce V-12, it was four wheel drive, and it wasn't just used in straight lines, it was used as a corner carving hill-climb racer as well.
This is the story of Ted Lloyd-Jones, a machine he built from junkyard parts and pieces, and how it wasn't just interesting looking, it won and it won a lot in the early 1950s. 21-liters of Rolls Royce Kestral, four wheel drive from a WWII scout car, a wild transmission setup, and speed capability of 150mph or more on those skinny tires.
Ted Lloyd Jones was a British hot rodder, maybe the peak British hot rodder of the early 1950s. This is the story of he and his incredible car.
What if I told you someone had beaten the Arfons boys to the punch in the 1950s by building an aircraft engine powered race car. What if I told you it was a Rolls Royce V-12, it was four wheel drive, and it wasn't just used in straight lines, it was used as a corner carving hill-climb racer as well.
This is the story of Ted Lloyd-Jones, a machine he built from junkyard parts and pieces, and how it wasn't just interesting looking, it won and it won a lot in the early 1950s. 21-liters of Rolls Royce Kestral, four wheel drive from a WWII scout car, a wild transmission setup, and speed capability of 150mph or more on those skinny tires.
Ted Lloyd Jones was a British hot rodder, maybe the peak British hot rodder of the early 1950s. This is the story of he and his incredible car.
