The concluding part of our mini-road trip series takes us up hill and down dale to the Heritage Motor Centre - a home for all that's great (and kooky) about the British motor industry. Guaranteed to bring mass gasps of "I had one of those!" to any Brit who visits.
The really cool stuff, for me, wasn't the stuff that I've owned, been in, or seen daily since the year dot. It's great that they're preserving old Metros and the likes, but the REALLY cool stuff was a little left of centre. Predictably enough. Take this beautiful 50s prototype Lotus, an early relation of the Lotus 7. Check the carbs popping through the bonnet, the hammer marks on the roughly formed nose. Took a bunch of reference shots of this one, with a view to modeling it sometime soon...
The really cool stuff, for me, wasn't the stuff that I've owned, been in, or seen daily since the year dot. It's great that they're preserving old Metros and the likes, but the REALLY cool stuff was a little left of centre. Predictably enough. Take this beautiful 50s prototype Lotus, an early relation of the Lotus 7. Check the carbs popping through the bonnet, the hammer marks on the roughly formed nose. Took a bunch of reference shots of this one, with a view to modeling it sometime soon...
Land Rover for the road anyone? Presenting...the Road Rover!
Alec Issigonis takes a go at model making, circa 1945...
...and Morris Garages goes to the salts:
Then finally, I go dirty up a Land Rover
If you're ever in that Rover neck of the woods (or the Aston Martin neck of the woods, for that matter), well worth a visit.
Tomorrow: normal service resumes! Breath a sigh of relief, unless you wanna check MORE holiday snaps.
JB
Tomorrow: normal service resumes! Breath a sigh of relief, unless you wanna check MORE holiday snaps.
JB
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