‘Get rid of unsightly eyesores’
In early 1987 my father bought me a car: a mark II Ford Escort. It was light blue [in the same shade of blue as police cars of the time]. … Continue reading ‘Get rid of unsightly eyesores’
Tag: cars
This road will take you wherever you want to go
A rusting 1938 Opel Olympia, in the middle of a Scottish woodland, was ‘picture of the day’ in the Scotsman, 19 January 2021. I do not know the exact location … Continue reading This road will take you wherever you want to go
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The above photograph of a car wreck was taken opposite 182 Graham’s Road. The photograph was not dated. 182 Graham’s Road was home to THOMAS PAUL Ltd, which had supplied … Continue reading 99p
‘The Home of Good Service’
DUNLOP MOTOR Co Ltd, Kilmarnock, June 1936
ABANDONED
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins- I’ve Been Losing You (Dermot O’Leary Session 2011) 11 October … Continue reading ABANDONED
For men who enjoy power
COUNTRY LIFE, 19 April 1962.
Beautifully fast
COUNTRY LIFE, 12 July 1956.
THROWAWAYS
This film starts with footage taken by the Orkney filmmaker Margaret Tait of her home and her husband. The opening audio is of So Mayer, writer, giving an appraisal of … Continue reading THROWAWAYS