Ethel went over some ice on the A6 between Kendal and Shap back in 2007 and was badly gouged all along the nearside by the crash barrier - the centre caps were sheered clean off the wheels.
I had to buy a 2200TC to scrap for panels.
Tom of Lake View got the colour match perfect but he used a different kind of paint than was used back in 1990.
As a result, Tom's paintwork doesn't fade but the 'original' 1990 paint tends to go off very quickly after being polished and waxed and the old paint reacts with the rain to leave a powdery residue on the surface and those of you who know me personally will know what a lazy slob I can be when it comes to cleaning my cars, so Ethel looks odd most of the time.
The bonnet and the nearside are Tom's work, the rest done by Richard Jacob in 1990/1.