I recently paid a visit to Sovereign Car Sales with my daughter Maddi.
Sovereign Car Sales is an interesting show room sited in Whitchurch Hampshire.
It's owner, Larry Webb is a life long petrol head.
Below is a photo of Larry outside his showroom taken from his website.
At the age of 15, Larry started his apprenticeship as a mechanic under the guidance of Chris Lawrence of Lawrencetune under the Hammersmith railway arches. Chris Lawrence made a name for himself by winning the 2 litre class at Le Mans driving a Morgan in 1962.
After working at Lawrencetune, Larry then moved onto buying and selling cars and in 1999, bought a showroom in Whitchurch, completely renovated it and added a 2000 foot extension at the rear so that more cars could be sold. The end result is is stunning showroom that looks amazing at every angle. A black and white checkerboard floor and black walls compliments the neon lights and grey roofing.
Neon lights
And then there's the cars. Larry did not want everyday cars as the there is a lot of competition. Larry said "you can go anywhere and buy a Ford Focus or a Ford Fiesta but you can't with the cars I sell".
Having had a warm welcome from Larry and his wife Judy who also works in the showroom and other family members that were visiting, it was time for Maddi and me to take a look around the cars and take some photos
The cars are photoed below
Front Showroom
The below cars are AC Cobra replicas made by AK Sportscars and Dax. They look similar but all have something different to offer the driver. Larry got hooked on these cars when he was offered one in the 1980's, since then he has sold hundreds of these cars.
1938 Hand Built Jaguar Special
1965 Shelby Daytona Replica
1952 Chevrolet Show Truck. This has been on the front of Custom Car Magazine.
In the workshop
1954 Ford F1 Showtruck.
The Bottom showroom
2006 Ferrari F430
2013 Ford GT40
1949 Chevrolet 3100
1947 Chevrolet Peaches & Cream showtruck
1997 Seabring Healey
Nissan 370Z Nismo
Ferrari 512 BB
1990's Ferrari 512 BB
1985 Ferrari 308 GTS
1990's Ferrari 512 BB
Out front, Larry has some of the finest pickup trucks that can be found in the UK.
1949 Chevrolet
Studebaker Sky Hawk
1957 International Harvester A100
1953 Ford F150
1960 Chevrolet C10
1966 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside
1969 Chevrolet C20 Custom Lowrider
1983 Chevrolet Shop Truck
Ford F1 with an LS2 Performance Engine
Ford F1 Rat Rod
1959 International Harvester
1971 Chevrolet C10 Custom Show Truck
1965 Chevrolet Mobsteel Showtruck
Red Chevrolet C10 from 1960 and a 1963 Chevrolet with a 427 Ci or 7 litre V8 engine.
2004 Hummer H2
Lancia Flamina 3CGT
If you are in the market for a car that is unique or a bit different to the rest, then I recommend you visit Sovereign Cars in Association with Larry's Customs. You will receive a warm welcome from either Larry or one of his staff members and they are all willing to help and know about cars. For further information, please visit http://www.sovereigncarsales.co.uk/
