It’s hard to ignore a beautifully restored Ford model A. These vehicles were the successor to the hugely successful model T, and became another marketing success for the Ford Motor Company. Nearly five million of them were built from 1928 to 1931, but they aren’t quite as common these days.

So, when I saw this model A truck at a show recently, I stopped to have a chat with its owner, Neil Phillips, of Adelaide, South Australia. He explained that he has always been a model A fan, having bought his first one in 1965 when he was only 20 years old. “I paid £35 for a 1928 Tudor sedan and travelled in it to model A rallies for many years, but I recently sold it.