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Sierra based Ford P100 pick-up's running what appears to be a Transit van twin wheel rear axle covered by wide, boxy arches, with commercial hubcaps up front.Vents in the bonnet suggest a larger than stock motor but not sure what. Spotted on a Basingstoke housing estate.

Lovely, lived-in looking '63 Chrysler 300 visiting Nelson's American Diner in Kingsclere, Hants.
Just the right amount of chunky ugliness & rust to be truly cool. 

A Basingstoke Beetle. This one looks to be a pre '64 model, pretty much stock apart from the shaved door handles, fender skirts and the 'zorst. Possibly lowered too. The fender skirts are a period extra by a company called "Fox Craft" that give the standard body shape a peculiar new look -like a big fat Citroen 2CV! Funky front indicators are late 50s, early 60s U.S spec ones. The twin "tuck away" exhaust would suggest a 1200 or 1500 single port motor. Paint is an original colour, possibly Dove Grey.

Lovely old Chevy Impala station wagon. Think it belonged to one of the stall holders. Don't know anything about it, just like it. Scruffy but stylish. Spotted at the 3Bs' "Only Fools & Bikers" show in Bordon, Hampshire.

Pretty little Moggy Minor convertible. Belonged to the head of sales at ProBike in Newbury, Berks. Non standard pillar box red paintjob works well with old English white trim. Very olde worlde. Very nice.

Super shiny black 40s Chevy panel van. I've since been told this appeared as a feature car in Custom Car magazine. Beautiful. Paintwork was absolutely flawless. If the Devil drives a motor this'd be it. Parked outside Surrey Harley Davidson, Dorking, during their swap meet.

Mark 2 Consul I believe. Possibly lowered. Nice 70s Wolfrace rims. Still a very useable modern classic. Follows the current trend of covering old seats with ethnic Mexican/Indian blankets. Very cool. At the NCC Diamond Day custom bike show at the Ace cafe on the North Circular.

Mark 1 Zephyr in fabulous nick. The underside was as clean as the bodywork. No idea what motor it ran but suspect it wasn't standard. My brother Steve, who knows about these things, tells me it's running 5 spoke American Torque Thrust Ds. I thought they were only built as 4 doors -closer inspection showed the interior door panels missing & evidence of some very talented door "stretching". Could well be wrong, but looked like a 4 doorer converted to 2. Lurking outside the Ace Cafe, North London during the NCC Diamond Day custom bike show.

Lovely little daily driver, often cruising the streets of downtown Basingstoke. Don't know anything about it except it's an Opel, running on old 5 spoke Revolution rims. Gorgeous colour.

This is an odd one. Spotted in a side street in Stratford on Avon during the "Bulldog Bash" weekend. It appears to be a triked V8 Range Rover. I'm told it was built for the "Scrapheap Challenge" TV series. Wonder how it handles off-road?

Big, boxy Plymouth parked up on Madeira Drive, Brighton.
As aerodynamic as a house brick & as big as my flat, but pretty cool.

Porsche Speedster seen at the 1st Annual Chop n Rod Show, an original and well used example

Spotted at the recent Southampton MAG bike show, this fibreglass bodied model Y Ford was very civilised. Quiet purring exhaust note would suggest a fairly modern motor under the bonnet. A nice "resto-rod".

Photographed this GT40 Ford across the carpark at the Southampton MAG show so didn't get close enough to see if it was genuine or a replica. Certainly looked the part though & sounded gorgeous. One of those classic designs that just can't be bettered

This one needs no explanation. Herbie replica parked in Marlborough High Street, Wiltshire.

A G-Wiz Electric microcar spotted in london, these clever little cars give the equivalent of 600mpg, no road tax charges, no congestion charges, website here

'58 F100 Ford truck lurking outside Valley Gas Speed Shop, Newbury, Berks

Spotted on a council estate in Basingstoke, Hants. Beautifully restored Austin, possibly a 1920s Austin 12 tourer.

I pass this 1957 VW Beetle every day, parked on a local industrial estate. Beautifully restored, it’s one of the last of the oval rear window models. A left hand drive American import.
The British weather won’t do it much good but nice to see classics being used as daily drivers.

Nice rust-free 70s Cadillac Fleetwood lives outside in all weathers on a Basingstoke council estate.