Q I have terrible taste, and need a car to match.

A Zebra hide upholstery suit you? With, of course, gold plated instrument dials, gold plated bumpers and radiator, as well as cut-glass and gold cocktail and toilet accessories? And the discrete white tyres. Nice. The 1955 Daimler Golden Zebra Coupe is a “Docker Special”, brainchild of Lady Docker, a woman of idiosyncratic tastes.

Q I feel the need for speed, but modern sportscars are not for me.

A What about the 25-litre, 200hp Darracq, a truly terrifying, fire-breathing V8 monster, each piston the size of a small dustbin, which — on public roads, no less — became the fastest vehicle on earth in 1905, topping 109mph on the N113 in France. It later achieved speeds in excess of 120mph.

Q I want to buy British. Any ideas?

A Oh yes, you can definitely fly the flag with this: Lot 647 is a stunning 1950 Bristol 401 saloon. The car features a two-litre six-cylinder engine and Art Deco chrome and brass dashboard.

Q Motorcycles are too impractical and four wheels don’t do it for me. Any ideas?

A Why not compromise and try three wheels? The 1992 Grinnall Scorpion uses a 1,000cc engine lifted from a BMW motorbike, has two wheels at the front, one at the back, with suspension borrowed from a Ford. Top speed is said to be “comfortably in excess of 100mph”.

• Bonhams Auction, December 4, Olympia, London. Visit bonhams.com or telephone: 020-7447 7447 for further details.