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[Strat Fan]

Ahem! Though point taken about most having gone abroad. I don't think there was one Alitalia car at Stoneleigh this year.

I was thinking the one highlighted was Frederic's?

[Normb666]

I actually still think the Alitalia scheme is one of the best, and I'll never knock anyone who goes for it. It just seems a bit too obvious...not so much worrying about being parked next to one exactly the same, more about being a bit more original (if you can apply that term to a replica, or a paint scheme that you're copying )

[ProtoTipo]

I actually still think the Alitalia scheme is one of the best, and I'll never knock anyone who goes for it.

Absolutely. The reason there are so many speaks for itself.

Craig,
All your captions are correct.
The one with John Whalley and the rear panel open, was a newly built Hawk, bound for Japan in 1997.
I seem to remember it had 4 stud Image coffin spoke split rims.

[john]

[QUOTE=Strat Fan;45707]I was thinking the one highlighted was Frederic's?
/QUOTE]

Of course it is! I was fooled by the wheels. They look gold in that photo.
And yes, I wasn't thinking about the cars on the manufacturers stands at Stoneleigh, just on the club stand.
In the cars lifetime it isn't going to be parked next to another one a great deal of the time! Worrying about comparison is way down my list of priorities.