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    Jamie Vardy set to bid for The Inbetweeners’ infamous yellow banger

    FUN-loving footie ace Jamie Vardy is set to bid for The Inbetweeners’ infamous yellow banger.The Leicester City and former England striker normally drives a £165,000 Bentley Continental GT.
    Footie ace Jamie Vardy is set to bid for The Inbetweeners’ infamous yellow bangerCredit: Reuters
    In the series the pals shouted ‘bus w*****s’ at bus stop queues as they pottered past in the 1996 Fiat Cinquecento HawaiiCredit: Channel 4
    But he is a big fan of the classic Channel 4 comedy — and its “football fwend” joke — and even calls mates from his hometown of Sheffield “The Inbetweeners.”
    In the series the pals shouted “bus w*****s” at bus stop queues as they pottered past in the 1996 Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii, with a mismatched red door and rude bumper sticker.
    The car is up for auction in Bristol and has already had an offer of £5,500
    Auctioneer Andrew Stow said: ‘It’s just so British. It’s an underdog — yet everyone wants a piece of it’

    It is up for auction in Bristol and has already had an offer of £5,500.
    A source close to 34-year-old Jamie said: “He’s told his mates he wants to have it as a collector’s piece.”
    Auctioneer Andrew Stow said: “It’s just so British. It’s an underdog — yet everyone wants a piece of it.”
    Ridiculed yellow car from The Inbetweeners set to sell for £3,000 at auction More