Classic cars, prestige motors, old favourites and the ones that got away.

Welcome to Brett Orchard's Garage. Brett's archive of Classic Cars, Prestige Cars, TV Cars and Motoring Passion.

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I’ve loved cars for as long as I can remember, especially classic and prestige cars.

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Sure, I have the boring cars, the workhorses that I use as the daily family driver but I absolutely love having something for a special occasion that is just there for a bit of fun.

That love came from my dad, Bob. For me, cars have never just been about getting from A to B. They are about character, craftsmanship, memories and stories. I’ve always loved the shape of them, the smell of them, the sound of them and the feeling that each one has a personality of its own.

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Over the years, buying, improving, renovating and enjoying classic and prestige cars became a genuine hobby for me, and a really profitable one at times... not so much at others!

I’ve probably owned well over a hundred through the years, and almost all of them were classics or something I considered a little bit special. Some were elegant, some were outrageous, some were pure nostalgia, and quite a few are cars I still think about now.

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One of the most special memories of my life was being able to reunite my father with his first ever car, an Austin Healey Sprite, one Christmas. He thought it had been lost forever, so seeing that moment meant far more than any price tag ever could. That is what cars can do. The right one is never just a machine. It becomes part of family history.

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So this is my little corner of dayslikethis.life for the cars I’ve owned, the ones I’ve loved, the ones I sold, and the ones I probably should have kept.

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Welcome to Brett’s Garage