I bought first car aged 11 – now I'm the ‘Duke' dealer with garage full of 90s Ferraris & iconic Bentleys worth millions
The star owns several iconic cars, including
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Merlin McCormack has a huge collection of vintage cars
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The star is known for his eccentric approach to selling cars
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Merlin McCormack admitted to
That spiralled into a love for cars, with the future collector buying his first before he could even drive - a
When he finally was able to drive a moped, he began selling cars.
Now, the star shows off his incredible collection of cars on Instagram.
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His stock of vehicles includes 1990s Ferraris, Fiats,
One Aston Martin V12 Vantage retails for an eyewatering £54,995 on his website.
A glamorous 1973 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe sells for £17,750 and car lovers could take the 1980
Previously, the car dealer has sold a sleek, red 1992 Ferarri 512 TR LHD and a 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports.
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Merlin stores his cars at a discreet location in
The collector is known as the Duke of London, in a reference to the title awarded to Churchill after he saw the capital through
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He added: 'Because he was humble and I guess haunted by war, he politely declined it.
'But I was arrogant enough to anoint myself as Duke of London.'
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The name became his Instagram handle too, when Merlin realised he needed something 'catchy'.
He has now racked up a staggering number of followers, with 73,800 following him on the social media platform.
However, he admitted that his friends find his love for selling cars 'weird' before he became successful.
Merlin said: 'They thought it was weird.
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'And they still do to be fair.
'But we were the weird kids at school anyway... we made a little bit of money but then we'd reinvest it and lose it or waste it – it wasn't until the market started picking up around 2012 we saw an opportunity, and that's become Duke of London.'
Now, Merlin wants to expand his empire even further and is already refurbishing his storage space to accommodate a car meet-up venue and even a cafe and restaurant.
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