The traditional electric milk float is a dying breed these days, but this 1961 Morris milk float has survived with a vengeance.

Powered by a 3.5-litre Rover V8, Mel Smith’s milk float churns up the tarmac at every opportunity. Rumour has it that the milkfloat was originally converted by a previous London-based owner who used it to tow a speedboat, but the details of ‘Milky’s’ history are a bit hazy.

‘Milky’ is a 1961 Morris milk float powered by a 3.5-litre Rover V8!

This fire-breathing one-off was recently fitted with a new set of Falken tyres and put to the test by Team Falken’s drift driver, Matt Carter.

Commenting on his time with Milky, Carter, whose usual ride is a 600hp Nissan Skyline GT-R, said:

“Compared to my 600+bhp Nissan competition car, this was still more of a pig than a cow to drift. With no seat belts or doors, it was a case of hanging on rather than hanging the tail out!”

Funnily enough, a quick Google reveals that V8-powered milk floats are surprisingly popular. Weetabix recently had a go,  while the ‘Rods n Sods’ forum reveals the existence of at least one other example…