Mini Metro

Ford Escort Mk2 1978. It was orange so my brother Trevor and I hand painted it black one sunday.

Aston Martin DB6 & Morris Traveller

Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 3 Park Ward Convertible

Ferrari Daytona

My Dad

James Hunt. do I need to say why?

1958 Morris Minor  ( Mothers ) / Austin Metro ( BSM driving school car )

1969 Landrover series 2A 109 inch with a truck cab and canvas back when I was 18.  I was into bikes from around 14 so started off with a moped at 16 then a 250 at 17 and various others . Took my car test at 17 but first car was at 18 I used to go to the local garage each Saturday to collect a gallon of used engine oil as the Landrover would burn or drop that amount each 7 days

1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Carlton sports saloon

1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster

1930s Rolls-Royce Phantom 11 Gurney Nutting 3 position drophead Remember watching a great 1950s film when I was a child with John Mills and Herbert Lom called Mr Denning drives North which featured this model and was captivated by it.

My late Dad as we always had pre-war Rolls Royce cars when I was a kid and I was fascinated by them. Though the 14 hour drive from Merseyside to Cornwall in the late 1960s , early 70s for our summer holidays was an endurance test and challenged the love when I watched other families travelling at speed in there new Jaguar XJ6,   Rover P6 and other modern machinery 

Got to be Graham Hill . Always super suave , playboy , English gent , great driver in many different disciplines and taken too young.

Nissan Cherry

VW Golf MK 2

Jaguar XKR

Audi A7 Sportback

E-Type or a Lancia Delta

The boss man! SJA!!

Gene Hunt – ‘Fire up the Quattro’

1998 Vauxhall Corsa, after receiving driving lessons for my 18th birthday

1985 Vauxhall Nova 1.2 given to me by my cousin, the fuel gauge didn’t work after about half way but it was a good little starter to run around in

My scale model of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, with fully working ejector seat, revolving number plate, etc.

I once had the opportunity to buy a private number with ‘N1K’ in, which went well with the way I have always spelt my name

I already own a miniature version, but James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. I’m not fussy so either Connery’s, Brosnan’s or Craig’s…

Movies and TV shows from my childhood such as Back to the Future, James Bond, Batman, Dick Tracy, Herbie, The Dukes of Hazzard, etc.

James Bond - cool cars, action and adventure! Nobody does it better…

I learned to drive in a Micra

Talbot Sunbeam

Audi A3

Saab 93

Rolls Royce Wraith

Roger Nowell

Fuzz Townshend

Ford Zephry 1962

Ford 1957 Anglia

Singer 9

1967Ford Cortina GT reg LKF 456E

Aston DB 2/4 1952/3

My late father GEORGE Jesse Turner. He owned a 1937 Singer 9 Sports in the late 40s which is still in the family, I’ve owned it since the mid-70s. Since restoration being completed in 1982, I’ve driven over 15,000 miles and next year will be part of a Singer Car Club Rally to Jersey

Trevor Wilkinson TVR. From the very beginning in 1947 making some truly great looking cars, my first TVR  being 1967 Vixen reg LTD 111F. Would love to own it again!

1. What car did you first learn to drive?

The first car I learnt to drive in was a wagon on Otterspool tip in South Liverpool, now it is the site of the Garden Festival , on the road it was a Rover 2000 TC, reg. no. SKU 106J, I wonder where that car is now?

2. What was the first car you owned?

The first car I owned was a Triumph Spitfire 1300 MK4, reg. no. PXJ 476J in red with white alloys and a white roof, what a car, my parents bought it to get me off motorbikes, it didn't work.

3. What is your favourite current car/cars that you own?

The cars I own at the moment are a Mercedes CLK 320 AMG, BMW M Sport Convertible, and a Mercedes 250 SLK AMG.

4. What is your favourite car/cars that you have previously owned?

The favourite cars that I owned where a 1971 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow and a 1989 Toyota Hi-Lux Pickup, long story, I did what Top Gear couldn't, I broke it.

5. What is your dream car?

My dream car is a Mercedes CLK Black Edition.

6. What/who got you interested in classic cars/cars in the first place?

My Dad got me interested in cars, I was brought up around them all my life and my Mum was a member of Liverpool Motor Club and used to race at Aintree back in the day, apparently when I came along, she had to stop racing, I don't think she ever forgave me for that. One of my earliest memories is watching my Dad hand paint a MK2 Jaguar Mustard as it was his favourite colour, it was Maroon before and perfectly fine, it wasnt when he had finished it.

