Classic & Sports Car

23.09.2005 Hi Alexey, <…> We’re very happy to have our first Russian artist in Classic & Sports Car. Have a great weekend. Keep in touch. Mick Walsh Editor in chief Classic & Sports Car

25.09.2005 Dear Mick, It was indeed a pleasure to receive your message, and thank you very much for your kind compliments. Of course I will be delighted to publish my paintings in your magazine, and will take it as a honour. As to your questionnary, I would prefer to communicate via email, as to my regret my English is less than basic (actually my friend is writing my messages for me), sorry for that. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes Alexey

29.09.2005 Dear Alexey, Thanks for your email. We love your paintings and would love to feature them in Classic & Sports Car’s art section. <…> I’ll ring for a chat, or if you prefer we’ll send a selection of questions for you to answer. I look forward to hearing from you and to featuring our first Russian artist in Classic & Sports Car. Best wishes Mick

03.10.2005 Hi Alexey, Just a few simple questions. 1) Where and when were you born? 2) What car do you drive? 3) Do you have a dream classic car? Best wishes Mick

04.10.2005 Hi Mick, Answering your questions:

1) I was born in Moscow, on 11th May 1964 in the family of chemistry students. Before entering secondary school I used to live at my grandmother’s in Samara city on the Volga river. Impressions of those times are still the source of my ispirations.

2) I drive Lada Sputnik (Russian VAZ-2108).

3) I think that my dream car might be Moskvitch-408 with 4 front lights. It’s a very elegant car. It was first represented in Europe at London automobile exhibition in 1964 or 1965. My father had it, and besides it was launched exactly the year I was born. If you are interested, I can find its photo and basic specs which might be of interest to your readers. Best wishes, Alexey