When Vince Atherton bought a 1931 Morris Convertible after passing his driving test at 17 he did not realise it would be the start of a 47-year love affair.
Now aged 64, Vince, of Grape Lane, Croston, still has his trusted car in which he used to impress the girls as a teenager.
He recalled: "I'd just past my driving test when I bought the car. It cost me £30 which was a lot of money in those days, and it wasn't new. I used to court in it, impress the girls."
Since then though he has added to his collection, and he now also has a 1931 Morris van, a 1932 Morris saloon and even a Morgan.
The import/export consultant admitted: "I just enjoy doing up cars in my spare time."
Vince says his old cars are not for everyday use although they are all roadworthy and make appearances at special events such as the recent Croston Twinning Association fair.
"I've now got the other two Morris cars," he said. "They are all about the same year so they are all very similar engines, so I've shed full of spare parts.
"They are unusual because there's no syncromesh gears and the accelerator is positioned between the clutch and the brake.
"One of them is the first Morris ever built for £100 in this country. My wife Gina enjoys going for a spin in the Morgan, but doesn't like sitting in the Morris van - there's only one seat, so she has to sit in the back on a cushion. But she likes the other two.
"I took the van to the Croston Twinning Association event and the deputy Mayor of Chorley (Coun Iris Smith) had a sit in it.
"It's a bit silly having so many cars, but I know every nut and bolt of them and I've got attached to them."
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