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Jun 10, 2012 18:47:58 GMT
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Here's a poser... I went to a custom car show with my parents, in Donnington I guess, in the mid '80s. One of the custom cars - and I'm sad that I can't remember what it was, but I think Mustang, '70s, had proper metalflake art.  If I'm remembering correctly, this painting was bought there from the guy who made the car. The only clue I have is the IE 86 - Initials and year. Curious to know what the car was, whether this style of art is still sold at shows, who did it. I've had it for years and years, just decided to take it from the frame and use as a test of a new copystand I got, and thought it was cool. |
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Last Edit: Jun 10, 2012 20:30:59 GMT by Deleted
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Jun 10, 2012 19:36:40 GMT
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IE could refer to Ian Etheridge. He had a Transam covered in metalflake art with an intergallactic theme. The car was featured in Street Machine in the '80s. Was this the car?  It's been sitting in the Lakeland Motor Museum for years, but apparently it'll be back on the show circuit this year! |
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Jun 10, 2012 19:56:00 GMT
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that is pretty awesome...
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Jun 10, 2012 20:22:20 GMT
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Ooooh, that does look very familiar - and I can imagine a 12-year old me being very excited to see that car! I wonder how many of these paintings were made...
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Jun 10, 2012 20:30:43 GMT
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Found some more pics... it was shown until '86... Hmmmm!
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Jun 10, 2012 20:36:19 GMT
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I can remember seeing that at doncaster custom car show when I was a kid! I'll have been 6 or 7. Loved it and would love to read a write up of it!  |
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Jun 10, 2012 20:40:53 GMT
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ahh celestial  i have pics of it in some 80's magazine collection thing ('on the road', i really need to post soem scans of the interesting bits out of that as its very retro...) in a section on custom paint, always had a bit of a love of ott 'flake painted cars... Nice to see its still around and its not been abandoned or destroyed like so many old show cars have been That painting is very cool, maybe a little kitch but id hang it on my wall  never sen anything else like it though |
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Jun 10, 2012 21:02:58 GMT
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It may have been Doncaster where I was - my family is from that area, Sheffield/Rotherham etc. If you're not much over 30 we might even have been at the same show I think I've had that painting since we moved from near Retford up to Scotland - it's never had a hanger on it, so it's always been propped on things or in drawers to keep it safe. |
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Jun 10, 2012 21:15:43 GMT
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Here it is when we saw it at the Lakeland museum in '03  |
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I'm not on there, if anyone wants to add that picture to the RnS thread as a bit of "related" info feel free...
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It may have been Doncaster where I was - my family is from that area, Sheffield/Rotherham etc. If you're not much over 30 we might even have been at the same show I'm 31/born in 80. Used to go every year when I was a kid. Tbh, used to go every year until I was about 25 lol. Max power killed it  |
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Bloody hell. We probably WERE at the same car show. I got taken as a treat though, my parents did not share my car obsession (I suspect if anything, I've put them off cars for life ). |
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Jun 19, 2012 19:53:58 GMT
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Last Edit: Dec 31, 2012 20:20:13 GMT by babyboomer
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Jun 19, 2012 21:29:36 GMT
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That just oozes awesome!
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Jun 20, 2012 14:29:23 GMT
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Wow!
Given the time, date, and so forth - for now I am assuming that this picture is by Ian, and that car looks SO much like the one I remember. Though if anyone knows different (what's become of Ian Etheridge, for example? Is he still around somewhere?) I would still greatly appreciate knowing!
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Jun 20, 2012 16:45:44 GMT
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amazing paint, shame the british sun doesnt do it justice ;D
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Jun 23, 2012 21:59:44 GMT
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I'm being no help what so ever here, but that painting has struck a chord with me. Back in the '80s I'm sure me and my friends used to collect small cards with very similar metalflake illustrations that possibly came free with packets of crisps or similar. Random, but true
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saw it at lakeland few years ago
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saw it at lakeland few years ago
believe the donald campbell replica boat stuff there as got photos somewhere
good day out for retro content though
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i have pics of it in some 80's magazine collection thing ('on the road', i really need to post soem scans of the interesting bits out of that as its very retro...) in a section on custom paint, always had a bit of a love of ott 'flake painted cars...
never sen anything else like it though
