They say some things improve with age - which is a maxim Hollywood actor Harrison Ford clearly agrees with.
The 71-year-old star proudly displayed two items from his vintage collection of vehicles as he enjoyed a day off in California, earlier this week.
He was seen co-piloting an 80 year-old military training aircraft at the Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday - the same day he drove a rare 1955 Jaguar.
Taking off: Harrison Ford was spotted co-piloting a military training aircraft at the Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles, on Wednesday
Style: Harrison Ford cruises around Santa Monica behind the wheel of his 1954 Jaguar XK140 while running errands
Green with envy: The bottle-green car is a favourite with motor enthusiasts around the world
Looking fit: The 71-year-old actor showed off his trim physique in a tight T-shirt for the day of flying
The monoplane was a Ryan PT-22 Recruit, once favoured by the United States Army Air Corps as a training tool.
It was designed in the 1930's and entered service in 1940. By the end of its production more than 1270 models had been made and most remained in service until the end of World War Two.
According to plane enthusiasts, the Ryan PT-22 Recruit was also used by China and Ecuador as a military trainer.
Meanwhile, the actor arrived at his day of flight practise in his $150,000 1955 Jaguar XK 140.
Catching air: The septuagenarian took the California skies in a Ryan PT-22 Recruit
Preparing for take-off: The Fugitive star co-piloting the military training craft
The pristinely kept classic car seems to be a favourite of the American icon's stable of vehicles as he has been seen numerous time behind the wheel of the gorgeous machine.
But even more telling was his choice in aircraft.
The Ryan PT-22 Recruit is a model of simple and elegant design, featuring spruce spars in the wings and rudder pedals outfitted in each cockpit.
He loves the classics: Ford arrived for his day of flying in his prized $150,000 1955 Jaguar XK 140
Taking a backseat: The actor had a comrade piloting the plane with him
For the flight, Mr Ford donned a brown leather pilot's cap that looked to be taken straight out of a WWI aviator's wardrobe.
Adorning the fit septuagenarian's toned torso was a yellow T-shirt as he wore, appropriately enough, aviator sunglasses.
Completing his getup was a pair of dark blue jeans and sporty looking trainers.
Head gear: The Hollywood legend wore a leather piloting cap for his venture into the air
The star was clearly utilising the piloting and street racing skills he garnered over his long film career as he navigated the clear skies overlooking Los Angeles.
One of the actor's first screen roles was in the George Lucas 1973 nostalgia film American Graffiti, where he played a hayseed underground street racer.
His turn as Bob Falfa earned him a special place in Lucas' heart, leading to bigger and greater roles.
He's got experience: Harrison shot to fame as sci fi pilot Han Solo in the 1977 epic Star Wars, pictured in the Millenium Falcon with Carrie Fisher
Following American Graffiti, Harrison went on to play Han, whose junk yard space vehicle shot him to fame as a macho loner and futuristic gearhead.
Meanwhile, Harrison has been hard at work recently, shooting scenes for the Anchorman sequel in New Orleans and promoting new film 42.
He's also starring in sci-fi young adult epic Ender's Game set to hit theatres on November 1, but is staying tight-lipped about his return to the Star Wars franchise.
Quite the change: The flying wreck of the Millenium Falcon is a far cry from his perfectly maintained Army plane
The father-of-five recently admitted that he still loves acting and isn't planning to retire any time soon.
'I love being with the people who make movies,' he said at a recent press conference. 'I like the problem solving aspect of filmmaking.
'I like the emotional and intellectual exercise I get from it. It’s my utility in life. So my ambition is to continue to be useful.'
Speaking about his marriage to Calista Flockhart, who is 22 years his junior, he said: 'Keeping up with me is fairly easy. Putting up with me is a little bit more difficult.
He's made a career of it: Ford's classic Jaguar is in keeping with his first role as a hayseed hot rod enthusiast Bob Falfa in the 1973 film American Graffiti
But Ford has recently suffered the worst film flop of his career.
The veteran star's latest film Paranoia took just $3.5m at the box office on its opening weekend.
The thriller finished 13th out of all the films on release in US cinemas.
Out of the 60 films he has made since his breakout role in Star Wars in 1977 his latest effort is the worst performing.
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