De Jong’s a real petrolhead

Manchester City midfield ace Nigel de Jong has admitted that he is a lover of rare classic cars. The Dutch international is the proud owner of amongst others a Mercedes E63 AMG, Porsche Cayenne, Aston Martin and a classic Plymouth Barracuda equally classic 1967 Ford GT500. "I was always interested in cars even as a young boy,” de Jong told The Sun newspaper on Friday. "My grandfather worked for Ford and he used to take me to the factory when the new models came out and told me how they designed and made them. The more I knew, the more interested I became.” The 25-year-old started collecting cars when he was playing for Hamburg . "The best car of all? I would have to go for the Bentley Continental GT - it's got comfort, it's got speed, it's got space - it's got everything."