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Apr
24
South Africa | Nissan Bakkie 1200 & 1400
Automotive Photography / Blog / Datsun / Drive-by Snapshots / Nissan / South Africa Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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South Africa
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Jun
15
Lost Places | Station Service Fermée
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Station Service Fermée
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
There are many reasons why I love France. One of them is the fact, that the French do not immediately dismount the pumps after a petrol station goes out of business. Instead they just display the lowest possible price on the signpost, call it a day and wander off to play a game of Pétanque with their friends, enjoying a glass of red wine.
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Jun
15
Citroën HY S.E.V. Marchal | Carrosserie Le Bastard 1964
Automotive Photography / Blog / Citroen / Drive-by Snapshots / Museum Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Citroën HY S.E.V. Marchal
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Jun
14
24 Heures du Mans 2014 | Starting grid and first lap
Everybody know about the starting procedure of the 24 Heures du Mans race. The cars are lined up in an angle in front of the pit lane wall. But… theoretically knowing about it and seeing it live are two different things entirely. All the buzz on the starting grid is quite interesting…
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Jun
12
Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 @ Le Mans 2014
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Porsche Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 @ Le Mans 2014
One of quite a few Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 models in 1:1 scale that graced the Michelin booth at the 24 Heures du Mans 2014. A stunning car and engineering masterpiece… but not particularly pretty. It might have looked a lot better had it sported a Martini or Gulf livery. Maybe next year?
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Sep
21
Winnebago LeSharo | A grey morning in September
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Itasca / Renault / Winnebago Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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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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Sep
07
Lost Places | Beheaded bodies, robbed carcasses and zombies
Automotive Photography / Blog / Citroen / Drive-by Snapshots / JCB / Lost Places / Peugeot Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Beheaded bodies, robbed carcasses and zombies
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Sep
07
Lost Places | Station Service Ouverte
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Peugeot / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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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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Jun
03
Lost Places | Station Service Le Rousset
Automotive Photography / Blog / 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 | British Heritage in France
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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British Heritage in France
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
Well, you have probably read the posts about the German and Italian vehicles found in a field in southern France. OK then, this post is about the British heritage fading away in the very same location. The Mini Mk1 and the Land Rover Series II look as if you could save them, albeit probably with a little more work than it looks at first sight.
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Jun
01
Rust in Peace | German Cars in France
Automotive Photography / Blog / 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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Jun
01
Rust in Peace | Italian Cars in France
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Italians in France
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
After posting the German cars resting rusting in a field in southern France, Drive-by Snapshots brings you the Italian counterparts found at the same location: the proverbial sleeping beauties. In the first picture, a Lancia Beta Coupé and a Lancia Beta HPE are guarded by an angry looking Simca Aronde.
Jun
01
Rust in Peace | Mercedes-Benz W108
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Mercedes-Benz Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Mercedes-Benz W108
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
Once upon a time…
This is how most fairy tales begin. This is no fairy tale, though.
Once upon a time we traveled through France and my friend asked me whether or not I had seen the classic car behind a bush we just passed. I thought she wanted to fool me and kept driving all the way to… the next roundabout. This is what they have been invented for anyways. Turning around and driving back, all the way thinking about this (possibly nice) opportunity for a Drive-by Snapshot. Finding the bespoke classic car behind the bush was great – but discovering a whole field with literally dozens of classics, left me speechless.
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May
18
La Bretagne est magnifique
Alpine / Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Ferrari / FIAT / Lotus / Peugeot / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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La Bretagne est magnifique
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Sep
18
Lost Places | Modern’ Garage Chalus
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Modern’ Garage Chalus
Lost Places | Rust in Peace
September 2009. Late afternoon, somewhere in rural France. Running low on fuel, we were looking for a service station to fill up the trusty Mercedes. Eventually we found a station just before sunset – and right next to it one of those places that are well and truly lost in time. The overall impression didn’t really match the name of the place – Modern’ Garage. It might have been modern when the sign-writer painted the letters on the front wall decades ago. Peeking inside, we spotted a seemingly brand new Ford Escort Mk3 and many parts boxes of the same period. Around the back I found a Renault 5 Mk2, a pre-facelift Renault 21 and a Peugeot 403. I intended to take a few pictures, but a rather unfriendly dog reminded convinced me that I really wanted to cover many more kilometers before nightfall…
Sep
18
Renault 11 Turbo | Replica of a rallye legend
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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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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Sep
16
Volkswagen T2b | This is not an abandoned vehicle
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Volkswagen Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Volkswagen T2b
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Sep
16
Lost places | Biarritz, Château d’Ilbarritz
Automotive Photography / Blog / BMW / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Lost places | Biarritz
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Sep
15
Mercedes-Benz C123 | A Comet coupled to a Coupé
Automotive Photography / Blog / Constructam / Drive-by Snapshots / Mercedes-Benz Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Mercedes-Benz C123 | A Comet coupled to a Coupé
Surfing makes hungry and supplies don’t last forever. Coming back from shopping groceries at the local supermarket in Lit-et-Mixe, we found this period-perfect car and trailer combination: A shiny blue Mercedes-Benz W123 Coupé with a Constructam Comet 6T caravan in tow.
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Sep
12
Volkswagen T3 Syncro | The perfect travel companion
Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Volkswagen Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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Volkswagen T3 Syncro
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Sep
12
Renault R5 A5 Turbo | Up the hip!
Alpine / Automotive Photography / Blog / Drive-by Snapshots / Renault Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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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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Sep
05
Lost Places | Station Service abandonné en St. Priest-de-Gimel
Automotive Photography / Blog / 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 / Drive-by Snapshots / Lost Places / Mercedes-Benz Posted by Sebastian Motsch
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