A man who claims to have had sex with 1,000 cars has defended his "romantic" feelings towards vehicles.
Edward Smith with one of his former partners
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Edward Smith with one of his former partners

Edward Smith, who lives with his current "girlfriend" – a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, insisted that he was not "sick" and had no desire to change his ways.

"I appreciate beauty and I go a little bit beyond appreciating the beauty of a car only to the point of what I feel is an expression of love," he said.

"Maybe I'm a little bit off the wall but when I see movies like Herbie and Knight Rider, where cars become loveable, huggable characters it's just wonderful.

"I'm a romantic. I write poetry about cars, I sing to them and talk to them just like a girlfriend. I know what's in my heart and I have no desire to change."

He added: "I'm not sick and I don't want to hurt anyone, cars are just my preference."

Mr Smith, 57, first had sex with a car at the age of 15, and claims he has never been attracted to women or men.

But his wandering eye has spread beyond cars to other vehicles. He says that his most intense sexual experience was "making love" to the helicopter from 1980s TV hit Airwolf.

As well as Vanilla, he regularly spends time with his other vehicles – a 1973 Opal GT, named Cinnamon, and 1993 Ford Ranger Splash, named Ginger.

Before Vanilla, he had a five-year relationship with Victoria, a 1969 VW Beetle he bought from a family of Jehovah's Witnesses.

But he confesses that many of the cars he has had sex with have belonged to strangers or car showrooms.

His last relationship with a woman was 12 years ago - and he could not bring himself to consummate it, although he did have sex with girls in his younger days.

Mr Smith, from Washington state in the US, kept quiet about his secret fetish for years, but agreed to be interviewed as part of a channel Five documentary into “mechaphilia”. He is shown meeting other enthusiasts at a rally in California

Talking about how his unusual passion developed, Mr Smith said: "It's something that grew as a part of me when I was a kid and I could not shake it..

"I just loved cute cars right from the beginning, but over the years it got stronger once I got into my teenage years and was my first having sexual urges.

"When I turned 13 and the famous Corvette Stingray came about, that car was pure sex and just an incredible machine. I wanted it.

"I didn't fully understand it myself except that I know I'm not hurting anyone and I do not intend to."

He added: "There are moments way out in the middle of nowhere when I see a little car parked and I swear it needs loving.

"There have been certain cars that attracted me and I would wait until night time, creep up to them and just hug and kiss them.

"As far as women go, they never really interested me much. And I'm not gay.”

Mr Smith is now part of a global community of more than 500 “car lovers” brought together by internet forums.

6/26/2008 11:22:16 AM

OH GOD HERBIE NO

6/26/2008 11:23:27 AM

ill kill someone who fucks my car

6/26/2008 11:23:56 AM

Quote :

"although he did have sex with girls in his younger days. "

this is a very suspect phrase...

6/26/2008 11:24:10 AM

so does he stick it in the gas tank?

6/26/2008 11:24:30 AM

Like does he bang the gas tank?

I wanna cry

6/26/2008 11:25:02 AM

:old:

6/26/2008 11:25:40 AM

yeah how does this happen?

Quote :

"There are moments way out in the middle of nowhere when I see a little car parked and I swear it needs loving."

best line in the whole story

6/26/2008 11:25:57 AM

maybe he lays the seat back and sticks his dick between the cusions.....hmmm...ill brb

6/26/2008 11:26:13 AM

^^^^LET ME HOLD YOU.

and only 1,000...He's got some catching up to do.

I prefer the cig lighter btw. Or pop out the trunk lock and hit it doggy.

[Edited on June 26, 2008 at 11:27 AM. Reason : s]

6/26/2008 11:26:41 AM

he puts his wiener in the tailpipe

6/26/2008 11:29:05 AM

Just don't go digging for change in the back seat

6/26/2008 11:29:13 AM

Maybe he's the guy that drew all those pictures of dragons having sex with cars.

6/26/2008 11:32:09 AM

He looks kinda like Gene Simmons

6/26/2008 11:34:20 AM

when he squirts, oil shoots out.

6/26/2008 11:35:41 AM

you know, keep it in your garage and who are we to judge the guy?

6/26/2008 11:40:38 AM