'The Flatmobile' was built specifically to break the Guinness World Record for the lowest car and amazingly is only 19" high.

Other vital statistics include a ground clearance of 2", width of 5' 5" and length of 12' 2" (17" longer than standard).

Construction commenced in October 2006 and in 2008 'The Flatmobile' was duly awarded the World Record.

Pictured in the 2011 Guinness Book of Records , the car has featured on TV shows around the world including the USA and once appeared on an Italian show with 9 million viewers.

It has also attended shows across Europe and the USA.

The Flatmobile is based around a 1963 Hillman Imp and retains the stock 875cc engine, giving it a top speed of 70mph.

One of its more unusual features is a fully functional gas turbine engine and afterburner, mounted behind the original power unit at the rear.

This home-made device was built using a Holset 685 turbocharger (from a Volvo truck) which is fed with ignited fuel from a combustion chamber that star...