There is the old joke about Paddy, the Irish road worker whose dream was to become rich enough to own a JCB GT.
Well, this is now a reality. The British digger and excavator company JCB has just built a car powered by several turbocharged diesel engines of the sort that usually power their heavy plant. They've named it Dieselmax. Their aim is to beat the world record for a diesel-powered car, currently 235mph.
In tests on the runway at an RAF base the car has broken the 200 mph barrier before running out of room on the 1.6-mile stretch.
So now it's off to Bonneville in the Utah Salt Flats for an attempt on that world record.
The shape of the car is reminiscent of Donald Campbell's jet-powered Bluebird. But the sound of the engines is somewhat different. The machine screams power and speed to look at it. Let's hope the driver can take it past that magic 235 on the measured mile at Bonneville.
Perhaps Paddy's dream can become reality . . .
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