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Rural France is magnificent for tat - though its big Northern cities are dreadful and bland. I particularly like the fact that you can tell when the cars last changed ownership off the plates - great to see proper long-term ownership is still a thing.

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Not all the of the shite in France is home made. 

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And again to prove it's a runner.

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**The Corsa also has non-matching wheels.

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UMMs are common

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Big barges less so

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School run

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Not all plod cars here are Dusters, but they are all Dacias.

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Front yard

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Spares stock

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A few 21s about, but all escaped me except this butchers Savannah.

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Twingo galore.

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Trailers are common.

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Mysteries too.

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Not in France, but still in holiday mood, so to Severn Valley Railway.

 

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Completely matt paint. Utterly shine free but very clean.post-17481-0-77931900-1505648147_thumb.jpg

Not even an "L" badge, 4 speed so presumably a 1300.

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Great thread! Your pictures paint a great image of France that wasn't mirrored by my visit to Dinan last month.

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Dartmouth today. "R" reg. Paint looks even flatter than in this photo.

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Been in Dorset in the sun, lots of landrovers and Jeeps without a roof, endless '70s VW vans and these :

 

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The 205 had "Inca" badges.

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Triking. Not Moto Guzzi powered 😕.

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And there was this, nearer home a few weeks ago

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The best colour for an Insight: "Electric cystitis green"

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  • Asimo changed the title to Shite in the Pyrenees (mostly)
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After too long, back in France. 

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Citroens. Fade to gray: it used to be black (see posts above) 

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Still a common sight

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Several Xantias about but I didn't see any other hydraulic Citroens. Early 650 Visa.

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AX not common anymore, but they are all as battered as this one.

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Still very plentiful, at the core of the rural economy.

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Some Peugeots. 205s are very common.

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Weird van version

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Amazing to think 205s have been around for 40 years.

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309s are perhaps even more common. Petrol and XUD power.

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I borrowed this for the week, a Peugeot 2008. I was grateful for the loan, but what a horrible little car. 0 / 10 for effort Peugeot.

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Not many Renault pictures. I saw plenty of R4s, but only one got papped.

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No pics of Express vans either although they are plentiful as ar the old Master vans. Traders love their Trafics

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and their 21s

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Twingos are everywhere.

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This was a nice surprise

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And so was this 17!

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Lancias

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Niva. XUD power?

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Forward control!

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Brexit motors

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A8 was a manual Diesel. Presumably the 5 cylinder engine as it was still in use. Not a single straight panel.

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Mercury?

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There were plenty that escaped my photography:  a Renault 5 semi-convertible (rag top behind the B pillar), a Fiat Chroma TD (steel wheels, cloth seats, immaculate),  Peugeot 504 coupe, many Mk1 Pandas...

 

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Cheers Jim. 

Mehari.

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These have now got to be so valuable it is a surprise to see one still in use. Modern quad bike based pickups are now doing the same sort of work but with more noise and less charm.

 

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Sounded right for a sidevalve Ford. Reversed with some skill into tiny garage from tiny street. Manual box with floor-change.

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Next door is a great bar / restaurant which often features quality Jazz acts. With this view of Canigou.

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Piaggio Avanti ambulance. The only interesting thing about a 4 hour delay at Perpignan.

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  • Asimo changed the title to Holiday spots
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Another year, another week away, another country: Scotland / Arnold Clark land.

This years thing seems to be European tough-boy campers. 4wd Sprinters, massively extended G-Wagens, morbidly over-bodied Hilux.

And this pair. A long way from home at Hadrian's wall.

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Never before encountered one of these.

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Or one of these. My wife was very quick to tell me she didn't like it's looks as much as the Alpine I once had.  I suspect that was a pre-emptive comment, in case I fancied getting one.

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This Dutch rechargeable had made it to Oban.

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This must have been the full-strength version: made a sound like a Nascar racer, possibly the yellowest yellow car I've ever seen.

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And that was it for a whole week, very dissappointing! The only "one that got away" was a Bedford CA camper, labouring up an A road hill, driver living the deam and waving everyone past, sliding doors wide open.

 

 

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Not got far this holiday season. These were seen at Prescott (VSCC) hillclimb.

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Still looks like it is from the futureIMG_9710.JPG.f349297ad2ee1323f7b818c75ff69f2c.JPG

Still looks like it is from the future

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Alpines. they are all lovely, but I'll take the white one pleaseIMG_9740.JPG.e39de43ba54497f703031735039950b3.JPG

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Peak Mercedes SL?IMG_9644.JPG.b5cf0123dff23a062c34d5efeaa9a647.JPGSome cars are best from behindIMG_9726.JPG.ef0105815d09952b5d5b1bc6889fa9a7.JPGIMG_9707.JPG.24e4af2dd4f0bee7b4bd82e1eff79be2.JPG

The event was visited by the  Netherlands Daf clubIMG_9721.JPG.3e191bc87fd1fa1661297bf5a44da7d4.JPG

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CX or the gold Multipla please. My wife dislikes both body styles but the Fiat comes with bonus child embarrassment points.
 

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