If you're into cars and trucks, you'll know that the only thing that really turns heads is a banging, late model SUV, a towering four by four, or a saucy sports car.....
But today we found one driver, who was turning heads effortlessly and he didn't pay a hundred and fifty thousand dollars for his ride, nor does it get 5 miles per gallon.
He drives the fine line between classy and classic. Emaun Hyde tells us why it turned her head.:....
Emaun Hyde, Reporting
This 1976 Austin Mini Minor may look out of place on the streets of Belize City - but despite its unassuming appearance, it sure gets heads turning.
And that's just fine by Dennis Bradley the owner of this classic car.
Emaun Hyde
"You love your car?"
Denys Bradley, Car Owner
"Yes, yes. I quite enjoy the notoriety."
He's had it for the last 15 years but when he bought it, it was a real fixer upper:
Denys Bradley, Car Owner
"This particular car was sold to somebody who took it to Miami, and it was abandoned on the docks there. A businessman went up and bought it to Belize, and I acquired it from him in about 94 - in 1994 I think. At that time, I didn't realize you could get parts for the car at all. It was my intention just to use the car, use up the car. Then I went to England, and realized you could get everything for the car. You could get body works, engine, anything that you wanted, you could get for this car."
Emaun Hyde
"So you fixed it up?"
Denys Bradley, Car Owner
"Yes, it was pink and very rusty when I first got it. I kept bringing parts and bringing part until we have it at this stage now."
And for This car owner, this labour of love has definitely been worth it.
Emaun Hyde
"Do you get a lot of stares in this car because I mean, you don't see a lot of these driving around in Belize."
Denys Bradley, Car Owner
"They had quite a few of them around town, when they were first made. My father had one, a little station wagon, one that was made in the early - in the 50's or 40's right after World War 2. I'm quite happy with it."
And the contentment shows as Denys Bradley breezes through the traffic snarl, proving that size doesn't matter, it's a matter of style.
This Aston Mini Minor is one of 8 million that were manufactured in England.
And at the other end of the head-turning spectrum is Shyne Barrow. His rugged Land Rover Discovery is a sure fire head turner, but from the looks of things today he would have been better off driving one of those Mini-Minor's.
That's because this evening at around 5:00, a person we presume to be Shyne's driver parked on the wrong side of Albert Street near Scotia bank. That's just when a city bus rolled through, didn't have enough space to squeeze past and - shall we say - rubbed shoulders - or fenders with the Land Rover. According to bystanders, after the collision, Shyne who was the passenger - left on foot...
