Where old sports cars go to die
We had gone to buy some orchids from a specialist in the east of Belgium; a man who had learnt his trade from his father, who in turn had learnt much of what he knew from his father. But the world has changed. There’s little place for specialists in this super-mall, supermarket, instant culture in which we live. Most of his greenhouses lie in ruins; the estate – built on the sale of thousands of the beautiful plants – has been divided up between his brothers and sold off to build a housing estate and retirement village.
Off all the brothers, he is the only one who kept any interest in the family business – now plying his trade between Belgium, Holland and Germany. One of the other brothers took to refurbishing old sports cars – some less successfully than others (it seems) by these photos.
Race-car bonnet reflected
Ford Cortina rusting
Austin Mini GT rear end
Austin Mini GT and the Christmas tree
Ford Cortina 1600 Super rallying car of the ’70s
Cortina Interior
Spare parts outside
Jag
Jag wheel
Cortina 1600 Super textures
Previously, on one of my travels to Madagascar, I discovered and documented something similar: Where a beechcraft king air goes to die
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I have been blogging here since around April 2011 - my little place on the blogosphere to express myself creatively. As a teenager I used to write a diary - in fact, as a 17-year-old living in Belgium, I wrote religiously every day. Fortunately the Internet didn't exist back then because my ramblings as a teenager were ever-so-slightly dark, cynical and depressing. You won't find much of that here. Also, mostly, I try not to get too deep or philosophical in this forum - I'd like my photography to uplift and inspire, and, where I can, I try to bring a bit of humour into my writing too. I've been fortunate enough to travel extensively and have made many friends across the globe. This is my spot to keep in touch with them.
celui-ci est spécialement pour mon papa, mon frère et mon fils Benjamin !
magnifiques photos!
And the orchids??????
Pffffff …
‘Tis a shame about the flowers… But your pictures are absolutely gorgeous in their own right!! Dilapidation makes for a more interesting subject than beauty, in my opinion.