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jbwelda
Its like the ultimate super deluxe package, car and all!
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jbwelda
You are not really going to drive that car, are you?
Shit I count myself lucky I just got an artists proof of Ronnie's portrait of Keef signed by him and including a little self portrait and a tongue, both hand scrawled underneath. Obviously, not in the same league, but if you see Ronnie, tell him it was well appreciated even second hand.
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mattleeuk
I tell this story not to 'show off' as it were but to help people understand how hard it is to get the Stones to sign guitars
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Torres
That's amazing Matt. I saw this car for the 1st time this summer in the Algarve, it's a stunning machine. Congratulations.
Can you share what other models do you have in your car collection? I am curious to know :-)
With oldest first:
1) Lady Jane a 1950 Jaguar XK120 in silver with red leather, this was the fastest car in the world in 1950
2) Ruby a 1957 MGA in Red with beige leather
3) Betty a 1972 Fiat 500 in powder blue with blue and white interior
4) M477 LEE (registration plate) a 2007 Aston Martin V8 Vantage in elusive blue with bitter chocolate interior
5) the unnamed Rolls Royce Wraith
I have a few others on my shopping list but storage and insurance is neither practical nor cheap living in Zone 1 London.
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jbwelda
Do you happen to hire or otherwise have people to drive your cars around a bit for you?
I used to drive a guy in Berkeley's car collection around for him, he had a XK120, a Lotus Elan, and early Elite and a few others including a BMW Isetta and a Ferrari 250 GTO(!!!).
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liddas
Just to make you laugh. Years ago Darryl Jones guested for a group of friends on mine here in Milano. I took my bass to the gig and Darryl signed it after the show.
Some time later I had to play the bass, was excited to show off Darryl’s signature, but didn’t know how I could play the thing without ruining the signature. So I decided to protect it with a plastic sheet for food.
Back home after the gig I removed the sheet of plastic and – I don’t know how the fu@k this could happen – the plastic had completely removed the signature from the guitar!
End of my Darryl Jones signature bass …
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liddas
Just to make you laugh. Years ago Darryl Jones guested for a group of friends on mine here in Milano. I took my bass to the gig and Darryl signed it after the show.
Some time later I had to play the bass, was excited to show off Darryl’s signature, but didn’t know how I could play the thing without ruining the signature. So I decided to protect it with a plastic sheet for food.
Back home after the gig I removed the sheet of plastic and – I don’t know how the fu@k this could happen – the plastic had completely removed the signature from the guitar!
End of my Darryl Jones signature bass …
Oh that's so sad... totally gutted for you.
Once a guitar is signed it's got to be used sparingly if you want to preserve the signatures.
Paint pens are a pain, you need to wait a while for the paint to dry before sticking the guitar in a case... sharpie's are fine in seconds but just don't rub them or put any cleaning chemical anywhere near them! Light dusting with a super soft microfibre cloth only.
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Rockman
What a beautiful piece of craftmanship ....
Kinda strange how they went for suicide doors .....
Thanks for sharing Matt ....
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jbwelda
Amazing stories about Ronnie, did you ever see him with the Faces or earlier?
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Erik_Snow
I gotta admit, when seeing this Ronnie-car about a week ago, I started puking.....in a bucket. One would expect a person like this; who earned billions by being a "joker" to do as much as he could, when it comes to starvation, hunger, and the most killer of all: clima change and deserts.
But Ron Wood....he's satisfied bying roses to his castle. An idiot if there ever was one. If he only was a decent guitarist, but he's not.
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schillid
If I owned a Rolls Royce... I wouldn't want anyone's name carved into the upholstery or wood panels
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Erik_Snow
If he only was a decent guitarist, but he's not.
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Erik_Snow
I gotta admit, when seeing this Ronnie-car about a week ago, I started puking.....in a bucket. One would expect a person like this; who earned billions by being a "joker" to do as much as he could, when it comes to starvation, hunger, and the most killer of all: clima change and deserts.
But Ron Wood....he's satisfied bying roses to his castle. An idiot if there ever was one. If he only was a decent guitarist, but he's not.