Ian lives in Norfolk and drives a rather special 1995 Mini Cooper S. The rest of his family are also long-time devotees of the products of BMC/Leyland/Rover.

Ian's Mini has been uprated to produce 92bhp, and has been fitted with a set of Group 2 wheelarch extensions.

The interior of Ian's Mini: plenty of wood, but not much Pickett...

This rare automatic Rover Vitesse belongs to Ian's father, Keith...

...as does this 3.9-litre Land Rover Discovery...

...while this sporty Rover Metro GTa belongs to his sister, Alice

Completing the fleet is Karen Nicholls' Rover 420. Now, remember that registration number...

Nostalgia corner

...because having been bought for 'peanuts' in the 1960s, it used to grace the family's Austin 1100...

...before being transferred to their much-loved Morris 1800 'Landcrab', being modelled here by a very young Alice Nicholls.

This 1981 Austin Metro 1.3HLS served the Nicholls family between 1986 and 1996, during which time it racked up over 100,000 miles.

And finally, here is Ian's Godfather with his 1966 Austin Mini Cooper. Could this be how Ian (who was born the same year) first caught the Cooper bug?.

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