TODDLER David Connor astounded his parents with a strange talent - spotting Volvo cars at 20 yards.

The 22-month-old youngster's first word was not 'mama' or 'dadda', but the name of the Swedish car manufacturer.

And on a road test round a town centre car park in his buggy, David showed our reporter all four Volvos parked there. Mum Debbie said: "No one else in the family is a car expert."

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