Everything in London costs a million quid. Ride on the tube? A million quid. Bangers and mash? A million quid. Walk past Betty Windsor's palace? A million quid.
No wonder classic cars look cheap.
Last weekend I thought I might try to snatch a few bargains at the Coys Ascot auction held at the local racecourse of the same name. They've been racing at Ascot for 304 years and because it's only 10km down the road from Windsor Castle it's a fave of the royal family.
If you are still carrying a flame for Britt Ekland despite her choosing Peter Sellers, Rod Stewart and Warren Beatty over you, you could have picked up her 1991 Rover Mini Cooper. Black with white racing stripes, cassette player, red carpet and a great cigarette smell inside. Around $14,000.
The car I wanted was the 1980 Ford GT40 L replica. Not a kit car, this beautiful, beautiful beast was professionally built as a race car complete with a Cobra engine. It went for around $100,000.