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In the 1950s and early 1960s, whilst the company was still building its reputation, Enzo Ferrari was still on the hunt for what he deemed to be “the Ferrari look”, which was a distinctive appearance for his cars that perfectly encapsulated the passion, heritage, and uniqueness of the Ferrari brand. As a result, Ferrari experimented with a number of different coach builders, creating countless beautiful and vastly different motor cars. At the same time, this allowed owners to customise their Ferrari exactly as they saw fit, bringing their own personality into the automobiles design, which was a process akin to having a bespoke suit constructed by a fine Italian tailor. Both owners and coach builders took enormous pride in their creations, as both parties felt that the completed automobile was the embodiment of their professional and personal accomplishments.
One such design was the 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Zagato ‘Tour De France’, of which only five were made. After being approached by two of his best Italian clients, Vladimiro Galluzi and Camillo Luglio, Ferrari was requested to supply them both with 250 LWB chassis to be sent to Zagato for custom coachwork, and this was a request to which “Il Commendatore” agreed. Zagato strived to create a design that would be lighter and more aerodynamic than other bodies on the 2,600 millimetre chassis, lending a competitive advantage to their cars. Chassis 0515GT and 0537GT would be finished in April and June of 1956, for Galluzzi and Luglio respectively. Both cars would go on to see some competition success, and two of the three Zagato-bodied TDFs that followed were also campaigned by their original owners. However, Ferrari would eventually select Pinin Farina as his coach builder of choice, leaving just six Ferraris, all five 250 GTZs and a 166 MM, to ever be bodied by Zagato before Enzo passed away in 1989.
On one of those occasions I had to make an emergency pit stop at Abington services when leaving Scotland with a less then fit bus...(can't remember whether it was the Dodge which lost it's battery, the Dodge which suffered total brake failure or the seizing Iveco), but along side me drew this impressive beast. Being a 'bus' man, but with a passing interest in British built lorries, I knew it had to be photographed. How much of this Cummins powered Atkinson Borderer was as it left the Preston factory, I don't know, but to me, the sleeper cab, raised roof and tag axle might be later additions(?) I gather from subsequent conversation that the firm 'J Huddleston' were something of a haulage legend amongst enthusiasts.
a 2nd hand jacket which i have customised using applique, couching, and adding my own handmade buttons by McAnaraks
Today Sunday 9th September 2018 I attended the annual Grampian Motorcycle Convention held at Alford Grampian Transport Museum .
I enjoy these events, always hundreds of bikes on display , some vintage, classic and current models , well organised and catering for the crowds that attend.
The weather was excellent ,I spoke to many bikers all sharing their love for the bike they had on display , many had 2 or 3 that they owned , however as usual the best part for was capturing all the motorcycles in the parking area, driven to the event by enthusiasts and owners with a love for their chosen Suzuki, Yamaha,Kawasaki ,Triumph etc.
I captured 400 bikes at the convention today , I do not have the time to list their details etc , hence please feel free to comment on any individual bike that you recognise , meantime I will slowly though surely add as much information as I can when I find time .
Many thanks for everything. I will like to share that Dorayaki as a budding customiser, he is doing his best to apply basic customisation techniques on these LEGO Friends mini-dolls designs by converting them into customised LEGO Friends customised minifigures scale. Earlier ago, I have kindly extend a wish that I could like to have these designs. My intention was to have such unique customised minifigures to present as a gift to a very close friend of mine, whom is very fond of LEGO Friends. I felt this could be the perfect special gift. Dorayaki has kindly agreed to this commissioned project and after a few months, the long wait is over! I have finally received these LEGO Friends customised minifigures design in minifigure scale. I am delighted even though he could be working hard on applying paint job. Nonetheless, I am pleased with it.
You may find more information on his project in this topic discussion: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=86920
A lovely customised 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door sedan, [1611], one of 135,636 examples produced. Fitted W/ 6.7-litre 409-CID V8. On display at ‘ACE American Autos’, Leeds, UK.
Registered as a 1961 Ford powered by a 3528cc engine.
Seen at the 2014 Tredegar Park Vintage Car Rally, Newport, South Wales.
Léontine started life as a "Velvet Minuet" before being customised by Minklet ... She was called Rhys back then and had quite a following ...
And I must thank Heidi (Heidi @ Blythe Fifth Avenue ) for these parts of Léontine's back story.
From Minklet, Rhys eventually went to live with Alisa ... then there is part of her history missing from Dec 2012 to early 2014 when I bought her through Blythe Kingdom.
From the photos she did look a bit 'baity' (by then her hair was no longer gorgeously wild - it was just really messy) and my intention was to give her a purple mohair re-root, purple colouring etc. But this little girl had too much personality and we bonded!
So I plucked up my courage, picked up a comb and very slowly I worked through the mess and dreadlocks that was her hair. We had minimal loss of hair and it went rather bouffant ... (reminds me of a young Princess Anne). Suddenly she was no longer a tom-boy - she was really lady-like ... so I darkened her lippy and added a little eye-shadow ...
But, she still had no name (at this stage I had no idea of her previous life as Rhys) but with that mane of hair I was thinking of the feminine variants of Leo ...
