Photo: Allan Gallop Someone suggested they fit a powertrain into one of those cute Hoover vacuums, and the rest is history, as one saying goes. Henry Hoofer actually uses parts from about eight ...

Systems engineer Allan Gallop, 35, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, fit a broken hoover with a two-stroke 50cc engine, handlebars and new wheels.

Comical videos showing the adventures of a Henry the Hoover are proving an online hit - including him testing out ramps at a skatepark and enjoying the rides at a fairground. Bosses at a family-run ...