Highland Sports Coupe project...

[Tony Betts]

stunning job, R.

the lines really work.

i know i shouldnt say it. but why did you use the RUBY door handles?

everything else has a beaultiful vintage coach built feel.

tony

[Ian Williams]

I think she is looking good and you must both be rather proud of your achievements, I take my hat of to you for having the vision and drive to produce something different on an A7 chassis. it will be interested to see some pictures in the street form a distance so we can really see the aesthetics. My view Tony is that all aspects of a design should come from the same time period. the Car here is based on a LWB chassis so Ruby door handles are spot on for design style used in the mid/late 30's, conflicts only arise as you point out when we try mixing periods such as 20's style with late 30's style. In fairness most people today would not notice or understand what they are looking at when we talk about such details.

[Tony Betts]

My view Tony is that all aspects of a design should come from the same time period. the Car here is based on a LWB chassis so Ruby door handles are spot on.

i dont get all the same time period ian,

ruby running gear, i love. as it stretches a car out and makes it look sleeker.

but everthing else apart from the handles are from earlier cars. rad and surround, lights, dials etc. giving a beautiful vintage look.

the handles are actually out of character whith the earlier parts.

but thats only my opinion, so please take no notice of it.

tony.

[Ian Williams]

My point exactly Tony, I was saying is that the handles perfectly fit the age of the chassis, the rest of the design is influenced mainly by earlier periods. But that is just the two of us being picky and pedantic rather than anything wrong with the overall aesthetic of the car, as I said I very much doubt that many other's would even notice or care.

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My own car is much the same actually, a late LWB chassis for the aesthetic length of the wheelbase and a body style that is more akin to late 20's and very early 30's.

[Malcolm Parker]

Absolutely superb.  A credit to all concerned.

[Nick Turley]

Beautifully proportioned a piece of art .
I cannot wait to see it.

[David Stepney]

Ruaridh and peter. What an absolutely magnificent little car it has turned out to be! Beautifully proportioned, and like a Lagonda writ small.

The only thing that I would say is that the bonnet straps don't do it for me; I would have preferred discrete chrome bonnet catches, but that is a personal opinion and does not reflect in any way on the careful workmanship and sheer overall good taste that the car shows.

Well done both and I look forward to seeing photos of it on the road.

[JonE]

Me to - re. seeing it on the road! I also wondered about the straps - i.e. never wear brown shoes and black suit. Could you dye them black so you have the simplicity of the black and red alone? I was also intrigued about there being two - presumably that because the bonnet is longer than an EA and absolutely needs them.

[Duncan Grimmond]

I'm afraid I tend to associate bonnet straps with boy-racers...I know that they were made compulsory in the early days of racing but on a road car I feel that they are redundant, spoil the top-line and interfere with opening the bonnet. That said, it's the only fault I can pick and I still want one!

[Ruairidh Dunford]

The very first run on the road, I have to remove my right shoe to drive it!



And the run back...