storm was known for the extravagant clothes he wore and the cars he drove, once buying a pink vauxhall cresta for £800 in cash. a young man was once caught by a porter at bootle railway station writing "i love rory" over the walls, and when questioned, it turned out to be storm himself. the hurricanes wore matching suits on stage, but storm sometimes wore a pink suit and pink tie, and during concerts he would walk over to the piano and comb his blond hair with an oversized comb. their stage wear changed from sunglasses and palm tree-decorated shirts to red (and blue) suits. storm also wore an elvis-style gold lamé suit. when they first appeared at butlins holiday camp storm wore a turquoise suit with a gold lamé shirt, while the group wore fluorescent suits.