Bill Calthrop talks to Jonathan Loader, founder and managing director of Railston the Shopfitters of Wootton Bassett, about his 1933 Austin 10.

How long have you owned it? Since 1985

Why did you buy it? I actually went to a vintage tractor auction near Newbury because the car had an interesting number plate featuring the letters RD, which stand for my company Railston Design. But I fell in love with the car and kept it with the plates. I drive to work almost daily.

What do you like best about it? It is a simple and ordinary car doing what it it was designed to do get you from A to B reliably. I have had the engine totally rebuilt and she starts on the button and gives no trouble.

Does the car have a name? Oh yes, she was named Esmerelda by my two daughters who think she is beautiful. It is very original and hasn't been over-restored like so many cars of this vintage.

What does Esmerelda tell us about you? I like the simple things in life!

What do you listen to when driving? I have no choice. There's no radio. The squeaks and rattles and the engine, which I have had totally rebuilt, are music to my ears.

And when you clean out the car, what sort of things do you find? A few nuts and washers. She vibrates a lot!

Any accidents? No, touch wood.

Parking tickets? No.

How often do you wash her? Whenever she is dirty.

What would your dream car be? I already own it an AC Cobra. But if push came to shove, I would get rid of the Cobra and keep the Austin.

And what celebrity would you like to give a ride in Esmerelda? Racing legend the late Sir Ken Tyrrel, the last gentleman in F1 racing.

When asked how to make a small fortune, he famously replied: "Start with a big one." I relate to this as in some ways it mirrors my own situation with my own project, Loaded Gunn Racing. It's the truth!