No Phantom . . . it's my Rolls-Royce of mobility scooters
IT HAS a dancing cherub rather than the famous Flying Lady as its bonnet mascot.
And its top speed is a sedate 8mph rather than 155mph.
But after being converted to look like a Rolls-Royce, fun-loving 83-year-old Bill Inston's mobility scooter still turns heads.
The retired engineer spent three painstaking months creating his "Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud" with the help of tin foil and knitting needles.
And the labour of love has proved such a roaring success that Bill is now the envy of every other scooter user in his home town of Westonsuper-Mare, Somerset.
He said: "My Rolls-Royce is the only one of its kind in the world.
"Like everyone else, I always wanted a Rolls and like many others, I could never afford one. So one day I had the idea to turn my scooter into one. When I'm cruising through Weston people often stop me and ask about it.
"I see other people using mobility scooters looking enviously on."
Widow Bill has spent hundreds of pounds souping up his ride which he bought for £200 after fracturing his femur eight years ago.
In comparison, a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé costs £300,000 and is powered by a V12 engine - rather than a 12V battery.
But a proud Bill, whose motor has a mahogany-finish interior and a removable Perspex roof, added: "Driving it brings smiles to me and everyone I see when driving around town." And that's priceless.