DOUG HUGHES

AGE: 53

OCCUPATION: Operations supervisor

PREVIOUSLY OWNED CARS: Minis, Morris Minors, Mk2 Escort, V8 Falcon, VC and VK Commodores, Mk2 Cortina; currently own HSV GTO, VK Commodore circuit car, Ford Anglia, Ford Pop

DREAM CAR: Ford Pop — it’s an addiction

WHY THE POP? I wanted something cheap and cool

BUILD TIME: A year and a half, then eight months

LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP: 19 years

DOUG THANKS: Paul Jeffs at Adsigns; Daniel Woodgate at Sharps Autoglass; Don and Penny at Waiwhetu Auto Services; my two sons, Joel and Blair, for motivation, support, and brainstorming ideas; and, finally, the wife, for putting up with the addiction