A UCLan photography student has restored a 1965 Morris Minor, using it as her model for her Instagram followers.
Becca McIlroy has named her car Lionel and takes him for drives all over the country, using him as a model for both her studies and Instagram profile.
Becca said: “As Iām studying photography, Lionel is my perfect model. Youāll often see me out at 4am some mornings – thatās how I get the majority of my Instagram photos with nobody around.
āIāve been in Preston since September 2018 as I moved over here for university, from Northern Ireland.
āIām going into my third year of BA Photography at UCLan. Iām from a small town on the Antrim Coast called Larne. I grew up just outside the town in the countryside.ā
Becca has been going to car shows since her whole life and wants to carry on the family tradition of keeping classic cars.
Becca said: āMy dad has always had classic cars and I was brought up going the car shows and travelling cross country for them.
āThereās even a photo of me getting my nappy changed on my dads first Morris minor.
āHe bought Lionel for me when I was 12, a family friend in our local club was selling it. Heās the perfect ārolling restorationā.
āHeās always run exceptionally well and the main things that have improved over the years have been the cosmetics.ā
Becca uses hire cars from time to time but has no plans to buy a newer car any time soon.
She added, āAside from a few hire cars through university, Iāve only driven classics.
āI plan to always keep Lionel. I want to get him restored properly.
āI never see myself getting a modern car as Iām always driving up and down the country in Lionel so if I were to need one, I would just hire.ā
If you want to see Becca and Lionel, you can visit her Facebook or Instagram.
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