RamsayAllan

Films & Memories

A small archive of family films, kept alongside the paintings they inspired.

The collection includes rare footage of Janet Ogilvy with the family’s 1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1, the car associated with Jack Ewart.

Janet and Shelagh — The Corvette on Glamis Road

A glimpse into the Ewart family archives.

Still from the family film Janet and Shelagh — The Corvette on Glamis RoadWatch Film

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This rare family film captures Janet Ogilvy, mother of artist Ramsay Allan, alongside the family’s 1958 Chevrolet Corvette, accompanied by her young daughter Shelagh.

Filmed on the Glamis Road in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, the footage offers a precious glimpse of Janet’s life beyond the still photographs that remain today.

Decades later, Janet would become the subject of her youngest son’s oil portrait, Janet Ogilvy (2026), while the Corvette itself inspired another painting, Jack’s Racing Corvette.

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – Glen Clova, c. 1959

A wonderful glimpse into Ewart family life in the Scottish Highlands during the late 1950s.

Still from the family film Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – Glen Clova, c. 1959Watch Film

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A rare colour film of the Ewart family’s 1959 camping trip to Glen Clova, Angus, featuring a red Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, Jack and Janet Ewart, and their young son Richard.