- Joined
- Jan 20, 2014
- Messages
- 439
- Reaction score
- 920
- Points
- 93
- Location
- Kamp-Lintfort/Germany
- Website
- www.tomvandutch.de
The location is somewhere in a village in the French countryside. In the middle of the village, not far from the church, you leave the main road and drive along one of the rather uninteresting village streets until suddenly, an almost inconspicuous, overgrown property appears as if out of nowhere.
You don't really give this overgrown area a second glance, because finding anything of value, or anything exciting or unusual, seems impossible, but only really.
As soon as you made your way through the dense hedges and nettles, you could hardly believe your eyes at the hodgepodge of classic cars you had stumbled upon. Spread across this spacious backyard, you'll find several different vintage Mercedes, a few Peugeots (including a Peugeot 202, built between 1938 and 1946), Citroëns, and Renaults, as well as a few Opels and a Panhard PL17.
These were the vehicles that were still recognizable. Of course, there were other, even more vehicles in this unusual and inscrutable backyard, deep in the French countryside.
The highlight, of course, was the hall. We explored the outside area in the pouring rain before entering through a very narrow window. There were some real treasures lying around.
Among them was a Panhard PL17, built between 1959 and 1965. While the vehicle outside was a mere shadow of its former self, the other vehicle was in excellent condition. Panhard was acquired by Citroën in 1964 and ceased production of cars in 1967. Military vehicles are still built under the Panhard name to this day.
There was also a Renault Monaquatre, built between 1931 and 1935, which belonged to the lower mid-range class. Although this vehicle was only built for four years, there were seven versions, and each year something was changed.
The location is a true El Dorado for car enthusiasts.
You don't really give this overgrown area a second glance, because finding anything of value, or anything exciting or unusual, seems impossible, but only really.
As soon as you made your way through the dense hedges and nettles, you could hardly believe your eyes at the hodgepodge of classic cars you had stumbled upon. Spread across this spacious backyard, you'll find several different vintage Mercedes, a few Peugeots (including a Peugeot 202, built between 1938 and 1946), Citroëns, and Renaults, as well as a few Opels and a Panhard PL17.
These were the vehicles that were still recognizable. Of course, there were other, even more vehicles in this unusual and inscrutable backyard, deep in the French countryside.
The highlight, of course, was the hall. We explored the outside area in the pouring rain before entering through a very narrow window. There were some real treasures lying around.
Among them was a Panhard PL17, built between 1959 and 1965. While the vehicle outside was a mere shadow of its former self, the other vehicle was in excellent condition. Panhard was acquired by Citroën in 1964 and ceased production of cars in 1967. Military vehicles are still built under the Panhard name to this day.
There was also a Renault Monaquatre, built between 1931 and 1935, which belonged to the lower mid-range class. Although this vehicle was only built for four years, there were seven versions, and each year something was changed.
The location is a true El Dorado for car enthusiasts.
