Enjoy vintage cars and planes with Ian

My passion has been old cars and old airplanes. I have restored 8 Model A Fords and have recently created static replicas of a 1916 Sopwith Camel (Snoopy's plane); a 1918 Fokker DR 1 ( Red Baron's plane) and a 1944 Spitfire MK 1X. I am currently building the Spitfire's rival, a 1944 Messerschmitt. All the planes are constructed mostly from recycled materials. It's ironic that there is a Model A Ford wheel welded in the nose of all my planes.

I chose to build the Sopwith Camel to commemorate " The Year of the Veteran" in 2005.I enjoyed the project so much that I decided to build the Red Baron's plane, the Fokker DR1. My favorite plane is the Sptifire MX 1X. After building the two W.W.1 planes, I thought building a Spitfire may be a possibility. The construction techniques are a lot more complex and it is a much bigger plane. I finished the Spitfire in the summer of 2009 and started constructing the Messerschmitt in Dec.09.

1944 Messerschmitt ME 109 G

I completed the 1944 Messerschmitt ME 109 G in Adolf Galland's colors in May, 2011. It took 14 months to complete as I missed 4 months working on it. I have placed a manequin dressed like Adlof Galland, smoking his cigar at the controls.

1944 Spitfire Mk 1X

Horseless Carriage Club visits Model A Acres B&B

1918 Fokker DR 1 (Red Baron's Plane)