They are a 1962 Valiant, 1975 Triumph Stag and 1966 Hillman Gazelle, all owned by local car enthusiast Wally McGregor.

Chances are the one you select as the slowest is actually the fastest of the three, well up to 160km, or in old currency 100mph.

It’s the Hillman, which was purchased new by Wally.

“Despite it’s grandad look it is faster than the other two up to 100 miles an hour,” he said.

“Gay, (his wife) and I have had good service and a lot of fun with it over the years.”

Wally laughs that it is not a suitable vehicle for older people, but says when he purchased it 44 years ago it was a high performance car and he said to himself, “Right I’ll have one of those”.

The vehicle has the registration plate from his father’s vehicle, SU 209. The prefix is the old Sussex Road Board.

He added the Stag to his stable in 1990 and the Valiant in 2009.

Wally chuckles when he talks about the value of the vehicles.

“Cars are a bit like shares. You only lose money on them when you sell them.”

Though the Stag “performs like the luxury sports car it was in its day”, Wally is enjoying the eye-catching fire engine-red Valiant, which he restored.

“I’d previously had a couple of Triumphs,” he said. “It’s a small car that drives like a big car.”

The three vehicles have a common denominator.

Between 1964-68 Wally worked for the Busselton agent for Chrysler, which was the agent for the three vehicle brands.

He said all three vehicles had perceived problems, but if you put them aside and worked on their positive points they each gave a lot of enjoyment.

“The Hillman is seen as a grandad’s car and the Valiant is considered to be just a big tank,” he said.

The Stag had over-heating problems that he has rectified. He tried to take each of the the three vehicles for a spin at least twice a month.

“You need to for the hydraulics.”

Wally said that when he obtained the Hillman he was going through a phase of life.