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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Gordon Grant, from Comrie in the Highlands (Image: FREE TO USE – UGC MSR)

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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.

The Wind in the Willows was release in 1996 (Image: TERRY JONES WILI 077 MOVIESTORE COLLECTION LTD)
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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.

The car was bought at auction (Image: FREE TO USE – UGC MSR)

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