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[Old-Nail]

Here's a recent commissioned Oil painting of a pink PA Cresta that I promised forum member PA Cresta I would post.

I decided to make the background stylised and unobtrusive so that the main focus - quite rightly is on the subject...the car itself!

In painting this I came to realise what an impact the PA must have had on fifties Britain, acres of chrome, brash American styling, and bold (possibly outrageous to 1950's man) colours must have made it a sensation.

To a nation more used to the dull greys and greens of the Austins and Ford Populars of the time this car would have caused quite a stir!

[Uncle Joe]

Very nice indeed. In the colours I always remember as well.

UJ

[PACresta]

Thanks for posting, what a splendid painting that is. It certainly does capture the splender and style of the PA.
We saw the car at Billing 2005 and was fascinated by it, full of charector and felt as if at had a story or two to tell. I put the photo on my website and the owners did get in touch and told us how they came across the car and they were finding out more and more history of its past.

[Old-Nail]

Glad you like it fellas, here's a close up of the car ...all that chrome was a b*gger to paint!