Living only a stones' throw away from this shed, I drove past it innumerable times without realising the treasure it held. One day, when my own car was in the shop across the street, I decided to take a peak. I found these two classic cars waiting for restoration. One is a Ford Consul, Mark I, from the early 1950s; the other a Citroën DS 21 Pallas from the late 1960s or early 1970s.

The Ford Consul was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1950 and went into production in 1951. It featured an all-new 1,508cc overhead valve engine and was also the first Ford (along with the new Zephyr, which was introduced at the same time) to have MacPherson struts for the front suspension. Production ended in 1956 when the Mark 2 version was introduced.

The Citroën DS is a famous car model from the French brand Citroën. In French, the name is pronounced "déesse," which means goddess. The affectionate nickname 'goddess of the road' is also derived from this. The DS was presented at the Paris Motor Show on October 6, 1955, and was a sensation ('La Bombe Citroën'). The car featured various characteristics and applied technologies that had not previously been combined in a single car.