Inside chef James Martin’s motors collection worth £5m including classic Ferrari & legendary Colin McRae ra...

JAMES Martin may be a household name for his cooking skills but the chef also owns an impressive car collection worth a cool £5million.James is thought to have been bitten with the car bug when he got a toy Ferrari 288 GTO as a youngster.It was also previously owned by TV presenter Raymond Baxter before James bought it 15 years ago at a car auction.

James admits to still getting behind the wheel to take it for a spin, describing the classic supercar as “absolutely incredible”.James though managed to find an expert to restore it to its former glory.James is also a big fan of motor racing and also owns a number of top models as part of his collection.James said: “It is an amazing bit of kit. Not until you fire it up and until you drive it there is no other thing on the road like it. None.

James also owns the original race suit and trophy awarded to rally legend Roger Clark more than 50 years ago.

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