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Not all of the cards have paintings by the artist so far shown. This artist specialises in portraying Bentley roadsters.

 

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Ben card 12.  An MG NA Airline Coupe and a Morris 8 van. The car is still in existence.  

All good things come to an end, and so has this series of Christmas cards by the BEN motor charity. It has promoted interest and no doubt reminded some of the older members of times past, and vehicles

Our eldest son is a bit artistic and recently drew his dog and a friend's dog.... they'll never be famous works of art but I like them (of course!)   D

Ben card 6

Great Western Class 6800 locomotive, MG Y-type saloon, 1955 Standard 10, and a BSA Bantam.

 

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Me dad had a BSA Bantam.  It was even the same colour as the one in the picture.  He went to Chilwell to work every day on it.  Came off it a couple of times too, but seemed to be O-K.   Nice picture, thanks.

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From an earlier era, a 1925 Morris 'Bullnose' Cowley, with a Sunbeam motorcycle in the background. The Blacksmith's forge survives as a filling station in Penshurst, Kent.

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Stopped at that transport cafe on the A17 just past RAF Cranwell a few years ago and asked for a cup of coffee,I was asked if I was transport,yes I replied (well how else did I get there) was given a big mug of coffee not the usual medium cup,was told "we always look after transport before ordinary customers",dint complain, the coffee was good

 

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ps,I like any works of art by Salvador Dali

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Ben card 9. Here's a nice one. Anyone identify the car in the foreground (I couldn't) Is that an AEC bus? The motorbike is a BSA V-twin.

 

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Yes, that's a 1938 Triumph Vitesse and still on the road. It's rumoured that BMW, who own the Triumph name, may be reviving it. I had a Spitfire and a couple of GT 6's. It would be good to see a British made sportscar back on the road even if it was a BMW underneath.

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Ben card 10. A Singer Bantam and a Southern Railway Class S.15. All, including the station have been preserved. There's that Beeza V-twin again.

 

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KJ. the Triumph Vitesse had a flow-free body, styled by Walter Belgrove, Triumph's in-house designer.

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For lovers of Victorian art, you might be interested in these two exhibitions in London. In progress at the moment is an exhibition of paintings by Lord Leighton, to be followed in July by the works of my favourite artist Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema. The exhibitions are held at Lord Leighton's house in Kensington. The house itself is worth seeing even without any art in it. Its main reception area is beautifully tiled. It was used as the residence of the Selfridge family in the TV drama series.

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum/flamingjune/exhibitionprogramme.aspx

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