“There’s a Marlboro Formula 3000 car, minus its Honda engine, hanging on the wall as a tribute to the late, great Ayrton Senna and I’ve got three American muscle cars; a Ford GT Shelby Mustang, a Chevrolet Camaro and a Dodge Charger, a slightly newer version than the General Lee driven by Bo and Luke in The Dukes of Hazzard. Over and above that, I’ve also got a number of my all-time favourites, not necessarily high performance vehicles, but cars like the Hillman Avenger and Vauxhall Chevette which define the motoring era in which I grew up.” The final vehicle Martin Downey
brought to our attention is, in fact, not part of his collection at all but rather is the shimmering green custom Scania R 730 Outdoor Services uses to transport its plant around. Supplied by Road Trucks Limited, Larne, the truck regularly
Martin. “It’s as simple as that. I was absolutely delighted when he came round to see the truck and signed his name on it – that makes it really special.” For Martin Downey, the determination, motivation and true grit shown by Tony McCoy on the racecourse every day is an inspiration. We couldn’t agree more. So to find out what drives A. P. forward we decided on a day at the races, catching up with him at Exeter racecourse’s National Hunt season-opening meeting in October. The result; the exclusive Scene Scania headto-head interview which appears on the following five pages…
“I was absolutely delighted when he [A. P. McCoy] came round to see the truck and signed his name on it – that makes it really special”
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appears at local shows together with Martin’s cars and is an out-and-out tribute vehicle dedicated to a famous near-neighbour, Champion National Hunt jockey, A. P. McCoy. “He’s just the best in the world,” says