Edward, thanks for sharing your amazing cars with us. Tell us, where did your love of cars came from - was it inspired by family or friends? 

That’s an easy one – both of my parents nearly have petrol running through their veins! In fact, my parents met through my mother’s UK-imported Peugeot 205 GTI requiring new spark plugs – the dealer / mechanic in Sydney being my father! It’s hardly any surprise my first spoken word was ‘car’.

So you’ve been afflicted with car fever from birth! What are some of your favourite cars you’ve owned or currently own? 

Aside from my ‘green fleet’, my BMW M4 Competition is a favourite ‘daily driver’ around London – the culmination of many owned BMW generations over the years from E36 to E46 and E82. I’ll cheat a little – my former Ducati 803cc Scrambler ‘Urban Enduro’ motorbike was also a favourite which brought more smiles than I can recall tearing through the countryside of Hong Kong. 

It’s hard to beat BMW’s M models for daily driver duties. However, between your Peugeot P4 and army-spec Defender, you also clearly have a love of military vehicles. What about them appeals to you? 

For me, military vehicles are a way to combine my love of classic motoring and connect with the past decade and my ongoing military service as an Australian Army Reservist, where I currently serve on exchange with the British Army. I love their utilitarian, purpose-built nature and the joy they bring to other enthusiasts in dramatic contrast to everyday traffic!

Please tell us more about your Peugeot P4 - what makes it so special and what drew you to such an unusual vehicle? 

The Peugeot P4 is a very unique car – built under license by Mercedes Benz AG, it combined Peugeot running gear from passenger car’s of the day (505 / 604) and the iconic bodywork of the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon. Of those made, many have been donated to French-partner militaries including Ukraine and mine represents one of only a small handful in the UK, with the majority remaining in France. For me, the P4 combines my deep family history with Peugeots, and my love for quirky military vehicles!

Are there any other cars — military or civilian — that you’d like to own one day? 

It would be hard to pass up the opportunity to own an Aston Martin DB6, Mercedes Benz 280 SL ‘Pagoda’ or my father’s former Peugeot 504 Coupe which he owned in France and the UK before importing it back to Australia!

The 504 has such a great design, like many of Pininfarina’s creations! If you could pick any car and any destination for a road trip, which model are you taking and where are you going? 

Let’s go with a ‘Rosso Corsa’ Ferrari F40 on a re-visit to the Swiss Alps along the Furka, Grimsel and Susten Passes and through to the Stelvio Pass in Northern Italy. End the day with a wood-fire pizza and a Negroni – life complete. 

We’re sure that would make it onto anyone’s bucket list. Returning to your garage, do you have any future plans for your Peugeot? 

Continue to put smiles on people’s faces between every day driving around London, events at Goodwood, and perhaps a trip to Normandy or two!

It sounds like you’ve got your priorities in order! As you disappear off into the sunset, what are you blasting out of the stereo?

‘Born to be Wild’ – Steppenwolf.