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| A nice variety of about 50 cars, vans and campers gathered for the spring outing at Pons. |
Organised by the team who run the "Bouchon de Pons" in the summer, this meeting of about fifty classic cars of at least 30 years age, arrived on Sunday morning 20th March in the centre of Pons at the foot of the Donjon. Later they left for a run around the local Charente Maritime countryside and a picnic. I hope you enjoy the pictures of these cars and the enthusiasts who give us all pleasure at these types of gatherings and on the road. We certainly enjoyed meeting some of these enthusiasts (both French and English) and seeing their cars. Always, of course a joy to come to the medieval city of Pons which is only a relatively short drive from where we live.
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| Amusement was generated by this Vespa 400 that was presented as if it was a clockwork toy! These cars were of an Italian design but produced in France from 1957 to 1961. With a 2 cylinder engine of just under 400cc it was not very powerful and just over 80kph was the top speed. this one was a "barn find" a few years ago. |
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| A variety Citroëns were present including a Traction Avant, a DS and a 2CV. |
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| A well presented Citroën 2CV. |
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| A rather more unusual convertible 2CV. |
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| Citroën 2CV and trailer. They must have had a big picnic to carry! |
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| Renault 4CV, a very popular car in France from the late forties until the early sixties. |
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| A very nicely restored Renault Juvaquatra fougonette. |
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| Matra-Simca Bagheera, a small engined French sports car from the seventies. |
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| A Peugeot 203 Familiale from the fifties. It featured three rows of seats. The French had big families in those days! |
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| 1947 MG Midget TC. A real beauty! |
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| Another MG Midget, this one a TF from the mid-fifties. |
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| Late forties Cadillac. |
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| Ford Escort Mk1. |
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| The Volkswagen brigade,. |
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| The obligatory Mini. |
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John Etherton affirme son droit d'auteur à l'ensemble des photos sur ce billet de blog. Cependant, vous pouvez poster des photos ailleurs sur le web aussi longtemps que vous créditez le photographe, John Etherton, et ce blog, Rouenlesafx@blogspot.com et fournissez un lien vers cette page.
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| A little collage of the medieval city of Pons in France. |
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