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ashes to ashes

I spotted this early '80s Reliant Scimitar GTC SE8 parked by a cafe on Turin Street in Bethnal Green. The whole scene felt like it had been dreamed up by an art director designing a 1980s retro shoot. So I've allowed myself a somewhat stylised edit. (Of course in those days this wouldn't have been a coffee shop but rather a greasy spoon cafe.)

 

The Scimitar was designed by Tom Karen (who very recently passed away): an industrial designer credited with many iconic British product designs from the '70s.

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Uploaded on January 31, 2023
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