Following in the kilometres of VWP - Holiday Spots Pg19

5k · June 6, 2010

lets start with some spots

poor capri

tidy XR3i

tidy fest, i'd like a deisel one of these

Beige 5, you know you want it

slowly starting to twindle out here, unseen on british shores anymore

phase 1 309, or Talbot Arizona for the purests

could hear this rumbling from miles away

name it???

Early 205 another slowly disappearing

Phase 1 21 Nevada.. hated our old one, did 1200kms on a tank, but was also similar to driving a tank..

for you 4x4 fans... Nissan Patrol

blimey another XR3i

now i f*****g hate pikeys

Old Renault Laid up to rest, least its dry

also ventured over to the l'isle jourdain in the vienne department for the yearly ferrari drive..

court afew cars in town and thanks to clive afew at the circuit, but enjoyed the circuit car park more lol

a preview of my favourites of the day

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0929.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0928.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0933.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0934.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0937.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0941.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0942.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0972.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0967.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0974.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0975.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Meets%20and%20Events%20%28F%29/2010%2006%20Sport%20et%20Collection/GEDC0976.JPG

more pics here

and went to see this Chateau around the corner from us the other day, it said that the last owner (a count) died without leaving a heir (the family dated by to the 13th Century) has now been purchased by a Parisian and is now being restored would be nice to nosey around and learn more about its history..

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/Chateau%20de%20Repaire%20-%20Videix/GEDC0747.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/Chateau%20de%20Repaire%20-%20Videix/GEDC0748.JPG

spooky church has tombs under it

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/Chateau%20de%20Repaire%20-%20Videix/GEDC0749.JPG

more pics here

and afew from L'isle Jourdain

awesome house with only a tiny roadway surrounded by water, well i liked it

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0893.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0896.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0898.JPG

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0908.JPG

i took this one from the abandoned holiday park whilst at the circuit

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0979.JPG

bungy

http://www.franco-oldtimers.com/gallery/albums/Places/L-Isle-Jourdain/GEDC0894.JPG

afew more pics here

2,967 · June 6, 2010

Bleedin' hell

Alot of pics there !

"NAME IT" - Dodge / Chrysler Neon

And is that Mk2 Fiesta doing a drift ?

Thanks for sharing your pics John

17,487 · June 6, 2010

name it???

Chrysler Neon (in the UK, may have been sold as a Dodge in France?)

The rust on tha Capri is epic!

5k · June 7, 2010

And is that Mk2 Fiesta doing a drift ?

no he was reversing and i was trying to get a pic on the sly

i thought it may have been a neon... honest

5k · June 13, 2010

full of lovelyness

2 panda's (they seem to be croppin up everywhere what happened to near extinction )

err yeah

Tidy Fiorino

as was this Mercedes-Benz T2

J7

BRG Mini

slowly disappearing but maybe not this one was very tidy (remember Mk3's started in 89 so afew are knockin on 20 years old already)

nutha Panda

Early E30

GME Rascal

someones first car is this lovely Mk2 Uno in lovely pink.. lucky lucky

Big Tank 740

nice big 300SE Merc

some pics from the Vide-Grenier at Garat

lots more pics here

5,968 · June 13, 2010

Bonus points on the Capri for having a spiky weed growing through it, and something metallic/wood resting on it.

4.1k · June 14, 2010

Belle Aronde & Panhards... yum.

5k · June 21, 2010

you know how it is you go out not planning to see any cars and their were loads out ;D

spotted these lot out at Cussac

5k · June 21, 2010

5k · June 21, 2010

these were parked up in St Junien

5k · June 21, 2010

5k · June 21, 2010

random spots in St Junien

Spotted in Lessac

Dont see many of these

5k · June 21, 2010

F-O Resident Mike in the house, well out of it at that time...

These are in Brissac?

5k · June 21, 2010

5k · June 21, 2010

last couple of spots..ta fer lookin ;D

1.2k · June 21, 2010

Great pics as usual!

Obviously I'm feeling the love for the Cits but also the R5, Panhards and the little Simca - triple WANT.

XR3 and Fiesta seem to be surprisingly good nick. See quite a lot of 80s Fords well kept in France. Wonder why that is.

The blue Renault van J7 is dreaminess. Not to mention the good condition liteace

As for the Mercs - wow - I love the 300SE but the Black oldie with the OMG mirror-mounted indicators! Lovely.

Feeling the love for the X1/9 too - love the look of those with all the sharp edges (like ma wedges!)

Also want the ex-private ambulance CX hi roof .

I want to live there....

4.1k · June 21, 2010

Digging the Darmont, and the 24CT:

If I win the Lottery I will start up a business building 24CT replicas.

17,487 · June 21, 2010

Love the M350 and the Panhards, and...well, everything (bar the MGs)

Thanks for chucking these up dude, always good to see a bit of French tat

5k · June 27, 2010

another update..

LT like mine but newer..

yummy ascona

pontiac

GSA

unusual pinky metallic golf 1

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag

Unknown Import Honda

globtastic Fiesta, slightly chav edition but was a ghia..

stickers = BHP

Tidy 5

2CV

finally a stunner of a fuego

June 27, 2010

Your Pontiac is a Chevy.

5k · June 27, 2010

oh yeah a camaro... knew i remembered it somewhere

5k · June 29, 2010

Surprise finds...

ERF Trucks

Old and New (well newer) Visa's

and a Spitfire

5k · July 4, 2010

and so we move into july, a good month and we are only just into it..

first thing we flew over to Roumazieres-Loubert for the Vide Grenier and spotted these whilst there..

5k · July 4, 2010

then onwards to Brigeuil for the Vide-Grenier there

Golf/Scirocco Mk1 Steering Wheel and Talbot Clocks

Found dumped on route

as we were on our way to a, yes another vide-grenier just outside limoges (those who regular the model posts will see my latest purchases lol)

5k · July 4, 2010

oops abit leaky this one, quick get a tena pad for it...

5k · July 4, 2010

Oldie Worldie Pump spotted near the Renault Trucks Factory (i learnt of this place today too) a picture of the tower at the factory

tower

all parked in one garden. greedy sods lol

5k · July 4, 2010

those who know my posts know i love cars but also have a love for ruins and abandoned buildings, imagine one's delight when i saw what looked like a art deco garage empty, and off i went to explore.. site was defo a fair size,

now this is where it got intresting in my research after, this site belongs to a company called Solic, something i saw said about PCB and electrics, another says about refinerys... this falls into refinerys as was a petrol station/garage

so as we crossed over the tarmac we are now in another site owned by Total, i was baffled by all the no smoking signs, and now we know why

5k · July 4, 2010

i like the way this walls been repainted just so they can graffiti it again

and now a little history, as always i come home to try and discover a little at my little treasures, as i said the 2nd factory as seen here on google earth was owned by total and i found a map of the floorpan...

maybe you techy types could throw a little light on it

which after looking for that on google earth not 2 minutes away i found this hoard of abandonment, well thats next weekend covered then

enjoy

5k · July 11, 2010

as i said before, today we headed off to see what we thought was afew empty barns but was in fact a huge site by far the biggest ruin i've walked around, long since used, its roads now overgrown paths (the roads are clearly marked on TomTom but apart from afew gates you'd never beleive they were there, the factorys themselves were of epic proportions (would make a great classic car museum) and judging by things i've seen on the net the company is still in business making similar products (from speedhumps to blow up dolls i presume) but no longer in the limouzin, the site was near impossible to get into so overgrown, i'll take a strimmer next time