blind

Artist: Cyril Marchand
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blind

Near my gran’father’s farm, in “la Nièvre”, a lost country in center of France, these two old “ladies” were waiting, blind and exhausted, their forbidden owner….

I used to play in this car, mainly used as hen shelter… then , I was on a long motorway, going through desert land or tracking gangsters !!... It was a really nice playground ! lol !

blind belongs to the following groups:

Black and White Photography, Classic Cars Worldwide and Photographic France

Ellie Winds, 3 months ago

i love this. fantastic in b/w.
savosave, 3 months ago

great find,well captured
Mindy McGregor, 3 months ago

Great work! What a wonderful find! The B&W works well with the image!
Cyril Marchand in reply to Ellie Winds’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Ellie ! I honored these cars just before being moved in a cars “cemetery”... They used to be black, I hope they are white as angels in their heaven ! ;-)
Cyril Marchand in reply to savosave’s comment, 3 months ago

We have to take picture of our history, then, that’s why I’m always seeking for such a piece of our heritage before it falls in oblivion…
Cyril Marchand in reply to Mindy McGregor’s comment, 3 months ago

And I won’t teach you how great B&W can be on such model !

... An old truck for my old “ladies” ! great shot Mindy ! and thanks for your com’
Sarah Lombart, 3 months ago

Spirou drague Suzette dans cette vieille voiture…Je me rappelle de la fin,lorsqu’elle lui dit “tu me prends pour une crêpe?” :-D
1960Fairlane, 3 months ago

These two “old ladies” are BEAUTIFUL,Cyril,and your photograph of them is too!
micmac, 3 months ago

Elle ont vraiment l’air aussi fatiguées que moi …superbe b&w cliché…
Cyril Marchand in reply to 1960Fairlane’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks a lot ! You can take them as model for one of your superb drawings if you want to… !!!
Cyril Marchand in reply to micmac’s comment, 3 months ago

... les coups de pieds aux fesses virtuels, ça marche ?...lol !
Je ne te crois pas aussi rouillées qu’elles. Merci Gisèle et bisou !
1960Fairlane, 3 months ago

Thank you,Cyril! I WILL try drawing these old beauties,my friend!
Cyril Marchand in reply to 1960Fairlane’s comment, 3 months ago

It would be an honor !
Ranald, 3 months ago

Great picture and title.
Cyril Marchand in reply to Ranald’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Ranald !
Di Dowsett, 3 months ago

love it!
xx
Cyril Marchand in reply to Di Dowsett’s comment, 3 months ago

Then… keep it ! ;-)
Thanks for your com’
sticky, 3 months ago

Fantastic shot, but the tale to go with it gives it life.
Jill Sprague, 3 months ago

Brilliant shot. I LOVE IT!
NICKY7, 2 months ago

These old cars in farm yards where so common in the uK as well , nothing quite so stylish as thses french cars . but then France like Italy has style in its soil . Great story to your childhood as well . I was told by elders here that they would abandon cars infield entrances when broken down as in the pre and post war years there were no road side help or scrap yards locally so farmers took them like you say as chicken coups . Either that or bury them ! extraordinary but true accounts . Is this how these got there ?
annonymouse, about 1 month ago

nice old fellas ! nice pic
Cyril Marchand in reply to annonymouse’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thank you Anno…... Heu… You ! lol !
Have a nice day !
Cyril Marchand in reply to NICKY7’s comment, about 1 month ago

Sorry to be late…. !
Point is, in this part of France, there is nothing…. almost a no man’s land ! Then, when your car is broken down, You can’t bring it to a “casse autos” (place you stock old cars before being destroyed) and you leave it in a field, near a fence or in an old barn !
The left one was owned by my grandfather… The other one by a tourist from Paris who came through this region (La Nièvre) and had to abandoned his journey to the South right here !!! lol !
Thanks for your com’ ! Bye !
JudyBJ, about 1 month ago

just wonderful-made me smile