FUZZ'S FAVOURITES
Inside Car SOS star Fuzz Townshend’s collection of motors including rare classic Land Rover
The petrolhead has an incredible collection of bikes including a vintage bicycle with a small engine
CAR SOS star Fuzz Townshend has given fans a rare glimpse inside his personal garage packed full of his own classic motors.
The TV host and much-loved petrolhead is known for his passion for vintage cars - and followers of the show have often been keen to see which motors Fuzz drives day-to-day.
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The motoring icon, in a video with , started his tour with his cherished Austin 12/4 Burnham, which he says has been "largely unrestored".
The vintage set of wheels, which boasts a side-valved engine, is nearly 100 years old having likely been built sometime between 1929 and 1932.
Fuzz describes it as a "lovely old thing" that, despite its age, gets used regularly.
Further back from the Austin is a Riley 9 Monaco, produced between 1926 and 1929, that he says is a "piece of technological excellence" thanks to its early example of an engine with a twin camshaft - which can hit over 60 mph.
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In stark contrast, sat next to the Riley is a Seat Mo scooter - which is fully electric and boasts the equivalent power of a 125cc motorbike.
The mini EV has an impressive range of 86 miles - as Fuzz proudly admits he "embraces electrical propulsion" with an electric-assisted biycle and side-car sat closely alongside the scooter.
Kept away from the elements in a large main garage is Fuzz's most recent addition to his collection of motors - a 1953 Minerva Land Rover which he says he "acquired by accident."
Fuzz added: "It is possible to buy cars by accident - it was just too good, at too wonderful of a price and I just think it's absolutely lovely.
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"It's a bit of a work in progress though."
Lifting the classic 4x4's bonnet, he reveals the engine is a bit dirty as its been used for off-roading.
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He said: "I'm a great advocate of using classic cars, they're not show ponies, my cars, as you can tell."
Deeper inside the garage are two rather unsual vehicles, including a VeloSolex bicycle which comes with a small motor that drops down onto the front wheel and adds extra power when it's being cycled.
Fuzz reckons it can hit up to 15 mph at full speed, but is mainly "a bit of a museum piece."
He also shows off his Austin 7 Special - a one-seater roadster that can possibly fit two people at a squeeze - that is just one of three ever built.
Fuzz admits that getting inside the 7 Special "is a bit of a squeeze" due to his height, and that he has to take his boots off to get inside.
He even shows how he has to dismantle the seat and use a cushion to sit on just to drive the vintage sports car.
Finally, Fuzz shows viewers his prized Jensen 541R - a car he "loves" that he's owned for "a number of years but has never been fully restored."
He added: "I've just never got to the end of the restoration because I started using it and now it gets used loads."
The 541R is a GT-class sports car built by Jensen Motors between 1957 and 1960, with a top speed of over 125 mph coming from its low-revving four-litre straight-six engine.
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This comes as Fuzz recently revealed to motorheads that a classic British convertible could be making a comeback - with prices set to skyrocket.
And elsewhere, a self-made millionaire who began flogging old bikes as a 14-year-old now runs a £500million classic car empire - but a £900,000 Mercedes is one he's kept for himself.
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