Dedicated petrolhead Nick Truman spent five years turning his £100 Ford Granada into a £1m super car replica - using scrap he bought on eBay.



Nick bought an old Jaguar engine for £89 with the intention of transforming it into an elaborate coffee table.



But when he realised it was too big he decided to create a replica of the 200mph Pagani Zonda supercar.



After buying the 'donor' car for just £100, the IT specialist then sourced wheels, tyres, gearboxes, windscreens and all the other cheap parts on eBay.



Amazingly, Nick got to work on his replica despite never having seen a Zonda in real life. He used a die-cast model and pictures from the internet to guide him instead.







Over the next few years, Nick spent thousands of man hours creating his own take on what is regarded as one of the great modern motors.



During the project he sliced the top off his index finger in the turbo with the digit then shooting out of the exhaust pipe.



He also had it shipped to Bahrain - where he worked for a while - and had it registered to be driven legally.







































Lovingly crafted: Rear details on Nick's homemade supercar. (SWNS) More

Nick Truman's pet project took him five years to finish. (SWNS) More

In all its glory: Nick has spent around £15,000 on the project. (SWNS) More

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But the Jaguar engine died in Bahrain when customs left the engine running for hours in blistering heat to drain the petrol as he left the country.



So he bought a second-hand Audi V8 engine, which blew up, before buying another V8 which is currently in the car.







With twin-turbos, Nick believes the car now boasts in excess of 500bhp - although he's yet to put his car to the test.



The married father-of-three, from Iver, Bucks, said: 'All I wanted to do was make a coffee table, but I ended up building a car.

















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