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 workshop. The icing on the cake most definitely was the color-matched Renault R5, which made the scene even more unreal.

Rust in Peace Germans in France | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2010)

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Rust in Peace | Germans in France

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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.

Rust in Peace Italians in France | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2010)

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Rust in Peace | Italians in France

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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.

Mercedes-Benz 280 SE | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2010)

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

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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 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.

Rust in Peace British Heritage in France | Drive-by Snapshots by Sebastian Motsch (2010)

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Rust in Peace | British Heritage in France

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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.