tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post7685224610942883082..comments2024-03-29T12:17:37.173+01:00Comments on Menton Daily Photo: Theme Day: MetalJillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-52624250987827219632008-12-30T19:59:00.000+01:002008-12-30T19:59:00.000+01:00Hi JillyNo thats not a Citoen, certainly not a Tra...Hi Jilly<BR/><BR/>No thats not a Citoen, certainly not a Traction Avant.<BR/><BR/>With that type of body and the 4 strakes on the side of the bonnet its most likely a small Renault Juvaquatre BDJ1 or Novaquatre AEB4 from the mid thirties when Renault and Peugeot were playing catch up once the Traction had rendered all their cars outdated at a stroke.<BR/><BR/><BR/>My 2 Citroens are 2cvs now, having sold my 1947 and 1949 Tractions some years ago<BR/><BR/><BR/>regards GeoffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-4176782173195887032008-08-06T03:18:00.000+02:002008-08-06T03:18:00.000+02:00Good photo for the theme. Wow the car looked reall...Good photo for the theme. Wow the car looked really very abandoned.alicesghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093018474724459190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-90029493934958925632008-08-04T03:37:00.000+02:002008-08-04T03:37:00.000+02:00Great choice for the theme day! This is quite a c...Great choice for the theme day! This is quite a contrast to the cars that I've been showing on my blog, isn't it?crittoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913343247347449375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-83874482124164705562008-08-03T05:12:00.000+02:002008-08-03T05:12:00.000+02:00I LOVE THIS JILLY!!!!I LOVE THIS JILLY!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103174716600210966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-74965559934133724822008-08-02T19:25:00.000+02:002008-08-02T19:25:00.000+02:00Oooooh, one of my favourite themes.Look how the gr...Oooooh, one of my favourite themes.<BR/><BR/>Look how the grass is pushing through the rust hole in the mud guard!!!!Chuckeroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933397626094422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8798577942460405742008-08-02T15:22:00.000+02:002008-08-02T15:22:00.000+02:00I like the idea of the earth subsuming one of its ...I like the idea of the earth subsuming one of its major antagonists!MmeBenauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365277537757094040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-91469816854601384582008-08-02T05:48:00.000+02:002008-08-02T05:48:00.000+02:00great find!! it could also fit some eco-friendly t...great find!! it could also fit some eco-friendly theme with all that grass inside<BR/><BR/>are there all that many cars in Menton?? I was there a few years ago and did not seem to me that it had traffic problems...rchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524218768873165525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-88881097337950998682008-08-02T03:45:00.000+02:002008-08-02T03:45:00.000+02:00I love this, Jilly! We used to live in Atlanta, a...I love this, Jilly! We used to live in Atlanta, and there was an old car in a field near our house. . . .Unfortunately, it had seen better days. . . .not as nice-looking as this one.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668974472490049992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-58688552268830246052008-08-02T03:07:00.001+02:002008-08-02T03:07:00.001+02:00very good one!very good one!dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-47828860192435085642008-08-02T03:07:00.000+02:002008-08-02T03:07:00.000+02:00Fabulous--especially luv the back-end!Fabulous--especially luv the back-end!kuanyin333https://www.blogger.com/profile/13571546154427113726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-78559694400195936462008-08-02T01:30:00.000+02:002008-08-02T01:30:00.000+02:00I love the way nature reclaims the rust buckets. E...I love the way nature reclaims the rust buckets. Excellent choice.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-86649178986572306542008-08-02T01:27:00.000+02:002008-08-02T01:27:00.000+02:00The grass growing out the back is quite a statemen...The grass growing out the back is quite a statement and gave me a laugh!Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677189848058313205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-28435495505919353232008-08-02T00:23:00.000+02:002008-08-02T00:23:00.000+02:00There is a story behind this wreck; what could it ...There is a story behind this wreck; what could it be?GeneMarinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677607965441269060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-12522505288414610612008-08-01T22:49:00.000+02:002008-08-01T22:49:00.000+02:00OMG, I love it!! I absolutely love your photo!! ...OMG, I love it!! I absolutely love your photo!! :-)Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-11394703180154110932008-08-01T22:10:00.000+02:002008-08-01T22:10:00.000+02:00rust never sleeps, and neither does mother nature....rust never sleeps, and neither does mother nature. here they collide. great theme day choice.Knoxville Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528055515741187585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-68627740459831772192008-08-01T21:16:00.000+02:002008-08-01T21:16:00.000+02:00I'm guessing mind you but it looks to be a mid 193...I'm guessing mind you but it looks to be a mid 1930s Citroen Traction Avant,maybe a 7 series. Citroen produced a little more than 88,000 of these Traction Avant 7 from 1934-1941. Who knows, this car has probably been getting a good "patina" for more than 50 years. Probably left behind from WWII years. I love old car photos and yours is quite a gem.Coltrane_liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449241394346466734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-57705920008152204062008-08-01T20:01:00.000+02:002008-08-01T20:01:00.000+02:00Brilliant choice for theme day! Looks like it need...Brilliant choice for theme day! Looks like it needs a service though! Lol:)marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-91028416953757715912008-08-01T19:15:00.000+02:002008-08-01T19:15:00.000+02:00I wonder how the neighbors like looking out and se...I wonder how the neighbors like looking out and seeing this everyday? It looks like the earth is eating up the car.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-91268489905823523912008-08-01T18:59:00.000+02:002008-08-01T18:59:00.000+02:00if that car could talk...if that car could talk...Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-23828604649547742192008-08-01T18:18:00.000+02:002008-08-01T18:18:00.000+02:00Oh I really like this one . . . the grass is thriv...Oh I really like this one . . . the grass is thriving and makes a gorgeous contrast to the rusty auto. What a treat that you see this so often.slimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061336303839160271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5339585996412620912008-08-01T18:11:00.000+02:002008-08-01T18:11:00.000+02:00Well here's a great alternative use for cars. Tak...Well here's a great alternative use for cars. Take them all off the road and turn them into garden sculpture!<BR/><BR/>I really like this image. I do wonder what the car looked like new, don't you?Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-71912366717994351462008-08-01T18:08:00.000+02:002008-08-01T18:08:00.000+02:00As usual I completely forgot theme day :-( --- I l...As usual I completely forgot theme day :-( --- I love this photo Jilly so much (especially the... "back" one)Fabrizio Zanellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420924672631265862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-8409332852111411032008-08-01T17:56:00.000+02:002008-08-01T17:56:00.000+02:00Very interesting Jilly, I love your interpretation...Very interesting Jilly, I love your interpretation of today's theme day! Great picture.Harry Makertiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910215127706663251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-45607103025981709892008-08-01T17:24:00.000+02:002008-08-01T17:24:00.000+02:00I think I like the shot with the grass growing out...I think I like the shot with the grass growing out the back the best...great choice and your photographs are beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-70006961139553013652008-08-01T17:13:00.000+02:002008-08-01T17:13:00.000+02:00This is perfect for the meatl theme day. What a fi...This is perfect for the meatl theme day. What a find! And you took the photo from a great angle.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.com