Boxer Ricky Hatton warmed up for his latest world title defence by dressing up as Del Boy.
The Manchester fighter cruised around his home town in a battered three-wheeler - identical to the dodgy motor featured in Only Fools and Horses.
Hatton, who successfully defended his WBU light-welterweight title against American Michael Stewart on Saturday, admitted he was obsessed with the BBC show.
He said: "I have been a huge fan of Only Fools and Horses for as long as I can remember. It's the best programme on TV.
"When I was barely into my teens I told my dad that one day I'd have one of the three-wheelers from the series and he looked at me as if I was mad."
"He laughed it off...but now I've made it come true. I couldn't be happier."
Hatton's friend and spokesman Paul Speak confirmed the boxer was delighted with his latest acquisition.
"Ricky always said that if he ever made it as a boxer, the one thing he wanted to buy was a Fools and Horses van," Speak told BBC Sport.
"He bought it off a guy from the Only Fools and Horses Appreciation Society, so it's completely authentic."
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Not content with the van, which comes complete with "Trotters Independent Trading" logo, Hatton has also invested in the full Del Boy get-up.
He can be seen driving around Manchester's Hyde district wearing the trademark sheepskin coat and flat cap, and smoking a fake cigar.
"I've even got a blow-up doll to stick in the passenger seat!" he confessed.
"When I pull up alongside a car at a set of traffic lights, the other driver always cracks up laughing."
It's difficult to imagine Stewart saw the funny side on Saturday when the Hitman put him on right-Hooky Street.