Bloodhound's 3,500 piece model kit

The Supersonic Car kit contains over 3,500 components, many custom-made, including: a state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine - normally found in the Eurofighter Typhoon; a cluster of Nammo hybrid rockets – developed to power the next generation of space launchers; a 550bhp Supercharged Jaguar V8 – used to pump the oxidiser into the rocket;  two unique Rolex instruments specially made for Bloodhound SSC;  a titanium skinned upper chassis;  a carbon fibre monocoque and canopy with 25mm thick windscreen; plus 22,500 aerospace-grade rivets, each hand-fixed.  Driver Andy Green and assembly instructions included.

One hundred and ten man-years have been invested in the design, build and manufacture of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car which is on track to challenge the Land Speed Record later this year in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.