a quick dump from me.. (new shite on page 3)

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snooze..

 

managed to get afew spots in from the journey down to the Aude department managed to cover no less than 1200 kms left 1am saturday morning arrived back home at 4 this morning, now very tired but had a great day out..

 

so the cars first...

 

spotted whilst on top of a mountain, but full zoom shot confirms CF2

 

 

Weird J9

 

 

nice....

 

 

Both BMW's were together on one plot, now kickin myself for not checking out what the price was on it..

 

 

taken in the closest town to where our interview was at seems to be tat central, which we like..

 

 

around the corner was these..

 

 

and now onto some ruins...

 

first was this 400m viewpoint from Mazamet

 

 

then off to the ruined church of Saint-Pierre-de-Vals which they still bury people at which seemed abit weird..

 

 

their are some more pics here

 

at the same place was also this abandoned water mill, rooms inside were massive

 

 

not far away also stuck on the top of a mountain was the chateau of La Tourette-Cabardès, some beautiful view from up there at a guess by the stonework must predate 14th century..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/La%20Tourette-Cabard%C3%A8s/image/595/DSC05195.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/La%20Tourette-Cabard%C3%A8s/image/595/DSC05201.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/La%20Tourette-Cabard%C3%A8s/image/595/DSC05203.JPG

 

awesome house built into the same mountain that houses the chateau..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/La%20Tourette-Cabard%C3%A8s/image/595/DSC05206.JPG

 

i love the views from around here

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/La%20Tourette-Cabard%C3%A8s/image/595/DSC05241.JPG

 

around the corner in the hamlet of Lastours features a couple of abandoned buildings..

 

firstly this smallish house

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/cache/Places/Lastours_1/DSC05208.JPG_595.jpg

 

lovely oak floors but the place had been raped of all its fireplaces, electric and anything else..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_1/image/595/DSC05209.JPG

 

complete with mini tower

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_1/image/595/DSC05211.JPG

 

the next was a business, not sure what maybe someone with intellect in this department could help..

place was massive..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05212.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05213.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05214.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05218.JPG

 

umm 2006 calender means place has been seriously raped of all its internals, shame..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05220.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05221.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05225.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05226.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05228.JPG

 

full size of this letter is here if you can tell me what its on about or what they used to do..

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http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05231.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05232.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Lastours_2/image/595/DSC05233.JPG

 

next up was the ruined Chateau de Belcastel, but we couldnt get near it (no roads) next time we'll get there..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Chateau%20de%20Belcastel/image/595/DSC05236.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Chateau%20de%20Belcastel/image/595/DSC05237.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/Chateau%20de%20Belcastel/image/595/DSC05239.JPG

 

and finally the Domaine-de-Lys unknown history appeared to be a working farm of sorts but was abit freaky too, seems to feature 2 corner towers but are set inside the building...

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05242.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05244.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/cache/Places/domaine-de-lys/DSC05245.JPG_595.jpg

 

inside the main house all floors (presumed four by the levels) were now one

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05246.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05248.JPG

 

so many outbuildings, mostly made of concrete which was cracked all over..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05249.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05251.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05252.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/cache/Places/domaine-de-lys/DSC05253.JPG_595.jpg

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05257.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05264.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05266.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05267.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05268.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05271.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05285.JPG

 

weird building these housed machinery downstairs and what looks like workers houses above, at least 4, with 2 rooms in each, in the first a fireplace/sink (in concrete and cracked badly..) the second a bedroom, but not one had a toilet nice..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05270.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05279.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05280.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05281.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05283.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05284.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05286.JPG

 

some of machinery etc which seemed left behind

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05250.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05258.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05259.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05260.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05261.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05275.JPG

 

U23 Citroen

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05272.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05273.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05274.JPG

 

Sociatie Français

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05276.JPG

 

needs no intro..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05277.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05278.JPG

 

the weirdest building

 

note just to the left part of a ruined tower..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05286.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05288.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05289.JPG

 

2nd tower note lockable cage door, spooky as this was only accessed from inside the house..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05290.JPG

 

curved metre thick walls of the tower

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05291.JPG

 

another cage inside too (note this was on the first floor and couldnt be acessed easy from the outside) but up the stairs was bang in front of you..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05292.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05293.JPG

 

holiday anyone..

