Well I've been on holiday (by holiday I mean working on the house) although I did get the chance to have a few days out in the car and enjoy a few beers with my dad all of which meant I had no time to do any artworks. Anyway, I've drawn a bakkie, which I think was a South African pickup version of the mk3 Cortina, I dont think we ever got this model over here in the UK but we definitely did get the Cortina MK5 based P100, I know I would like to own one some day.
I love practical vehicles, one of the best things about my old land rover was that I could pick up junk when I go skip diving or scavenging wood for the log burner but primarily it was used for collecting building supplies. Sadly the Cortina isn't a load lugger or at least I'd rather not use it as one.
The other drawing this week (I've done a couple, if anyone who reads this is feeling neglected of Cortina artwork updates) is a British Telecom van. I remember when their vans were this colour (do you remember Buzby too??) technically the Cortina MK3 would not have been used during the time this logo was used (I guess 1980 ish?) It would have been in GPO livery instead but I prefer the old British Telecom look, it's a bit of nostalgia for me.
The other thing is that I like the look of the original 4.5" x 13" steel wheels in black with the hubcap, kind of have an American police car look to them, so now I'm thinking of getting some skinny 165/80/13 tyres and going with this look on my car for a while.
