Dream collector

Probably red or maybe yellow. Easy to see. Any personalised plates? I have the sequence of ITA 1 to 6 on the Italian cars. Sundry other plates on the rest — VELOCE on the Lancia; THE 69 on the Mustang; 850 on the BMW1M ( just a plate I’ve owned a long time); 911 C4S on a 1998 Porsche 911 C4S; Z1 BMWon the BMW; S GT4 on the GT4; MOSTRO on the Alfa Zagato. ( The Italians called it IL MOSTRO, the monster, because it was considered ugly.) Most memorable road trip? Last year, I did a 7000km trip in the South West of the US, including the bottom half of Route 66, a couple of national parks and down the Pacific Coast in a new Corvette ZO6 ( which is now part of the collection). A lot of it was in the desert. Amazing scenery. This year, I picked the GT4 up from the Porsche factory and drove to Milan through the Italian Alps, including the famous Stelvio pass. Favourite movie car scene? The car chase in with Steve McQueen in a 1968 Mustang chasing a Dodge Charger in the streets of San Francisco. Favourite race driver? Robbie Francevic. First because he was dominant in Australia and New Zealand saloon car racing and, secondly, because he has become closely associated with me and my collection and has taught me and my family so much about driving safely and fast. Great day trip out of Auckland? I think the drive up to Matakana by the coast road near Kaipara is great — lot of winding roads and interesting countryside. Other drivers . . . what irritates you most? Drivers who don’t put their lights on, followed closely by drivers who sit in the outside lane on the motorway when the inside lane is free. If you could change one road rule? I’d like to see the motorway rule “keep to the left” enforced to avoid the dangers of passing on the inside. Lastly, Auckland’s traffic? I think that the bus lanes have made the roads more congested as they are empty most of the time. I am not against them in principle, but I think they should be used more selectively. —