7. Who is your favourite 'car' person dead or alive?

My favourite person dead or alive is without question James Hunt, I was so lucky to have a coffee with him once in an airport in Italy on our way home from the Italian Grand Prix, I paid, such a charming, warm, and interesting man who had time to sit and talk to me and my pals. Whoever says never meet your hero's is wrong, one of the best days of my life.

My first ever driving experience was in my dad’s Rover mini sprite on an abandoned airfield. I distinctly remember the exhaust getting caught on a speed hump upon entering the airfield and ultimately fell off! I thought it sounded great! I later passed my test in Citroen C2 diesel, not quite as exciting as the mini!

1999 Peugeot 106 1.1 Zest! Fantastic car!

2000 Land Rover Defender TD5

My first car, the Peugeot 106

Porsche 930 911 Turbo, it’s all about the whale tail

My Dad dragging me to countless classic car shows, now it seems the tables have very much turned.

Got to be Guy Martin, although he’s more of a ‘bike’ person. I just enjoy watching his enthusiasm for anything with wheels and an engine! Always loves to get stuck in too!

Suzuki Swift

Unfortunately, a Renault Clio 1.2. Insurance is expensive these days.

VW Golf GTI MK7.5

Audi A5

Nissan Skyline R34 GTR. I have a passion for 80's and 90's Japanese cars, and I personally don't think it gets much better than a Skyline.

My big brother.

Chris Harris

1982 Y-Reg Talbot Horizon 1.3 LS Red with beige trim I will be amazed if anyone else learned to drive in one of these and passed ... took me 2 attempts! The gearbox was like stirring porridge and you had no idea which gear you would find next, but they were all in there somewhere ... Just checked on "how many left" only 1 known survivor which is declared sorn, probably just as well !!

5-year old 1979 T-Reg Vauxhall Viva 1.3 GLS Metallic Green with black Vinyl Roof and 29k on the clock. Cost £1295. Within a week of buying this I had added those essential period extras of Clarion Stereo Radio Cassette (first play was the Eurythmics "Love is a Stranger") and white painted tyre wall lettering ... I wish I still had that car now. LFM 849T if anyone has her tucked away somewhere?

I'm a little greedy as I currently own 4 FTO's including 2 rare GX Autos of which there are only 9 left on the road in the UK. Almost as rare as the Talbot Horizon! Pick of the crop is a 1995 GPX MiVec which I stumbled across last year after she had been slumbering in a heated garage for 16 years.

There have been so many great cars that I've let go over the years, this is a tough one ... however I will choose a 1980 Peugeot 604 STi 5-speed Manual with factory optional twin exhausts in a lovely crystal green metallic. I remember this one very fondly. HDC 778V was quite simply an amazing piece of kit for the time. I bought this one in 1988 for £130 after I had sold my Mark 1 Granada Ghia (another I should have kept), ran her for 2 years then put the engine in a Renault 30 TX, kept the gearbox and scrapped the rest. Many of my weekends back in the day involved scouring local scrapyards for parts for my constantly changing kaleidoscope of cars (anyone else remember filling their pockets full of spark plugs, condensers and anything else that may come in handy, while pretending to look for an alternator?). I remember constantly looking for part worn 390mm TRX tyres for the 604, as new ones cost more than the car!

Hmmmm? Probably something from America. Either a '69 Chevrolet Camaro SS or maybe a '69 Ford Mustang Mach 1?? Something from 1969 anyway! However I would rather have a diesel ... I'm going to cheat here and go for a 1974 International Transtar II Tractor Unit with a Detriot Diesel 8V92 Sleeper Cab and air ride suspension, even though it's not a car and not from 1969. An early to mid 1970's LWB twin-rear wheel Tranny Van modded & lowered with a big engine in it and converted into a camper van also wouldn't go amiss.

My Mam tells a story that the first words I uttered in this world were "Ford Cortina" and I used to reel off the names of not just cars but vans, buses, wagons (trucks or lorries to many of you, but always wagons to me) long before I could construct proper sentences. I've always been interested in road, rail & air transport in general. When I joined the library all the books I borrowed were transport related from the adult section, none of that Enid Blyton rubbish for me! I think the interest just happened organically from within and has never left me.

At last an easy question, as there's really only one answer? The man himself, Steve McQueen. Mr Cool. No need for any other explanation.

Peugeot 306

Mazda 3 TS

Volvo V60 Inscription

Mazda 6 Sport Estate

Morgan Aero Max

Interest evolved from photographing secondhand sports cars for various customers

James May