Not a nerd Steve, just like me, taking great delight in cars. Full stop!

Who can forget the Midsomer Murders episode, where there was a Concours held in the grounds of a college (for young ladies), but was won by an ex F1 Cooper! (The race footage of it in action was genuine.)

As for the years, George Gently's dozy sidekick Sergeant starts off with a 1964 MGB (the first series was set in 1964) whilst Gently has a pre 1963 Rover. Later, set in 1969, when supposedly skint after a broken marriage, Sergeant is driving a brand new Ford Corsair, whilst Gently has updated to a P6 Rover - registered in 1967! Oh, and that dratted Standard Pennant must have been stalking the crew as it is seen in almost every street!

The last series of Gently started filming in January.