Pensioner Builds Steam Land Rover

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A petrolhead pensioner has forked out £24,000 building his very own steam-powered Thomas the Tank Engine car for his daily commute to work.
Frank Rothwell cooked up a plan to gut a 50-year-old red Land Rover and replace the motor's original engine with a steam engine - complete with its very own boiler.
After dedicating more than 400 hours to the project the 67-year-old traction engine enthusiast and former contestant on Bear Grylls' The Island, proudly took his new motor out for a spin.
The custom-built motor works like a steam train with the boiler being fired by coal which then heats the water up to steam pressure which runs the small engine.
Businessman Frank from Oldham, Greater Manchester, said: "We all need a hobby and I like doing things that are difficult.
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