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A man who has had sex with over 700 cars has revealed how he had his first physical experience of car love with a Volkswagen Beetle.

Edward Smith, 63, told Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden on This Morning how he was “tempted one night to step outside” to make love to the neighbour’s car as a young teen, having first become attracted to cars in 1965.

As a mechaphile, Edward is sexually attracted to machines – and as well as having sex with cars, has also had a relationship with a helicopter and planes, claiming they are all better than women.

“I began an interest in the beauty of cars when I was turning just 15 years of age,” revealed Edward, from Washington in the US.

“It woke something up inside me,” he continued, speaking of the ‘gentle caresses’ he gave the Beetle.

Asked about what would happen on a night out when he would find a car he was attracted to, Edward reflected: “I look back on that thinking that was pretty risky business.”

“But that’s the history, yes. I cannot deny there were a number of neighbourhoods that… a lot of them were like car lots.”

Explaining how it is possible to make love to a car, Edward added: “It has to do with the body itself. I’m not really attracted to any sort of, may I say, penetration.

“It is hugging and holding the shape of the car close to me and actually talking to it a little bit. And then of course, the rest is just physical satisfaction – masturbation is, I guess, the word.”

“It is done with the car, by the car – next to it,” when pressed by Amanda for details.

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Edward also clarified he keeps his clothes on during his passionate sessions, but “basically just unzipped”.

He has been with the love of his life, Vanilla, since 1982.

"On my own private property where I live is where we get mostly intimate and I'm very careful and respectful not to be seen in public because this is private - like any other kind of love affair between a couple."

And despite having another, simultaneous relationship with a Ford Ranger called Ginger, Edward said there is no resentment on Vanilla's part.

"She's very forgiving," he said, before stressing he was aware the cars are actually vehicles, rather than sentient beings.

"I don't like to pretend to the point where I forms sociological or mental difficulties, I don't let it get that heavy," continued Edward, who has had relationships with women in the past.

(Image: Daniel Berman / Barcroft)

He added: "But when I hold them in my arms I do feel an energy that comes from each one of them.

"It kind of depends what mood I'm in. Lately, at my age, the libidinal energies have kind of calmed.

"But it is amazing that beyond that there's a deep, very deep love - I wouldn't want anything to separate us."

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