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Scots movie fan buys Wind in the Willows car at auction and brings it back to life
used 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB GLB 250 4MATIC.Gordon Grant, from Comrie
in the Highlands , picked up the neglected motor used in the 1996 film for just £4,500.dailyrecord
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A Scots movie fan has brought Mr Toad’s battered car from Wind in the Willows back to life after bagging a bargain at auction.used 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB GLB 250 4MATIC
Gordon Grant, from Comrie in the Highlands, picked up the neglected motor used in the 1996 film for just £4,500 before transforming it during lockdown into a museum showpiece valued at up to £50,000.
The 41-year-old TV and film set decorator – whose replica of the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car was previously snap up by Top Gear presenter Chris Evans – ship his latest project over from the US and reinvent it with the help of engineers at the National Motor Museum engineers in Hampshire.
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He now hopes to bring the replica Edwardian motor back to Scotland to help
inspire youngsters considering a future in engineering.
Gordon said: “Buying the car was a bit of a moment of madness.
“My dad actually call me Mr Toad and said I was mad when I took on
the Chitty project, so it’s a bit of a family joke.
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