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These are images I've collected and taken over the years that I think deserve to be seen rather than sitting in a box or on a hard drive somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's another reason for doing all this too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery penny we make from the Logbooks and prints goes back into Project P1B and the restoration of XA847, the original Lightning prototype. After more than 30 years sitting in a barn, bringing her back to display standard has been quite an undertaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo put it into perspective, it takes the sale of nearly ten Logbooks to pay for a single day's polishing. And believe me, there's been a lot of polishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you buy a Logbook, a print, or both, thank you. 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