Man who slept with 700 cars tells his story to entertained breakast TV hosts

British breakfast TV hosts have struggle to keep straight faces during an interview with a man who claims to have had sex with 700 cars, a helicopter, and one woman.

Edward Smith, a 63-year-old mechaphile from Washington, casually shared his peculiar amorous exploits with ITV's This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden yesterday, including his 32-year affair with a white 1974 Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla.

He said he first fell in love with the model after he laid eyes on one being driven around by Jehovah's Witnesses.

"There was something about that white '74 Beetle when they pulled up to hand out their Jehovah's Witness literature ... I couldn't keep my eyes off of her," Mr Smith said.

Despite being in a committed relationship, he says Vanilla is happy for him to explore other exploits, though he says he never gets physical with vehicles.

"It's 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," Mr Smith said.

"You know in your heart and soul these are cars, but when I hold them in my arms I do feel an energy that comes from each one of them.

"There's this very deep love."

Schofield and Holden maintained considerate eye-contact with their subject as they quizzed him on his rules not to allow others to wash Vanilla.

But it was a salacious encounter Mr Smith once had with "10 or so" Ford Tauruses in a car park that left them struggling not to laugh.

"You must have been exhausted," Holden said as her co-host hid a smile.