Land Rover Series II Pickup (WVE 930)
This artwork captures the 1961 Series II pickup at the exact moment it entered Motodrome’s care — unvarnished, weathered, and honest. Its Bronze Green body, softened and textured by decades of work and weather, wears a patina that speaks more eloquently than any restoration ever could. Every scuff, fade, and oxidised edge becomes part of the vehicle’s biography: a visual record of use, endurance, and the quiet dignity of a vehicle that has never stopped doing what it was built to do.
The loose watercolour treatment allows these surface stories to breathe. A wash of leaf-green behind the cab evokes the surroundings and authenticity of that first encounter — nature, age, and colour intertwined. The dripped greys beneath the wheels ground the vehicle in a sense of time, giving weight to its presence without tethering it too tightly to any single place.
By treating this Land Rover not as an object but as a character, the artwork celebrates its imperfections as signatures rather than flaws. This Series II stands as a testament to Motodrome’s eye for vehicles with soul — and to the beauty found in machines that have lived full, unfiltered lives..
