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Sophie Brownson

See Greggs superfan's amazing car transformation as he unveils the 'The Sausage Roller' to brilliant response from Newcastle-based chain

A Greggs superfan has shown the ultimate devotion to the bakery chain by transforming his car into 'The Sausage Roller.'

Joe James has been a lifelong customer of the North East brand and decided to pay homage to his favourite Greggs bake by customising his bright blue Suzuki Wagon R with the brand's iconic logo.

And the 18-year-old didn't stop there, putting the Greggs name across the bonnet and renaming the vehicle 'The Sausage Roller' with white lettering spelling it out on either side.

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Joe, a college student from Leicester, said he spent the weekend decorating his car along with pal, Dylan Gamble, who even has the nickname 'Captain Greggs.'

Speaking to Chronicle Live, Joe said: "Basically it was a joke between me and my friend Dylan. We were walking through Halfords and he joked that you could organise L plates to look like a Greggs logo and it kind of spiralled from there with every step working almost too perfectly!

Joe James has made a Greggs-themed car called 'The Sausage Roller' in a show of devotion to the North East based bakery chain. (Joe James)

"We did it all in the space of a weekend. The idea literally just came from the joke about having it on the car and we decided to say, 'what the hell,' and do it!"

Joe's Greggs car even caught the eye of the brand itself after he shared photos of the finished project on Twitter.

Giving Joe the seal of approval, Greggs Tweeted: "Love it Joe. Although, no sudden hand bake turns please."

Greggs superfan Joe James (left) with his Greggs-themed car and pal Dylan Gamble. (Joe James)

The teenager said it was "amazing" to get the tongue-in-cheek response from Greggs and said the overall reaction to his car has been largely positive.

"It's so amazing to get recognition from this brand we unironically love for such a stupid idea me and my friend had," Joe said.

"We've had some bad reactions to it, but that's kind of expected when you're doing anything slightly different. For the most part, it's been a lot of smiles and laughs which was really the goal."

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