And Today I - Fresh Update Page 5

[Split_Pin]

Just clocked this thread - theres so MANY mega spots, dont know which one I like best. 18's, GS? Simca 1100 Van? Fiat 124? Some have ace patina too!Transits coming along nicely too.

[mouseflakes]

Spottage of the highest order MrPowdered.I'll have the dark 504 estate, the blue Simca 1100 too. I'll take them away on the Renault recovery jobby. Ta.

[VWPowered]

thanks guys

 

yay bye blue roof remember was white also decided to blow the wheels over

 

 

it really weird how much the colour varies in the light.. looks near black as it gets darker lol

[VWPowered]

well done some to the rear..

 

started as...

 

 

and its started from there

 

 

now its like...

 

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ahhh some march spots already the iffy pentax earning its last pennies..

 

 

ummm not from round these parts

 

 

LWB Saviem SG2

 

 

 

Uber Cool Merc rarely comes out, genuine 60,000kms from new

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-10996-imgp7203.JPG

 

and finally...

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-10980-imgp7204.JPG

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-10981-imgp7205.JPG

 

not bad for a days spotting on a cold wet day in france

 

[VWPowered]

well started with getting afew trannie pics

 

 

which lead onto..

 

finding this ol' stashed caravan and pretty mullered Type H, actuallt tucked well away from view

 

 

do caravans rust???

 

 

spotting these on the way to St Mathieu

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11027-26s68773.jpg

 

St Mathieu

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11040-26s68775.jpg

 

and then more spots..

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11028-26s68776.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11029-26s68778.jpg

 

hi guys

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11045-26s68785.jpg

 

so sweeped over to Rochechouart

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11030-26s68787.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11031-26s68788.jpg

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http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11032-26s68789.jpg

 

Rochechouart Chateau

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11041-26s68791.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11043-26s68795.jpg

 

and some more spots..

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11034-26s68799.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11035-26s68800.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11036-26s68801.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11037-26s68802.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11038-26s68803.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11039-26s68804.jpg

 

then flew over to Oradour sur Glane (google it) basically the germans burnt down the village looking for army personal who were based at another nearby Oradour (sur Vayres) where they killed all the habitants and burned everything peoples, cars and evn the buildings..

 

new church of Oradour sur Glane

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11056-26s68813.jpg

 

Old Oradour sur Glane

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11067-26s68824.jpg

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11069-26s68826.jpg

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http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11078-26s68835.jpg

 

alot more photos of oradour can be viewed here - http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/scrapya ... log_page=1

 

thought i'd now start the journey back home with afew more spots

 

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http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11167-26s68928.jpg

 

then popped into a ol' haunt in Rochechouart on the way home to see what the stock was like

 

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sorry for the quality of these smaller images, bigger ones on site are like this..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/images/dead_cars/citroen_rochechouart_03_2009/26s68938.jpg

 

thats my update done

[Mr_Bo11ox]

wow, ace work! I'd love one of those BX Sports, is that one for sale do you know?

[VWPowered]

can find out, been there afew years mind so if its knackered it'll be really knackered now

[Father Ted]

Buy it and barn it Mr. Bol - them sports are rare beasts.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

If its easy for you to find out, i'd be interested to know, dont go on a mega mission to scope it out though. I'd love a BX sport, some geezer at my work in France had one, sounded awesome when he was giving it the beanz.

[VWPowered]

next time im passing i'll have a gander it was for sale as its got a sales thingy hanging off the rear view mirror

[shite_meister]

Fantastic spots there and a facinating slice of history in Oradour sur Glane-I'd read about that place before, maybe I'll visit one day. Completely off topic but I went to Auschwitz, changed my outlook on life and realise that 'things/items' are very very rarely important.

[VWPowered]

yeah sad thing is now the weathers getting to it; sure more of it has collapsed since i was last there

[andrew e]

 

The Doctors car in the square... a very humbling place, very, very still and quiet my wife found it a little unerving, even my (then very little) daughters were quiet. Definately worth a nose if your that way.

