tornado64

that's the colour i'd want one in . was a roadster in that colour in a local showroom for years , absolutely gorgeous

a lesson they learned from , they gave an XJS for the ian ogilvy return of the saint TV show

neighther the car or person is genuine it is a modern photoshoot with a look alike .. both very good stand ins though it has to be said , the original car was sympathetically restored a few years ago leaving marks roger had left on it like burns in the ash tray etc

BUT ME , I'M RETIRED FROM DRIVING , driven pretty much everything , and my last vehicle is still languishing in my mates garden since i parked it there 3 yrs ago , i was getting too irresponsible and it wasn't scaring me anymore or giving me the Adrenalin rush it once did popping wheelies at 60MPH , jumping railway level crossings and 0-60 in 3.5 secs had become boring but never the less it was heading towards half a day out with the undertakers

another friends car an ultima GT , the intended V8 wasn't pokey enough , so replaced with a ferrari enzo engine with many re designed items such as new exhaust systems , re designed air intake through bulkhead cavity , plus a whole list of re design re manufacture

GOT A RIDE IN MY FREINDS CAR THAT HE FULLY RESTORED , unlike many it's driven as intended . like he stole it

i use the test units as mini sanding blocks , a source of styrene , etc

he looks to have had the " bradd pitts !!"

the ford fell down a fjord and got stuck in a ford !!

best thing to do with a ford !!

i never did when i worked for an engineering company transporting heavy items like motors etc , although the most likely scenario would be no pallates , heavy items like motors that were likely to be lifted were provided with a lifting eye bolt on the ballance point at the top so they were lifted with the forklifts forks overhead with a sling threaded through the eyebolt once tied down or ratchet strapped the pressure from the weight and the tieing down would keep them in place so if it was a company doing this work regular no pallates would be the norm far safer and more secure

ah i follow your meaning now , have to say that is another unusual livery !!

trouble is that that wasn't weathering that was the previous owners none too tidy use of evo stick

a bit of light painting and some slow shutter panning

quite by accident and with no intention of modelling BR blue or a layout for that matter here i stand building up stock to build my signal box area from 1981-82 it started by buying a Hornby 47 for a poseable model for an oil painting i am doing and sort of escalated i also enjoy restoring basket cases the 31 below is the one above after much restoration