TRANSPORT ART - MOTOR SPORT ART - CLASSIC CARS
AVIATION AND MARINE ART
TRANSPORT ART OF ALL TYPES BY TRANSPORT ARTIST DEREK ROBERTS
PAINTINGS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
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CLASSIC CARS
NOSTALGIA FOR CLASSIC CARS GROWS AS THEY ARE A TANGIBLE LINK WITH THE RECENT PAST, AND BELOW
IS A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC VEHICLES PORTRAYED IN SURROUNDINGS OF THE ERA. CLICK ON ANY OF THE
IMAGES BELOW TO ENLARGE.
A GATHERING OF CLASSIC CARS OUTSIDE A PUB INCLUDING A BENTLEY
S2 AND RILEY'S, ROVERS AND JAGUARS ETC., WHILE SOME OF THE OWNERS
ENJOY A DRINK IN THE SUMMER SUNSHINE.
CITROEN 2CV
THE EVER POPULAR 2CV PICTURED ON A BEACH.
A GREAT CAR TO OWN, LOTS OF FUN, AND MANY MODELS MADE OVER
THE DECADES OF PRODUCTION.
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
STILL ENJOYED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, THE BEETLE PORTRAYED HERE
ON A BEACH IS STILL POPULAR WITH SURFERS, AND HAS A GREAT
FOLLOWING WITH CLASSIC CAR ENTHUSIASTS.
'C' TYPE JAGUAR
THIS PAINTING ENTITLED " C TYPE THRO' THE ESSES " WAS PUBLISHED AS
A LIMITED EDITION PRINT, AND DEPICTS SIR STIRLING MOSS RACING AT
LE MANS IN THE 1950'S
A BUSY MORNING AT HEYES AND SON
A TYPICAL SCENE AT A LOCAL GARAGE IN THE 60'S WITH A MK 2 ZODIAC
AND A 2.4 JAGUAR, WHILE A LAND ROVER GETS ATTENTION IN THE
GARAGE. SCENES LIKE THIS ARE NOW RARE, AND THIS PAINTING WAS
USED AS AN IMAGE FOR A JIG SAW PUZZLE.
FIVE MINUTES BREAK
A CLASSIC SUNBEAM MOTOR CYCLE AND A 2CV, IN ONE OF ITS MANY
GUISES, ARE SEEN HERE INSIDE AN OLD FASHIONED WORKSHOP, WHILE
THE 'BOSS' HAS A BREAK.
A PAIR OF BRITISH CLASSICS
AN AUSTIN HEALEY AND MGB PICTURED OUTSIDE THE OWNERS HOUSE
IN THIS PAINTING, WHICH WAS A PRIVATE COMMISSION.
SCENE FROM THE EARLY 1900'S
THIS SCENE WAS A COMMISSION FOR A GREETINGS CARD AND DEPICTS
A HOTCHKISS AND JAMES MOTOR BIKE OUTSIDE A SMITHY IN WINTER.
A PAIR OF CLASSIC JAGUARS AT MONACO
THIS SCENE WAS A PRIVATE COMMISSION FROM THE OWNER
OF THE TWO VEHICLES.
MURRAY WALKER
NO MENTION OF CLASSIC CARS OR MOTOR SPORT WOULD
BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THE VENERABLE MURRAY WALKER
DEPICTED HERE WITH MOSS AND MANSELL.
WHEN CAN I BRING IT IN?
ANOTHER SCENE FROM YESTERYEAR WITH THE ROVER OWNER
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE 'BOSS' OF THE LOCAL
VILLAGE GARAGE.
VOLKSWAGEN CAMPER VAN
A FIRM FAVOURITE WITH THE SURFING AND BEACH FRATERNITY,
THEY STILL PROVIDE RELIABLE AND DISTINCTIVE TRANSPORT,
AND THEY'RE 'COOL'.
A CLASSIC AMERICAN
THE FAMOUS '57 CHEVROLET EVEN HAD A SONG WRITTEN
ABOUT IT, AND REMAINS A FIRM FAVOURITE ON BOTH SIDES
OF THE ATLANTIC.
STATION IN WINTER
A LOCAL STATION WITH A LAMBRETTA, FERGUSON TRACTOR,
MORRIS MINOR AND BEDFORD COACH CONVEYING PEOPLE
TO AND FROM THE STATION ON A WINTER EVENING
1927 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM
A QUICK STOP BY THE SEA WHILE M'LADY GATHERS SOME
SEA SHELLS.
