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Station Service Le Rousset France | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2010)

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Lost Places | Station Service Le Rousset

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 […]

Rust in Peace | Germans in France

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 F[...]

Rust in Peace | Italians in France

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 [...]

Mercedes-Benz W108 | A star on a reasonably priced car

Mercedes-Benz W108 | A star on a reasonably priced car Once upon a time… This is how most fairy tales begin. This is no fairy tale, though. Once[...]

Rust in Peace | British Heritage in France

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 Brit[...]

Rust in Peace | Les Françaises

A field with fading beauties from various countries in southern France. So far, vehicles from Germany, Italy and the UK have been featured here on Dri[...]

La Bretagne est magnifique.

Discovering the Bretagne region in France is always a stunning experience: the wild coast, the important landmarks, unique rock formations and then so[...]

Renault Alpine A110 à 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 interesti[...]

Mini Mk1 | A Mini with a mini-me trailer

When you least think of it, something out of the ordinary happens. One day in March 2010 we went across the Rhine River to do some shopping in France.[...]

Transports Rougier

A late afternoon in September 2009. The low sun provided a special light to the French landscape and the sky was filled with heavy clouds. We were dri[...]

Modern’ Garage Chalus

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. [...]

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 [...]

Volkswagen T2b | This is not an abandoned vehicle

This was one of those ‘by chance’ finds. While trying to find a good vantage point to take a few pictures of Biarritz, I turned into one o[...]

Lost places | Biarritz, Château d’Ilbarritz

Biarritz, France. A beautiful sunny and warm day in spring. I was driving around randomly, looking for interesting things to take pictures of. Finding[...]

Mercedes-Benz C123 | A Comet coupled to a Coupé

Mercedes-Benz C123 | A Comet coupled to a Coupé Surfing makes hungry and supplies don’t last forever. Coming back from shopping groceries at th[...]

Ford Transit Mk1 | Forwards ever – backwards never!

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 Atla[...]

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 p[...]

Volkswagen T3 Syncro | The perfect travel companion

The perfect travel companion? Should be able to go anywhere while carrying all the things you might need there. Oh… and providing ample sleeping[...]

Lost Places | Station Service abandonné in St. Priest-de-Gimel

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 [...]

Lost places | Station du Haut-Limousin

In 2009 we found an abandoned service station, somewhere in the Haut-Limousin region of France. I quite like the old fashioned architectural approach [...]