An expert dad is building stunning miniature £5,000 cars and letting his lucky six-year-old son take them for a spin as the official test driver.
Tommy Furness specialises in creating half-scale versions of classic Ford Escorts.
The detailed Mk1 and Mk2 models look just like the real thing and are fully driveable.
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And when it comes time to test them out, his son Freddie, six, is usually first in line to get behind the wheel.
One video showing Freddie confidently driving a white model has racked up an incredible 1.5 million views and more than 17,000 likes online.
Tommy runs TotRods from his workshop in Llanidloes, Powys, where he hand-builds the miniature car body shells to order.
He offers body shells for enthusiasts who want to build their own half-scale motors, along with a range of specialist parts he crafts in-house.
A body shell alone can cost more than £800, while a fully built car starts at around £5,000.
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Fans online were blown away by the tiny motors, with many praising the craftsmanship after seeing one of the cars online, as reported by Whats The Jam.
One viewer said: “What a great mark 2 Escort.
“Happy days.
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“Though I’m sure it was bigger back then.”
Another added: “Fantastic, my first motor was a mk2 in white 1.3, 1976.”
A third wrote: “Wow look at this.
“I would have loved this as a kid.”
And someone else joked: “Go on Freddie go do some doughnuts on the front lawn.”
While a fifth fan said: “That is a work of art.
“Absolutely made my morning seeing that.”
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