Ben Jackson

Winning.

Well that's ruddy gorgeous. Had heard of the Nembo Ferraris but never of this beauty. What a thing! Ta as always for enlightening.

Some slight hints here that we may still be in France.

That... isn't a great look.

"Future"...!

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God forbid they go into protest mode. The entire country will come to a standstill!

About half way between Villereal and Monflanquin in the Lot. Absolutely beautiful. Also extremely toasty today!

Sadly leaving tomorrow but we have a couple of nights near Blois before heading back to Blighty.

Ooh! Yes good shout!

It is of course the law that if you see a Mehari in the wild you have to take a photo of it.

Bizarrely, it was parked about 50 metres from a similarly-hued Austin Champ on UK plates.

Splendid! Looking forward to your Morgan thoughts.

Where are you today, Jim?

A really good 1.6 is 40-50k (or more). A decent 1.3 not really in the same league but the 1.3 is a wonderful thing to drive with far more power than you'd think.

I remember watching Metcalfe's video series and being utterly amazed at the construction of the body.

Every time I come to Europe I see just how shit the UK has become.

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We do use the tunnel.

But we'd rather relieve ourselves in the inside lane of the M25 than visit Clacket Lane services.

Extremely valuable information. Thank you!

I'll tell you at some point in the next 2-3 weeks!

We're back Sunday. Not an exciting prospect...

De Biron, obvs

Wandered around Château d3 Biron this afternoon. Very good. They had a small art exhibition on and in that an even smaller exhibition of b&w French photography.

This one caught the eye. From 1959, it shows a lovely Peugeot 203 and a 2CV with extra luggage space. Was this a factory option?

Apologies if we've accidentally touched a nerve!

There's no finer crisp aisle!

Whenever I come to France I get several bags of these.

Words can't express how good they are. Simply sublime.

Everyone needs to have dreams.

Wow.

That's an excellent story!

Très jolie!

The only 2CV variant i have driven was @channel205uk.bsky.social 's Acadiane (although my sister's first car was a Dolly, so I spent many hours being driven around in that).

I am also now increasingly of the view that I need one in my life one day.

Perfect patina, isn't it? A proper survivor.

Spot of the holiday so far. What an absolute peach.