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05294.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05295.JPG

 

stairs were also concrete

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Places/domaine-de-lys/image/595/DSC05296.JPG

 

there are more pics here if intrested

 

and that ya lot, hope you enjoyed, i'm now off for a large coffee

[Tayne]

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[VWPowered]

no wasnt any labs but place was a fair size awesome thanks for clearing that one, i saw alot of words that just went over the head

[Tayne]

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[VWPowered]

wow some of those are epic, think i need a trip to ireland next

[Tayne]

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[VWPowered]

wow where are the rest then??..

[Tayne]

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[VWPowered]

great pics spa, must get myself a proper camera

[VWPowered]

ok so to confirm catapillar dates from the 1920's, the abandoned company dealing in metal extraction has been in liquidation since 1996

 

http://difpolmine.org/servlet/KBaseShow ... es&sort=-1

[Hudsonpie]

Cracking pictures Vw, Tayne..... I would say the old Caterpillar crawler tractor would be worth a fair bit, as would the John Deere....looks like they used it to run the thresher looking at the home made guards. The old truck looks pretty solid too

[VWPowered]

well blow me couldnt see this from the metal HQ but the place has been well mined

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.313958 ... 01929&z=16

 

and poss another chateau behind where they are mining

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=43.319918 ... 04823&z=18

[VWPowered]

meet another new one in the VWP stableblock, hopefully it wont take up space for too long

 

1997 Hyundai Accent 1.5 GLS

 

1.5 12v 92 bhp model, Electric Front Windows (well passengers anyway), Central Locking, Driver's Airbag, Sunroof, 4 Good Tyres, Towbar, Starts and Drives spot on, although no MOT or CT, it has 70,600 miles on the clock, has a little service history and is on Irish plates and comes with its papers, abit scruffy around the edges and the windscreen has a crack (but not in driver's vision), but is not required so up for offers

came like this

 

 

scrubbed up alright

 

 

it wont be missed

[VWPowered]

so places i saw whilst out and abut yesterday ;D

 

La-Terne

 

 

Little Moulin just outside Luxe-Gare

 

 

Marillac-le-Franc

 

 

Massignac

 

 

Saint-Colombe

 

 

St-Sornin

 

 

and of cause there were cars ;D

 

Tidy 9

 

 

305 parked in same spots for afew months now

 

 

Poor 5

 

 

Took passat to garage to find out why the turbo wasnt boostin', had afew lovely's in there including..

 

 

02 MG

 

 

Sad Audi Coupe

 

 

Little Liteace

 

 

Sweet Tipo with some weird alloys, suit it too

 

 

Lonely 204

 

 

Sierra Mk1

 

 

Seen more modded Caddy's than normal ones ???

 

 

umm wet leaves wont do this Acadiane much good

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Out%20%26%20About/Feb%202010/image/595/DSC05416.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Out%20%26%20About/Feb%202010/image/595/DSC05417.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Out%20%26%20About/Feb%202010/image/595/DSC05418.JPG

 

Uno Mk1

 

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/zenphoto/Out%20%26%20About/Feb%202010/image/595/DSC05419.JPG

 

thats my camera empty again

[michiel]

 

I see a great two story car park and an apartment on top... bring on the lottery win.

[Captain Mainwaring]

What's the crack with the Sherpa roadster? Kit car? Manufactured under license?

[VWPowered]

not sure but was LHD and seems US Spec, for a 8 year old car the panels looked abit wobbly

 

i also got the air filter abit closer to some air as it was sat up near the carb and starting to run abit funny when warm, abit ralf harris but does the trick :D