Category Archives: Classic Cars

Jaguar XJ220

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Bruce Thomson

A long awaited sketch from a brilliant show I went to about a month and a half ago. This was a show at the Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum in Hamilton, and it was a show dedicated to Jags, not planes, … Continue reading →

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Mercedes 300SL Prototype

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

  This is a prototype of the Mercedes Benz 300SL at the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart. There are some noticeable differences from the 300Sl as released, but they are subtle. This took much longer for me to do than … Continue reading →

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Lightweight E-Type

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

When I arrived in London in 2004, I had ensured that I would have a little more than 3 weeks to settle in prior to my Masters course beginning, in order that I could toddle around and visit places I’d … Continue reading →

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Rothmans Porsche

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

This was a nice surprise. The pub I used to frequent in London (it was a good pub and very close to the RCA) was called “The Queen’s Arms”, and right across the road from it was a place called … Continue reading →

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250GTO

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

Another car from Nick Mason’s Ten Tenths Collection. This was a beautiful Ferrari 250GTO that was up on jackstands being worked on. The GTO was between a couple of Bugattis and a Dark Green Ferrari 512BB. A great place to … Continue reading →

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Maserati 250F

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

More from Nick Mason’s Ten Tenths collection… This is a Maserati 250F – I don’t know the exact provenance but these cars were driven in F1 by the likes (amongst many others of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. The … Continue reading →

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Maserati Birdcage (Tipo60/61)

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

This was supposed to be a quick sketch and render but became a little more complex – but let me start at the beginning. In 2005 I was living in England, and a very close friend of mine was doing … Continue reading →

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XK120

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Bruce Thomson

Catching up… a sketch from British Car Day last September (!) of a lovely Jaguar XK120 with a gaggle of XJSs in the background.

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Land Rover

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Bruce Thomson

Very cool and slightly beat up Land Rover from British Car Day this past September.

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61 Vette

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Bruce Thomson

A lovely 1961 Corette I saw at the “Woodbridge Cruisers Hwy 27 Car Show”. The owner was very friendly and gave me a run-down on the car and all of it’s interesting quirks which was fascinating.

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