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Jun
03
Lost Places | Station Service Le Rousset
Automotive Photography / Blog / DBS France / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Station Service Le Rousset
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
When was the last time you found something not only totally unexpected, but also thought to be extinct by now? Trundling along the Route Départementale D27 at a leisurely pace on a hot day with no cloud in sight, we had a moment just like that, when we found the cutest rural petrol station and workshop. The icing on the cake most definitely was the color-matched Renault R5, which made the scene even more unreal.
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Jun
01
Rust in Peace | German Cars in France
Automotive Photography / Blog / DBS France / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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German Cars in France
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
If you have read the story about the star on a reasonably priced car, you already know how I found a field full of faded treasures in rural southern France. You might also have spotted a blue BMW E28 5-Series in the background. This one seemed to be in good shape. Gotta love those yellow fog lights ?
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Sep
05
Lost Places | Station Service abandonné en St. Priest-de-Gimel
Automotive Photography / Blog / DBS France / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Mercedes-Benz / Peugeot Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Station Service abandonné en St. Priest-de-Gimel
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
Driving past this abandoned service station in 2007 sparked a memory. A long time ago, when I was a young boy, we used to take the same route between Clermand-Ferrand and Bordeaux. If I remember correctly, this station was still in service back then and we might even have stopped there to fill up.
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May
31
Lost places | Station du Haut-Limousin
Automotive Photography / Blog / DBS France / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Mercedes-Benz Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Station du Haut-Limousin
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
In 2009 we found an abandoned service station, somewhere in the Haut-Limousin region of France. I quite like the old fashioned architectural approach and design. The service station and garage must have been very busy, at a time long gone and almost forgotten. Inside, it was completely empty. Thoughts of buying it bugged me and I couldn’t forget it for a long time. In 2013, I drove past it again – and didn’t even bother to stop and take a picture. It had been converted into a mattress store. Painted in awful colors, with ugly billboards and cheap advertising – destroying the vintage character of the building completely. It was really sad, to see it in such an unattractive condition. 🙁
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