Audi R8

The R8 didn't last long as it had been on order for over 4 years when I received it. I had heard about a new Audi called a 'Le Mans' and thought it would be good to order one. By the time the
car arrived it was in great demand and I sold it on within 24 hours for a £10k premium.
I drove the car once back from the dealership and thought it was fine but not as good as
my Porsche 997S. Maybe I would have felt differently if I had kept it longer.

I didn't have it long enough to rate.

The car is mysteriously missing from my list so I will have to correct this.

Bentley GTC

This Bentley is no. 12 on my list and was a great car. I used it rarely due to the problem of parking in public places where it always received attention. The car was totally reliable and never gave me any concern, always made a splash when out and about.

I rate this car 9 out of 10.

Hawthorn Memorial Parade

The John 'Mike' Hawthorn memorial parade took place in Farnham, Surrey today. Mike was represented by a 'look-alike' driving his formula 1 winning Ferrari. Also attending were two previous formula 1 champions in Sterling Moss and Damian Hill. Mike's Jaguar Mk 1 was represented with a very realistic replica.

Range Rover 4.6 Vogue, Porsche 993 C4 and Porsche 993 Targa

Now we are getting serious, numbers 41, 64 & 65 on the list. The black C4 I took to the Nurburgring with less than 1000 miles on the clock and it performed magically. It was easily able to reach 150MPH on the long 4km straight. The Targa was my first day-to-day Porsche and it was excellent (only slight dissappointment was a rattle in the targa top). The C4 was my wife's daily drive! The Range Rover was the everyday shopping trolley and it performed this function very well.

I rate the C4 9/10 the targa 9/10 and the range Rover 9/10. A great combination.

Audi A8 4.2 Quattro Sport

No. 6 on the list and a truly fabulous car. The steering was first class and the car had a lot of power. A big 4 door saloon that was very under rated by the motoring press. Automatic gearbox and every conceivable extra. Great engine.

I rated this car 9/10

Ford Escort 1.3L

This was the first company car that I ran. A decent enough 4 door saloon.

I rated this car 5/10

BMC Mini 1000

I bought this car new in 1971 and it replaced my Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. During my ownership I managed to damage a door and the front bumber (which can be seen in the picture). I had a massive rear end shunt in this car coming back from a football match at Highbury on Boxing day 1972 in the snow. The car stopped well but the guy behind me didn't.

Overall rating 6/10

The full list of cars

This is the full list of cars (save for errors which I will correct as they become obvious)owned by me over the last 38 years. Over the coming weeks I will add pictures and comments on as many as possible.