[michiel]

Great pics as always, Oradour is certainly on my list of places to visit in the future - souviens-toi indeed.

[55bloke]

yeah sad thing is now the weathers getting to it; sure more of it has collapsed since i was last there

One of those places one feels one really should visit. But, has something been done to "preserve" the burned out cars? considering they've been sat there for 60 odd years, I'd have expected nothing much to be left except stuff like axles, engines and gear boxes plus a few bits of chassis and suspension parts.

[Split_Pin]

Great spots. Also looks like an interesting it, as you pointed out, eerie place to visit. Definetly agree that it should be preserved as a reminder.

[VWPowered]

decided as i went to oradour and other places exploring yesterday that i should take the girls today..

 

starting with afew spots in Pressignac

 

 

and Pressignac itself..

 

 

into Chabinais

 

 

where i spotted this

 

 

saw these too.. if hats ya cup of rosie lee

 

Bussiere Boffy - Dept 87

 

 

 

St Christophe - Dept 87

 

 

which leads me to my next post in a moment....

[VWPowered]

hard to decide the feeling i have for this place, a little heard rumour of a empty château off we went, upon getting home did a little more research and am truly devastated how it looked even 30 years ago..

 

this is along time ago...

 

then this was the 50's

 

and this was 1978

 

and sadly this is how it sits today, said to be totally unique build of château for this region

 

 

lots more pics here

 

which leads me too...

[VWPowered]

so there we are on my way home and just had to pop in for a gander at this place...

 

 

more en route..

[VWPowered]

so afew more...

 

 

ummm pot plant with a difference

 

 

which leads me to my last post..

[VWPowered]

We'll start with afew spots eh..

 

real wreak of a 309 outside a nightclub, inside was green so presume its been there a little while??..

 

 

stopped outside another garage after spotting afew beauties hiding

 

 

bad boy mercs (of france of cause)

 

 

and finally just as we are getting closer to home, we found this water mill and power station both long since used..??

 

http://franco-oldtimers.com/scrapyard/gallery/thumbs/lrg-11367-26s69142.jpg

 

for the first time in ages i actually really enjoyed this weekend as per last year (we used to make sure every sunday we jumped in the car and drove 100 clicks see where we get, last few months with it being so cold we havent bothered, but now the nicer weather is coming i'm looking forward to afew more big ruined chateau's and more scrap metal

[michiel]

Nice chateau & more - would love to buy such a ruin and build a comfy house & barn inside, invisible from outside but preserving the chateau...

[VWPowered]

yeah it would be areal shame to see it completley fall flat but it looks that its going that way..

[VWPowered]

all i got today one ruddy car

 

 

so to make up for it...

 

Cheronnac (Dept 87)

 

 

front of the Chateau just outside Cheronnac

 

 

all thats left of a 15th Century ruin also just outside Cheronnac

 

 

Church of Soudat (Dept 24)

 

 

 

which lead to a game of Racket Golf

 

 

DDDUCCCKKKK

 

 

 

then drove home

 

 

[AXrescuer]

We went to Ourador-sur-Glane while on a visit to my brother some years back. It had been on my 'places to see' list since seeing it featured in World At War many moons ago. It was a very surreal experience and what made it more eerie was the way my brother's dog get getting spooked, his hackles were up like he had seen something. Spooky. That doctors car doesn't looked like its changed much since we were there.

[Mr Lobster]

Oradour is very interesting and definately somewhere I want to visit again.There are quite a few more cars in the village, few Citroen Tractions and such, the really moving thing is looking into the remains of the houses and seeing rusted remains of bed frames and sewing machine.Very sobering.

[Mr Lobster]

so there we are on my way home and just had to pop in for a gander at this place...

 

So whereabouts in France is this then? I could really do with that back door and rear bumper. Might be worth making a [very big] detour to acquire them

[VWPowered]

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=46.16680 ... =0&src=msl - it is here

[Mr Lobster]

Hmmm, thats a good long way away Might be worth a detour on my way to Sud de la France in a couple of months but probably easier to find something where I'll actually be.