Ecurie Ecosse transporter:

Originally a 1/28 scale toy made by Cragstan, it was shortened and narrowed to be closer to 1/32.  I bought it at a toy show in Iowa and I've never seen another but I understand that Jose' Rodrigues owned one too so I feel I am in very good company.  Only the basic body shell, roof and grille remain of the original toy, everything else was scratch built or modified from various kit parts.  The model was built before the 1:1 vehicle was restored so it has some assumptions that are not correct.  It's starting to show it's age and two major household moves: I see one of the mirrors has disappeared and the thread "cable" used to raise and lower the upper ramp is badly frayed.  Repairs are much harder to find time for than new projects.  Still, it's an impressive piece that looks great displayed with Jaguar models.

Lister Jaguar:

This was my first attempt at casting a resin body; in this case, I backfilled a vac formed body with a fiberglass and bondo auto body filler mix, resulting in a very thick hollow hard body.  It took a long time to grind out the cockpit and wheel openings.  Otherwise, it's a very simple model - no chassis or engine detail; the cockpit is made from styrene sheet with parts box seats, wheel and dash.  As I recall, the Dunlop wheel inserts were made by Strombecker.

Jaguar XK 120:

This is the early 50's Revell kit, from the box except for the racing details.  I think the aero screen is from the Matchbox Mercedes SSK; the wheels are the smaller spare tire insert from AMT's 1/25 Mercedes 300SL, cast several times, carrying old Revell slot car tires.  The model is finished to represent an early Ecurie Ecosse "team car" shown in an Andrew Whyte Jaguar history.

Cunningham XKE:

An Airfix kit modified to The Cunningham LeMans racer.  The engine is based on a resin casting of the Revell Austin Healey 3000 block, Airfix Jaguar 420G head and cam covers with scratchbuilt injectors and exhaust.  The opening hood had to be repaired after the last move and now it doesn't quite close tight. The markings were all made by hand using colored ink in tech pens or cutting stripes from solid sheet. It's hard to see but the rear wheel openings have been flared slightly to cover the wider tires.  Now, of course, I'd start with the excellent Top Slot resin body and decals.