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Best of 2021
Best of 2021
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Best of 2020
Best of 2020
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Renault 4 | Nancy, France
Renault 4 in Nancy, France
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A Chance Encounter in Rural France
A Chance Encounter in Rural France
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Winnebago LeSharo | A grey morning in September
Winnebago LeSharo | A grey morning in September
RD 6089 near Terrasson-Lavilledieu, on a grey morning. Cruising along with the local traffic… I spotted something based on the Renault Trafic on the side of the road: the Winnebago LeSharo. I have always liked how the French design of the base vehicle integrates well with the American style camper body. If you look at other Winnebago motorhomes of the same period, you can even see a familiar resemblance. Being flanked by a US-spec Peugeot 504 Break was a nice coincidence. The dealer had many other interesting vehicles for sale, some of which you will sooner or later find here at Drive-by Snapshots.
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Lost Places | Station Service Ouverte
Station Service Ouverte
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
Yesterdays’ post featured a small service station that went out of business, but isn’t fenced off or has a sign saying so. The story today is different. You are looking at pictures of a substantially bigger service station that, for lack of a better word, is closed. Nonetheless, it does sport a sign saying: Station Ouverte.
To tell you the honest truth – this place looked like a film set straight out of a zombie movie! The lack of traffic, heavy clouds and a slight drizzle didn’t make it any more friendly or welcoming!
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Renault Alpine A610 V6 Turbo | Saverne
Renault Alpine A610 V6 Turbo
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Willys MB Jeep with Renault R4 body
Willys MB Jeep with Renault R4 body
In June 2010 we took the scenic route through the Gorges du Tarn. Climbing out of the canyon and heading towards Le Puy, we drove past a service station somewhere in the rural Département Lozère.
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Lost Places | Station Service Le Rousset
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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Rust in Peace | Les Françaises
Rust in Peace
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La Bretagne est magnifique
La Bretagne est magnifique
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Renault 11 Turbo | Replica of a rallye legend
Renault 11 Turbo | Replica of a rallye legend
Driving through central France. Cloudy skies with the odd rain shower now and then. An uninspiring town along the road. A boring Renault dealership. Wait! Boring? No way! Around the back, they had something interesting: A Renault 11 Turbo Rallye replica. I always like to see the simple, yet striking, designs of an era long past. Make sure to check out the video further down in this post, as it features a couple of these legendary machines.
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Renault R5 A5 Turbo | Up the hip!
Renault R5 A5 Turbo | Up the hip!
Finding this little gem in Hossegor was a treat. The silver of the Renault 5 A5 Turbo matched the orange in the background perfectly. Looking at the picture again recently while resizing it and adding the watermark, I discovered something in the picture that I had missed previously: the store is called HIP UP – and the little girl is sitting up on daddy’s hip. Funny coincidence, isn’t it?
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