SL's Summer Hol's 2013

[Spottedlaurel]

I'm going to sneak my French spots in before Seth, it'll be interesting to see what he finds. Here's an MS-centric selection from me:


Citroen Visa 11RE by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

First spot of the holiday.


Commer Walkthrough Camper by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

A bit odd, maybe Dutch?


Ford Granada Mk2 2.5D L by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Saw this before we'd even reached our first night's accommodation.


Renault 25 V6 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Fiat Panda 34 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Citroen Ami 8 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Citroen Ami 8 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Amazing!


Peugeot 104GL by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This was on a Peugeot dealer's forecourt. Rural new car garages often seem to a good place to look for old stuff, this 104 was excellent.


Nissan Prairie (M10) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Not sure if I've ever seen one in France before.


Citroen Visa by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Saw quite a few of these, sadly no early ones though.


Citroen CX 22TRS by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Only CX of the two weeks.


Bedford CF2 LWB by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

!


Porsche 911T by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mercedes 508D by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

There'll be more of these.


Peugeot 104GR by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


1984 Toyota Hiace Diesel Van by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Unexpected.


Lada Niva 1600 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Still a few of these around, though usually a bit later with ugly bits of plastic on them.


BMW E3 Saloon and Peugeot 504 Coupe by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Classy pair, yellow light OD on the BMW.


Fiat 40 NC Lorry by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Peugeot 404 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Compare...


Citroen DS20 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

And contrast. We went on the submarine in the background. Sinister WWII German U-Boat pens really quite large.


Daewoo Espero GLX by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Something for Hirst to conclude part 1.

[Spottedlaurel]

More:


Renault 4 F4 Van by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mazda 323 1.5 5dr by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Toyota Hiace Hilton Motorhome by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Hiace #2.


Honda Accord LXi by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Pop-up lights, US-spec model?


Toyota Landcruiser by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Not many Land Rovers around, sensibly they go for these instead.


Peugeot 505GTi Estate by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Possibly mid-repair? Saw another 505 estate plus a saloon, but sadly no 504 saloons or estates.


Chrysler LeBaron V6 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Raymanboy's French counterpart?


Citroen Visa Leader by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Leader of the gang.


Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Audi 80 CD by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Chrysler Vision by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Not an Eagle.


Renault 4 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Pleasingly French.


Mazda Xedos 6 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Elegant.


Renault 11 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

One of the dullest-ever facelifts?


Peugeot J7/J9 and Renault 4 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault Rodeo by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

First time I've managed to get a photo of one of these.


Rover 820Si by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Handsome.


Renault 11 Turbo by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault/Saviem Van by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Alfa Romeo GTV by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mercedes 230CE by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mercury Zephyr Z-7 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mercury Zephyr Z-7 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Surely worthy of two photos on here? That gets us to roughly halfway through...

[Spottedlaurel]

On with the second week:


Fiat Croma by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault 4CV by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Supermarkets seem to dominate fuel sales, nice to see this place.


Peugeot 403 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault Rodeo by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Another one!


Renault 5 Alpine Turbo + 2CV by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Great wheels on these.


Renault 4CV by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

OMG would look great slammed and left like that, etc.


Citroen DSuper by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Peugeot 305 GR Saloon by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Didn't see many of these around.


Peugeot 305 Van by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The saloon has just reminded me of this one seen on the first day.


Ford Transit Mk1 Horsebox by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Photo 8000! Citroen GSA Van by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Made a special effort to remember where this one was so I could stop for better photos later in the day.


Peugeot J7/J9 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Ford Transit Mk2 Pilou Motorhome by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


International tractor and combine collection by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Citroen LNA by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Only LNA I saw in France, yet two days after returning I was having a drive of Wuvvum's!


Toyota Landcruiser 40 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Saw a couple of other 40-series models too.


Peugeot 104 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I had to suffer barking dogs and a curious glance or two for this one.


Nissan Bluebird 1.6SLX (T72) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I don't think these are very common.


Toyota Dyna 100 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Dynamite.


1989/90 Ford Bronco 5.0 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Seemed to be connected with a local American car garage. Pleasingly it was parked at Lidl, which still gives me material back at home.


Citroen C25(?) Snack-Mobile by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Citroen C25(?) Snack-Mobile by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I can't help thinking I'd like to run this as some kind of tat sales vehicle at autojumbles.


Peugeot 504 Pickups + Volvo BM Tractor by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

504 tipper looked a bit bendy in the middle.


Mercedes 508D by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Delightful holiday weather.


Citroen H Van + Renault 230H by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

I wish I'd taken another photo or two here, something unusual just visible in the background.


Renault/Saviem S130 Recovery Truck by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault 5 TL by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Same garage had both of these.


Elderly Renault/Saviem truck by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

There's a suggestion that this is a Galion.


Citroen Teilhol Tangara + Renault 11 90 GT by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

At the same place as the old thing above. My second Tangara in two years.


Citroen 2CV x2 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Obligatory 2CVs.


Citroen Visa 10E by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Very un-shiny.


1952 Magirus-Deutz S3500 NF-95-83 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


1952 Magirus-Deutz S3500 NF-95-83 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Mercedes 207D Camper by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

More tourists.


Mercedes 240D by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This looked like it had been driving along for the last 25 years.

My favourites to follow in the final part.

[Spottedlaurel]

Renault 11 and old garage by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This place was attractive enough...


Ford Taunus x2, Capri and Simca by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Ford Fiesta and Granada Coupe by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Then Mrs SL pointed out this lot parked next to it.


Peugeot 604 V6 SL by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Yay! Shame I couldn't find a Renault 30 to go with this and the CX.


Honda Prelude by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Honda Accord EX Hatchback by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Honda Accord EX Hatchback by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Old Honda madness! The Accord was fantastic.


Renault 6 TL by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Renault 6 TL by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

My best Renault find.


Nissan Cedric 2.8D SGL (Y30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


Nissan Cedric 2.8D SGL (Y30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

And finally, understandably, this was my personal favourite.

Plenty more on my Flickr photostream, apologies to those who've already seen them on there.

[tone_depear]

*like*

Painting giant white vehicles like cows is totally for winners.

[I.K.Brunel]

Very enjoyable!

I'll take the Renault 6 please. No need to wrap it. I'll wear it home.

[garycox]

Great selection there, 11 Turbo is the WINNER for me, I would bloody love one of those.

[Spottedlaurel]

Great selection there, 11 Turbo is the WINNER for me, I would bloody love one of those.

Silly thing was I didn't really notice it was a Turbo at the time, otherwise I'd have actually got out of the car and taken another photo or two...

[Seth]

Excellent amount of spotting there. I'm not sure that two weeks of driving about in England would come up with the same amount of chod though I suppose I may be wrong. We saw a 604 but it went by in the opposite direction, also a couple of Mk2 Transit campers.

It took seeing this on a big screen to realise that they've chopped the rear section of the roof off and turned it around before adding a filler section and gluing it back on again!

[Nergle Futtocks]

Peugeot J7/J9 and Renault 4 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Nice pics. Isn't that a commercial R4 - the one with rear doors welded shut?