I'm Alex. Upcycler & creator of bespoke furniture. Petrolhead, heritage and design enthusiast . DM me here or drop an email to [email protected]

Worcester, England
Joined July 2015
A few photos from the McLaren project…
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The uncomfortable truth about electric cars…🚙 #RichardHammond
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Annnd they are SOLD! Keep an eye out for the transformation into a sofa 😎
Alfa 166 rear seat. Came with an interior I bought for the front seats but it’s absolutely spotless…would make a lovely sofa I think, who agrees?
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"Dinosaurs being exploded in 16 containers.." ♥️
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Alfa 166 rear seat. Came with an interior I bought for the front seats but it’s absolutely spotless…would make a lovely sofa I think, who agrees?
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Those are some crusty brake lines for a 5 year old car…
"Our philosophy with respect to service is not to make a profit on service. I think that .. it's terrible to make a profit on service" (Elon Musk - June 4, 2013) Tesla Norway: Your 2021 Tesla has rusty brake lines? No Problem. We can fix that for NOK 55,000 (€ 5,267 - $ 5,900)
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That’ll do pig, that’ll do. Glorious free heat on a rainy autumn day.
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Obviously. But not bothered because it’s a lovely thing to do a day of errands in.
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Things that fit in the boot of a Mercedes 500 SEC episode #52… A BMW M52 engine block / table to be
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Replying to @MartinSLewis
Go and guard the Musée d'Orsay. You can be the Monet Saving Expert.
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Interesting post about a sealion pup…
This hurts to write (let’s call it tough love), but I believe that in full transparency, in advocating for EVs one must also acknowledge the downsides. My company leases a BYD Sealion (and other EV’s on the fleet) - on paper, it’s great value for money. A Chinese car @BYDCompany leased via @santanderuk But then we had an issue with a door harness - took the car to Hartwell Bracknell; they can’t fix the car - it’s been off the road 71 days chasing faults around the car. Santander don’t want to answer the phone (2.5hrs on hold today) and BYD are unhelpful with a car that has a seemly a catastrophic fault. The cars a lemon (and frankly so are the leasing company and the dealer), the question really is, are all their cars lemons or is this a one-off? Clearly BYD aren’t ready for scale in U.K. and don’t have the dealer back up you’d expect of a mass brand - so as much as I advocate for low cost EVs, my advice at least in the short term, is steer clear of the BYD! The same might be said of Santander leases and Hartwell dealers! I will of course update you on any progress!
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The dry sump V8 at its heart is very cool…
This is a bit tasty - a true 1of1 McLaren 650S Le Mans. The rest of the 50 cars were all Le Sarthe Grey apart from this one made for a very special customer. autotrader.co.uk/car-details…
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I don’t get this… EV’s are supposed to stand on there own merits, indeed EV advocates often mock people who like ICE vehicles who are apparently obsessed with “Brrrmm brmm” noises…yet here we are….
Fake engine noises are a tell that the designers and engineers have no idea how to make EVs. You have 10,000 times per second independent control over all four wheels and the best idea you can come up with for paddles is fake engine noise? Embarrassing.
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vee8design retweeted
Annnnd I couldn’t care less. Oh look another generic looking SUV with a squillion bhp motor 🤷
Mercedes-AMG's first bespoke SUV is here, and it's an 1153bhp supercar for the family buff.ly/P4CudaV
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Peak Mercedes 2026 or peak Mercedes 1985… I know which I prefer….
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Annnnd I couldn’t care less. Oh look another generic looking SUV with a squillion bhp motor 🤷
Mercedes-AMG's first bespoke SUV is here, and it's an 1153bhp supercar for the family buff.ly/P4CudaV
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Or you could have one of these…. 😎
These MOMO Alfa 166 seats will make a lovely pair of chairs 😎 Proper comfy old things!
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That start up NEVER gets old ❤️
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