Feature: Keith Moon's life in cars

'We fixed on a Rolls-Royce grille, boarded three sides, then put up some old-fashioned wallpaper and carpeted it. We stuck in there a picture of the Queen, an old chair from a dump, and a hanging light,' Dougal remembers. 'Keith dressed as Peter Wyngarde (TV detective Jason King), with his hair greased back and a great big cigarette holder. I was dressed up as his chauffeur.' Entwistle's Caddy never stood a chance.

When Who singer Daltrey bought a Ferrari Dino, Moon had to have one too. So he and Dougal went halves on a brand new £6,000 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT.

'I used to love driving that,' says Dougal. Before he's even finished wistfully describing the Dino's breathtaking road-holding abilities, I've already guessed what's coming. 'We only had it four weeks then I got a call. Moonie says: "Dougal, you ain't gonna believe this... Well, there was a couple of bikers outside - nice fellas - and they just wanted to have a go. So I let them. But unfortunately they didn't see the roadworks sign..."'

'They put it straight down a f---ing ditch! Write off!' he laments, 'I was "driving", again. My no-claims bonus went out the window for a few years.'

Flagship of the Moon fleet was £17,500-worth of brand-new white Rolls-Royce Corniche. 'He wrecked that a couple of times,' says Dougal. 'Coming back from a party at Ringo's he hit another car and went straight through a picket fence into his daughter's school playing field.'

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