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• A rare beauty at the Nürburgring
  on Feb 14, 2014 in Ford Germany GT40 Nürburgring
  First seen from a distance across the road. Later on up close in the paddock area. Did I like the Ford GT40? You bet! Would have never thought it could look great in silver with grey stripes…...
• On a stormy day in May…
  on Feb 13, 2014 in France Tercel Toyota Capbreton Conversion Pick-up
  … we couldn’t go surfing due to a massive beach break. We drove down the coast, heading to Biarritz for a Café au Lait. Walking out on the Capbreton pier is always a little adventure on a day like that. Walking back to the shore and sett...
• Add elf oil and it runs like a Le Mans legend!
  on Feb 12, 2014 in France R16 Renault Düsseldorf elf Germany Le Mans 1978 Meilenwerk TS
  Advertising is sometimes… weird. Create a new version version of a Renault 16 called TS, add a Le Mans racecar sticker to the rear window and a set of extra headlights. Et voilá – you have a sporty version of a rather sedate family car...
• Let’s call it patina
  on Feb 11, 2014 in Germany Mercedes-Benz S-Class Patina W116
  Everybody dreams about a barn find. A treasure that has been preserved for many years in a dry place, by a caring old gentleman. But reality often is rather cruel. I found this Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class behind a Mazda dealership. Not preserved. Cert...
• S-Class limousine hearse with six wheels
  on Feb 10, 2014 in Mercedes-Benz S-Class Swaziland Hearse South Africa V126
  Considering the name of this blog and the nature of the subject pictured here, it really wasn’t easy to find a suitable title and words to describe this unusual vehicle I spotted in Barberton, South Africa. Let’s just look at it from a te...
• Azul como el cielo
  on Feb 9, 2014 in 2CV Citroën Spain
  Easter weekend 2013. Having a full day to drive from San Sebastian to Porto provided me with the much loved opportunity to leave the boring Autopista and explore the country on rural roads along the Camino de Santiago. I entered a town somewhere betw...
• Forward ever – backwards never!
  on Feb 6, 2014 in Ford France Transit Camper Hossegor Mk1 Van
  There are a number of songs with that or very similar titles that instantly came to my mind while sorting pictures from a 2009 trip to the French Atlantic coast. We spotted this Ford Transit Mk1 camper van in Hossegor. Looking forward is aided by a c...
• Alpine A110 à Andelot-Blancheville
  on Feb 4, 2014 in A110 Alpine France Renault Andelot-Blancheville
  On our way to a wedding in France we opted to take the more scenic Routes Nationales. Driving two days instead of one and taking pictures of interesting things on the way is just so much better than trundling along on the boring Autoroute at 130 km/h...
• The Shark
  on Jan 26, 2014 in BMW E24 Germany 635 CSI Düsseldorf Meilenwerk
  While browsing the MeilenWerk in Düsseldorf with a friend in 2010, we found this pristine shark nose BMW 635 CSI. View Larger Map...
• On the way home
  on Jan 26, 2014 in 911 Germany Porsche SC Targa Würzburg
  On the way home yesterday, I drove past an industrial estate near Würzburg and found a beautifully restored Porsche 911 SC Targa with the roof open. Outside. Mind you, it was just barely over 0° Celsius and cloudy…...

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