A bronze statue was unveiled in Fort William town centre on Saturday, commemorating a key moment in Lochaber’s history.

In 1911 a Ford Model T car was driven up the tallest peak in the UK in a daring publicity stunt by Henry Alexander, Scotland’s first dealer of the American car company Ford.

In a bid to assure customers the Ford brand was of higher superiority to hand-crafted British cars, Mr Alexander ordered his son, Henry Alexander Jr, to drive a Model T from the foot of Ben Nevis to the peak.

Now a bronze statue to remember the feat has been placed in Cameron Square in Fort William.

In 2011 a Ford Model T was dismantled into 77 pieces and carried to the peak of Ben Nevis by a group of 60 devoted volunteers, tackling some of the most gruelling weather Lochaber has to offer.