Bruce Thomson

Old Barn near Murren

This was a very old barn near Murren in the Bernese Oberland. It’s a beautiful area and a “way station” on the way to the cable car to Piz Gloria. Getting here required a train down from where we were staying in Wengen, a cable car halfway up the mountain across from our chalet andContinue reading “Old Barn near Murren”

Old Buildings, Basel

I didn’t get to do a lot of “on-site” sketching this past trip for various reasons, but took lots of photos as there was loads of interesting subject matter. The perspective in this particular sketch was rather tricky and took a couple of times to get right – the mixture of the steeply uphill laneContinue reading “Old Buildings, Basel”

Kleine Scheidegg

The Hotel at Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland with the Eiger Nordwand behind. I’ve read so much about this place in books like “The White Spider” and “The Eiger Sanction”, that it was quite strange to be sitting there and taking in this view that I never thought I’d see…

Mark 1 Cobra

I finally toddled over to “Legendary Motorcar” in Milton this past week. Really stunning stuff. I particularly liked this Mark 1 Cobra – beautiful car – much “lighter” and more elegant than the later versions.

Vette

A 1963 split window Corvette, and this one is actually manual! (A four speed). Liked it, but wasn’t too sure about the colour and the mods. I mean – it’s a split window Vette – they only made these for a single year! It’s like finding a flat floor E type that someone thought neededContinue reading “Vette”

1967 Lincoln Continental

Did this at the request of my friend, Graham – any reasons, Graham, for this particular model?

T-Bird, Toronto Spring Classic car Auction

A 1966 Thunderbird… the Americans built some great convertibles in the 50s and 60s. They’re not really “my thing” especially given that you can’t get one of these with a manual gearbox, but these things are undeniably cool. Did the sketch and then got a little carried away tarting it up in photoshop.

E-Type, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction

This was a very nice Series 1 and a half E type, British racing green with a black interior. The 1 and a half Es have the newer unfaired headlamps, but still have the small tail lights that sit above the bumpers. The car was very solid and appeared to be rust free. The paint wasContinue reading “E-Type, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction”

Bricklin, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction

A Bricklin. Who’d have thought? Can’t remember the last time I saw one of these…This wasn’t in the best of shape and I don’t say that merely because the passenger side mirror was nesting on the bonnet. It was missing the drivers side door card, and the interior looked very tired (and very 70s… mmm,Continue reading “Bricklin, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction”

TR6, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction

A 1974 TR6 from the Classic Car Auction at the international Centre. This one purports to be a “barn find”, and kinda looked like it – paint had lost its gloss and was liberally chipped, overall appearance was tired. The passenger side rocker was oddly recessed under the door and gaps weren’t great. When you’reContinue reading “TR6, Toronto Spring Classic Car Auction”