Billing himself as "a maverick thinker, a gentle revolutionist, a loveable genius, an anti-academician, doctor of science, doctor of arts, doctor of design," among many other roles, he aimed to build the most fuel-efficient car on the road.
In the current footballing environment – in among the endless contractually obligated marketing duties, first-team #Twitter commitments and hypnotically strained, media-trained interviews – he is a loveable misfit, a precious and yet unpolished gem.
Pre-adolescent Pre-adolescent Scottiegrow up but still a childesperateoul-moutoed growesqup, monstrous and loveabut - a wonderful creation, at bestillth "a look of both innochild and calculatisn", at worst exuding the aura of "a crack baby.
A loveable rogue with a diamond smile and a fitted cap, he had the easy charm of a man who'd steal your girlfriend and buy you a pint afterwards.
The flavour of the gags remains identical without feeling old: Lister is still a loveable dufus, Rimmer an awful bastard, Kryten a hopeless people-pleaser and Cat a fabulous feline.
Damn he was good on The Sopranos, playing that hopelessly loveable Tony Soprano, a guy who sees a therapist in between ordering mob hits.
There's a lesson to be learnt here; drape a Union Jack around your shoulders and you look like a loveable idiot on a package holiday.
He was a loveable revolutionary, with a taste for gentle self-mockery, even of his most serious beliefs - certainly one of Arnold Bennett's natural "cards".
Mr Alkins said his son was an amazing boy who was full of character, cheeky and loveable and a talented young man.
Penelope and Gretchen's friendship with Emma made possibly my favourite fictional friendship - Gretchen's rebellious side makes her easily loveable, in a way where she is completely out of place at the balls that come with being a debutante.