M.G. MIDGET AND SPITFIRE
A SPITFIRE PILOT WAVES TO A FELLOW AIRMAN IN HIS M.G.,
THE 'MUST HAVE' CAR FOR FIGHTER PILOTS IN WW 2.
FERRARI 250 GTO
THE RARE FERRARI 250 GTO IS CONSIDERED BY SOME TO
BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGN EVER, AND IT WOULD
BE HARD TO DISAGREE.
AVIATION
A WELL EARNED REST
SPITFIRE PILOTS, IN A TYPICAL SCENE ON MANY AIRFIELDS IN THE SOUTH
OF ENGLAND IN THE 1940'S, HAVING A WELL DESERVED BREAK FROM THE
DEFENSE OF THE SKIES OVER BRITAIN.
HAWKS ACROSS THE VALE
A PAIR OF HAWK JETS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT ACROSS THE VALE OF CLWYD
IN NORTH WALES, AND BELOW IS THE TOWN OF RUTHIN.
MANY THANKS TO THE R.A.F. FOR THEIR HELP. (Prints of this painting available)
STUKAS !
HURRICANES BREAK UP AN ATTACK BY STUKA DIVE BOMBERS ON A
MILITARY CONVOY IN THE WESTERN DESERT SOMETIME IN 1942.
TALLY HO !
A PAIR OF SPITFIRES CLIMB TO JOIN THE ACTION ABOVE, SOMEWHERE
OVER THE SOUTH COAST IN 1940
FRED DIBNAH
AN OIL SKETCH OF ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S FAVOURITE
CHARACTERS WHO GENERATED AN INTEREST IN ALL THINGS
MECHANICAL, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE GREAT HERITAGE
OF STEAM ENGINES AND THE VICTORIAN AGE. HE WILL BE
SADLY MISSED EVEN BY THOSE WHOSE MECHANICAL
UNDERSTANDING IS NIL..............
MARINE
MILFORD SOUND
FISHING BOATS AT REST IN MILFORD
SOUND ON THE SOUTH ISLAND OF
NEW ZEALAND.
STS MALCOLM MILLER
THIS BEAUTIFUL SAIL TRAINING SHIP APPEARED IN THE
T.V. SERIES ' THE ONEDIN LINE', AND IS SEEN HERE UNDER
FULL SAIL SOMEWHERE OFF THE ENGLISH COAST.
HOME PORT
A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING DEPICTING TALL
SHIPS IN PORT BUSY LOADING AND UNLOADING
CARGO FROM DISTANT LANDS.
TRUCKS & TRAINS
CORWEN STATION
THE STATION IN CORWEN, NORTH WALES, AS IT
WAS JUST BEFORE CLOSURE IN THE 1960'S. THE MAIN
BUILDING REMAINS TO THIS DAY, BUT ALAS, ALL
THE OTHER TRACES OF 60'S ACTIVITY HAS GONE.
1950'S CHESTER
EASTGATE STREET ON A BUSY MORNING, IN THE DAYS
WHEN YOU COULD PARK ANYWHERE, AND POLICEMEN
ON 'POINT DUTY' HELPED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
EASTGATE IN CHESTER AGAIN BUT THIS TIME LOOKING
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SHOWING 'WOOLWORTHS'
ON THE LEFT, AS WELL AS MARTINS BANK, THE
KARDOMAH CAFE AND MACFISHERIES.
WAITING TO LOAD
A FLEET OF TRUCKS BELONGING TO A LOCAL HAULIER
WAITING THEIR TURN TO TRANSPORT YET ANOTHER
LOAD OF STONE.
SCANIA AT WORK
THE EVER POPULAR SCANIA, SEEN HERE HAULING A CATTLE
TRAILER.
WINTER NIGHT
SNOW, COLD AND THE GLOW OF THE STATION CAFE
BRING NOSTALGIA TO THIS 60'S SCENE OF A BUSY
COUNTRY STATION IN WINTER.
DAF TRUCK
A DAF TRUCK BELONGING TO IRVING TRANSPORT
NEAR NOTTINGHAM, AND LOOKING VERY SMART
IN ITS FINE LIVERY.
DERWEN STATION
A COUNTRY STATION IN NORTH WALES IN THE 60'S
JUST BEFORE CLOSURE. THE LOCAL COAL MERCHANT
BAGS UP THE COAL READY FOR DELIVERY IN THE
NEARBY VILLAGES.
RUTHIN STATION
ONE OF THE MAIN STATIONS ON THE DENBIGH TO
CORWEN LINE IN NORTH WALES JUST BEFORE
CLOSURE IN THE 60'S. NO TRACE REMAINS TO THIS
DAY SADLY.
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