Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself.” Whether you recognise this quote as a Bible verse or a hard-rocking Metallica lyric, the meaning behind it remains the same, and it’s a mantra that many people, especially those over-zealous keyboard warriors in the car scene, could do well to remember at times.
“You wouldn’t believe the amount of criticism and negative comments that I got when I put these wheels on my car!” reveals James Ellis when we meet him to photograph his low-slung, load lugging Granada GL Estate. “It’s always been my view that people should be able to do whatever they want with their cars, without judgement. But it seems that’s not a opinion held by many people on the internet,” he shrugs.
Although obviously miffed that his choice of wheels has drawn such an unenthusiastic response from some, James isn’t losing any sleep over it, because, judging by his back catalogue of cars, he