OAC1—What Might Have Been
No, you’re not seeing things. That’s actually one of my illustrations but drawn in reverse at the request of David Matthews for a project he’s working on. OAC1 is the sister car to Donald Healey’s personal coupe, ONX113. Here it’s depicted as it might have been seen after just departing Jensen and well before it met with several unseemly “modifications” including having its roof removed at one point and a six-cylinder installed at another. The…
Think Big!
You say your man-cave needs a bit of dressing up? That it’s not looking up to snuff lately? Well, friends, I have just the thing—a new super-sized display print from garage Graphics! For those who follow these pages, you know about my developing relationship with Doug Buchanan and his Garage Graphics® large-scale displays. I’m pleased to announce that I’m now offering two standard sized —40″ x 80″ and 60″ x 120″—displays in back…
Cars Yeah!
I recently had the fun of being interviewed by Mark Greene from Cars Yeah! who, with considerable skill and finesse, managed to make me sound reasonably coherent. We talked cars, we talked art, cars and art, as well as other stuff. This is your big chance to know more about me than you might want to know. http://carsyeah.com/ourportfolio/956-david-townsend/ Here’s a quick re-cap of a few of the highlights. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE Talent is not a gift, it’s…
GT6 MKIII Limited Edition Prints
Of all the permutations of the Triumph Spitfire and GT6, the kam tails are my favorites. There’s just something about the lines that really works. Now, the “Sabrina” style front bumper guards are another matter but, overall, this is my favorite of the Spitfire’s big brother.
New! Evolution Prints!
My new Sports Car Art Evolution print series profiles fourteen of the most iconic British sports cars including the Jaguar XKs and E-Type, MG T-series, MGA, MGB, MG Midget, Triumph TR3, Triumph TR4, Spitfire, GT6, Austin-Healey Sprite, Austin Healey 100, Austin-Healey 100-6, and Austin-Healey 3000. Evolution prints are sized 22″ x 29″ and are printed on art quality, high definition matte paper using naturally pigmented inks for rich, vibrant color. Press runs will be limited to…
1967 Formula One Print Series
The 1967 Formula One season was, in many ways, a season of firsts. Jim Clark won the Dutch Grand Prix racing the Lotus 49—a car he was driving for the first time—in its very first outing. Dan Gurney became the first (and only) American driver to win a grand prix in a car of American construction at the Belgian Grand Prix, Honda became a first-time winner at the Italian Prix with John Surtees aboard and,…
Group 44 TR4 and 4A Prints
When I was teenager growing up in Southern California, once a month (or so), the TSOA (Triumph Sportscar Owners Association) newsletter would arrive in the mailbox. For a young man growing up in the SoCal car culture of the 60s the TSOA was a salacious a publication as there was—often filled with the racing exploits of Bob Tullius and his other Group 44 drivers. I learned to drive in a ’61 TR3 that my dad…
AC Cobra MKI and MKII
I know there are those who don’t consider the AC Cobra a truly British sports car but, rather, a car of British heritage. Let’s not quibble over the details and agree that the Cobra was (and is still) a simply fabulous sports car. And, while I appreciate the raw power of the later 427-powered cars, I’m especially fond of the early cars. To my eye, the lines are cleaner and they seem less affected than…