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Pictured: A Ford Anglia police car in a paint shop.

Car nut Joseph Gabrielli is collecting and restoring classic police Ford Anglias after falling in love with them while watching Heartbeat.

Joseph avidly viewed the ITV Sunday night drama, set in 1960s Yorkshire, as a child with his family.

He was transfixed by the blue and white Ford Anglia police car which often appeared on screen.

The 26 year old bought his first Ford Anglia in 2015, a former Leicester Police CID vehicle that had been languishing in a barn for 39 years.