Now, apologies for the length of this intro - all my Neo girls have back-stories and they are grown-ups with careers ... ... Léontine's back-story is one of the 'fullest'.
Here I must jump a bit sideways - because Léontine is named for a real lady who was important in her time & place but is little known of now.
Léontine Arman de Caillavet had a 'salon' in Paris at the end of the 19thC. Very Belle Epoque! and all manner of famous, artistic & literary (but not musical) people met there ... including Proust and Anatole France ... there is a short wikipedia article about her.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léontine_Lippmann
The real Léontine Arman de Caillavet became muse, mistress, promoter and editor to Anatole France. It was through his novel The Red Lily (Le Lys Rouge) that I found out about all this ... The Red Lily is quite autobiographical (the heroine is obviously Léontine) it is a romance novel very much of its time (1893/4) but rather charming. Some have argued that Léontine did more than merely edit Anatole's words and having read The Red Lily (but only in translation) I can well believe this - I suspect that she actually wrote a lot of it.
Now about 11yrs ago I was doing my Major Work for the costume course ... I pretended that I was making costumes for a high budget movie based on The Red Lily ... I adore the fashion of the Belle Epoque and I wanted to dress a mature woman and ... that novel had stuck in my head somehow (I first read it in 1980). It was then that I researched (I like researching things!) and found out about this fascinating woman. ...
But back to this Blythe doll who was no longer a tom-boy
and tying all those odd tales together ...
Léontine was the obvious choice of name for her and so Léontine Arman de Caillavet she became.
Now all my Neo dolls have 'careers' and obviously Léontine has to be an author. Her 2nd novel is currently at the publishers and after helping me to host this month's BaD, Léontine will be going on a publicity tour of writers' festivals and interviews to publicise the new book.
A 1930 Ford Model A Coupe Customised Hot Rod, powered by a 1950s De Soto (Chrysler) ‘Firedome’ V8. Registration: “BF 6917”, imported to the UK in 2014. I decided to include both photos of the front and rear of this car, as this Ford was one of my most favourite cars of the event. This is a superb Hot Rod which is representative of a true “of-the-period” custom and reflects what these cars would’ve typically looked like in the 1950s through early ‘60s. This example is not ‘Billet’, nor is it a trailer queen, not overly polished, no blindingly bright paintwork, no cliché flame graphics, no crazy expensive gizmos, no too-fancy wheels, and on the other hand - not a slammed, fake patina’d, cobbled-together Rat Rod, either. A few of the guys at the show agreed on the exact same thing - “not too flash, not so rat”. This ‘rod is just about perfect!”. Seen at the annual ‘Race The Waves’ hot rod racing event opening/registration/scrutineering pre-race gathering on Church Green, Old Town, Bridlington, Yorkshire, UK, 13/06/25.
Lovely Carradice Nelson long-flap saddlebag mounted to Brooks B17 saddle with CTC and Rough Stuff Fellowship badges alongside a Glasgow souvenir bike badge and a vintage Cycling magazine Fellowship of the Wheel badge.
Whenever I See A Car Like This Nowadays, I Feel A Rather Bittersweet Emotion – I’d Love To Own A Car Such As This, But Still get Annoyed With Myself That I Still Don’t Own One. “Put Your Violins Away, I’ll Get Round To It!”. Purely My Own First-World “Problems”.
DONE!
and here's the game to it: herr pfeffer is selling the left shoe, the blowout skateshop in wuerzburg the right one. Pairs go out for 80 bucks! Enjoy the shit
One of my collection of gorgeous Kodak Brownie Hawkeyes - this one customised to order by Randy Smith of Holgamods - he now offers this colour as a standard option, but this was the first!!
Little 'Uns + a chocolate egg hunt = just a bit crazy ...
Annabella: "I've found a pink one -
Chloe: "Will you share it?"
Annabella (aka Princess Annabella): "No it is Pink so it is Mine!"
Petal, running through the gate: "Wait for me, am I late !!"
Victoria, pretending to nap: "Nah, there's pwenty - I can see fwee eggs n' I'm not efen looking!"
Tabitha: "There's a huge enormous egg here ... it's at least THIS big!"
Wilhelmina: "That bunny sure finds funny places to hide the eggs - just as well the barbi isn't hot !"
a 2nd hand jacket which i have customised using applique, couching, and adding my own handmade buttons by McAnaraks
Customised with lowered suspension and new alloys.
Other modifications and detailing done.
1/18 diecast Scale Model by Sun Star.
A customised Bride and Groom cake topper featuring the groom's Toyota Hi-Lux Dual Cab.
MEDIUM: Polymer Clay
Specially personalised poodle theme cupcake set, designed for the breeder of our new toy poodle puppy, who we met for the first time today :)
Cakes feature handpainted detail of the breeder's kennel name, and are decorated with a hand-made sugar poodle pup and co-ordinating poodle themed toppers.
A customised 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 coupe spotted late at night in a supermarket car park outside the town of York, North Yorkshire, U.K. Fitted W/ a 5.7-litre V8. Registration “L803 PTO”, imported in 2005.