It was during this period, the early 1980's, that Jim Bamber first drew the simple, plain faced character that has become his trademark. He first used it to depict his hero, the Swedish rally driver Stig Blomqvist, and the cartoons were immediately snapped up by editor Peter Newton who ran them on the back pages of Cars and Car Conversions magazine under the title "Yumping Yarns". That was in 1981 and since then his subjects must have included almost every well known member of the F1 and World Rally communities. Someone once said, "The only thing worse than being in a Jim Bamber cartoon, is not being in one!"
Jim is often asked why he depicts his subjects with a plain face. Here's his answer, "Having 'doodled' the first sketch of it, I quickly realised that most of the drivers I wanted to feature all wore full faced helmets and it seemed so easy just to put the names on them and dot the eyes in. It wasn't until years later that I realised it had become a character in itself."
The Jim Bamber F1 Bambercar is approximately 16 cms long and weighs about 600 gms. It is supplied in a superbly done presentation package along with a certification of authenticity.
For every Jim Bamber collection piece sold a contribution is made to the Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust.
