PaulGerard.bsky.social
@paulgerard.bsky.social
Anglo-German. Living on Italy/France border. Enviously snapping other people’s old cars Talk to me about movies; basketball; opera. I’m here for a break from talking about politics.
Even in Italy you don’t see so many Italian cars any more, so I thought it was worth recording sightings of a pair of Lancias and 3 other Italians parked together.
#weirdcarBS
#weirdcarBS
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Even in Italy you don’t see so many Italian cars any more, so I thought it was worth recording sightings of a pair of Lancias and 3 other Italians parked together.
#weirdcarBS
#weirdcarBS
I expect these old Peugeots are a pig to drive, but I think I’d feel pretty cool cruising through the French countryside in one!
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I expect these old Peugeots are a pig to drive, but I think I’d feel pretty cool cruising through the French countryside in one!
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Technik Museum Speyer. I can’t identify the plane.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Technik Museum Speyer. I can’t identify the plane.
I like to go to small town Italian cafés where you can get an excellent cappuccino and a read of the local newspaper, and it rarely costs more than €1.70.
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I like to go to small town Italian cafés where you can get an excellent cappuccino and a read of the local newspaper, and it rarely costs more than €1.70.
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
If you peered into a French farm courtyard a few years ago, you used to be sure to find a practical but quirky 2CV or R4 quietly rusting in the corner.
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you peered into a French farm courtyard a few years ago, you used to be sure to find a practical but quirky 2CV or R4 quietly rusting in the corner.
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I can’t see the black and white cat…
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I can’t see the black and white cat…
Siblings from another mother!
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Siblings from another mother!
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
Seeing this smart Mondeo (lovely interior) in the autumn sun makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, when I lived in Milan and drove around in a Mondeo station wagon with 3 kids on the back seat.
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Seeing this smart Mondeo (lovely interior) in the autumn sun makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, when I lived in Milan and drove around in a Mondeo station wagon with 3 kids on the back seat.
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
Inspiré par Brueghel?
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Inspiré par Brueghel?
Sad day!
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sad day!
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
It being November, it seems a good excuse to get out some photos of cars in autumn tints.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It being November, it seems a good excuse to get out some photos of cars in autumn tints.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
I’m only keeping one out of store…. The Rootes Story, which I bought last week.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I’m only keeping one out of store…. The Rootes Story, which I bought last week.
In a mad moment, decided to buy a rundown house in my neighborhood, so unexpectedly packing up my old auto books.
It’ll be a few months and a shed load of money before I can get them back on the bookshelves.
It’s a good reminder that I should actually read them from time to time!
#WeirdcarBS
It’ll be a few months and a shed load of money before I can get them back on the bookshelves.
It’s a good reminder that I should actually read them from time to time!
#WeirdcarBS
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In a mad moment, decided to buy a rundown house in my neighborhood, so unexpectedly packing up my old auto books.
It’ll be a few months and a shed load of money before I can get them back on the bookshelves.
It’s a good reminder that I should actually read them from time to time!
#WeirdcarBS
It’ll be a few months and a shed load of money before I can get them back on the bookshelves.
It’s a good reminder that I should actually read them from time to time!
#WeirdcarBS
They’re both 60’s icons & they’re both blue and white…. but they couldn’t be more different🤷♀️
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
They’re both 60’s icons & they’re both blue and white…. but they couldn’t be more different🤷♀️
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
My neighbor who daily-drives an MGB has finally cracked now that November is here and put the hood up.
I added a couple of top-down photos from summer.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
I added a couple of top-down photos from summer.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My neighbor who daily-drives an MGB has finally cracked now that November is here and put the hood up.
I added a couple of top-down photos from summer.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
I added a couple of top-down photos from summer.
#weirdcarbs #Carbluesky
Thanks for that… I had been thinking there was something a bit odd, but couldn’t put my finger on it.
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Thanks for that… I had been thinking there was something a bit odd, but couldn’t put my finger on it.
Sadly, this is the Aston Martin that comes to mind😱
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sadly, this is the Aston Martin that comes to mind😱
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
They’re spring colors really…. but even in autumn the Renault 8S and Austin-Healey Sprite look fabulous.
Bonus points for the hub caps (or nave plates) on the A-H.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Bonus points for the hub caps (or nave plates) on the A-H.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
They’re spring colors really…. but even in autumn the Renault 8S and Austin-Healey Sprite look fabulous.
Bonus points for the hub caps (or nave plates) on the A-H.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Bonus points for the hub caps (or nave plates) on the A-H.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Spotted these two lovely Alfa Romeos today. I managed to get a photo of the column gear change on the Sprint.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Spotted these two lovely Alfa Romeos today. I managed to get a photo of the column gear change on the Sprint.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
I drove an LN in the 1980’s. It was great on French routes nationales.
October 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I drove an LN in the 1980’s. It was great on French routes nationales.