Thanks for the input guys.  You may recall that I said: "I have a theory..", and the theory is that the rebel in me would fight against a stereotypical sixties macho scene and depict a female driver with an empty passenger seat, (though a dog is an option).  I think that the person standing would best be a member of the opposite sex as even I have my rebelious limitations, though frankly there does not need to be sexual inuendo in the scene at all.  Perhaps it is the fact that in its day this 3.0 ltr machine was quite a muscle car that makes me think that there might be.  The timing of the day is influenced by the drinking laws which virtually demanded a lunchtime or evening scene but not a.m. or mid afternoon.  A person whose motoring art I admire greatly is Alan Fearnley (2 very good art books) and he advocates persons wearing headress/hats to make the painting easier.  I hope to have the female styled appropriate to era and not too old.  The gentleman is likely to be a country gentleman as the area shown is fishing-shooting country.  I am busy drawing my Gazelles (part II) at present so progress will be a little slow.  I will still probably include a motorcycle and sidecar in the background perhaps highlighting the 'class system' that was evident at that time.  As a youngster myself I found that if you were from a council estate (rented accomodation) versus a private estate (mortgaged or owned outright) mattered in people perception.  I dont know if I grew out of that or indeed if it still exists, but I have not seen it in years.  After warning my family of the sky being very wet with the excess paint required to make the canvas opaque; guess who brushed against it today wearing a new shirt!  Thankfully it went straight in the wash and all is well.  Apologies for being so verbose but some may find my background logic of interest.

You may be having trouble with the canvas Chas, but this one really stands out to me.