A LINGDALE car enthusiast is preparing his prized Volvo for what could be the drive of his life.

Edward Brown, a 75-year-old retired teacher from Stang-how Road, Lingdale, is entering his 100,000 mile 1988 Volvo 360 GLT in the Northern Round of the 2000 Autoglym Concours Championship which will be held at the Yorkshire Motor Festival near Beverley later this summer.

If he wins, Mr Brown will qualify for the final at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in November.

Mr Brown has been a motor enthusiast since he was a teenager, starting with motorcycles and switching to cars when he learned to drive at the age of 27.

He is a founding member of the Teesside Volvo Club and although he has only been on the competition circuit for four years he has won many trophies and awards.

He said: "It is the first time I have competed against other cars apart from Volvos so it will be tough but I am looking forward to it.