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It’s amazing what you can do with some scraps of tin that some people would call 'garbage'.
But Gary ‘The Tin Man’ Serpell uses them instead to create some of the most charming pieces Australian motoring.
Practicing his skills by crafting Aussie sportsmen such as Bradman and Lillee, Gary later started punching out cars once old V8s started to take his fancy.
With each foot stuck in 'Camp Holden' and 'Team Ford', Gary started to crank out a whole bunch of Aussie favourites that ranged from old FJs and HZs, all the way to XP Falcons and classic Mustangs. He even had a crack at Brock’s Goliath-smiting Torana, complete with the authentic '72 livery from Bathurst.
Gary starts each artwork with an image or photograph to get a good amount of inspiration and 'feel' for the particular car. After cutting it out with a pair of tinsnips, he files the edges and sprays the cut out in the requested colour. Once the main piece is done, it's time for the smaller details to get painted and finished off. That includes the door trims, wheels & hub caps, bumper bars, and other fine stuff that requires a fine eye.
Many people have a love affair with their first car and want a keep sake of it, and ‘The Tin Man’ can provide this unique and customized piece just for you. Others have lovingly restored a car over many years want a small reminder of the countless hours of blood sweat and tears - not to mention the hard-earned money - spent on their baby.
Gary tells us “With a couple I’ve even gone a step further by placing an old bowser next to a Model T Ford to set the scene. I’ve even made the façade of an old corrugated iron servo with said car parked in front ready for fuel, oil check, air pressure check and of course windscreen wash. All the stuff we now dream about that happened in a bygone era.”
Good on ya Gary!
Source: Survivor Car Australia Magazine
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