https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/home/doc https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/9F/89/297375.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/home/doc Sat, 23 May 2026 00:18:28 +0000 Sat, 23 May 2026 00:18:28 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44786818 tag:ipernity.com,2017-05-14,doc-44786818 Sun, 14 May 2017 07:37:02 +0000 2007-12-07T22:24:48+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44786818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/18/44786818.1000fe1e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">These 1/76th scale buildings were made to try out various construction techniques and materials. The design came from a series called "Making a Model Village" which can be freely downloaded, but I altered some of the details to suit my tastes.<br /> <br /> With the exception of the roofs, which are a commercial moulding, they are made entirely from card and paper, and represent a style of building common in England in the 17th century. <br /> <br /> In fact, I did not use them on the model railway, and they are incomplete - no gutters and downpipes, no television aerials, - and no dustbins !!<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus V2. Photofinished in Gimp.</div> Half- Timbered Cottages <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44786818"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/18/44786818.1000fe1e.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">These 1/76th scale buildings were made to try out various construction techniques and materials. The design came from a series called "Making a Model Village" which can be freely downloaded, but I altered some of the details to suit my tastes.<br /> <br /> With the exception of the roofs, which are a commercial moulding, they are made entirely from card and paper, and represent a style of building common in England in the 17th century. <br /> <br /> In fact, I did not use them on the model railway, and they are incomplete - no gutters and downpipes, no television aerials, - and no dustbins !!<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus V2. Photofinished in Gimp.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44778438 tag:ipernity.com,2017-05-11,doc-44778438 Thu, 11 May 2017 21:30:43 +0000 2017-05-07T22:41:44+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44778438"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/84/38/44778438.6d668da2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another view of part of my 1/76 scale model railway, this building is actually a scenic cover for a three track traverser, which allows short rakes of wagons to be stored in hidden sidings beneath the roadways.<br /> <br /> Scratch-built from a mixture of cardboard and MDF, it is covered with brick papers downloaded from the internet. It's not quite finished, and although this isn't high quality architectural modelling, hopefully it serves to convey some of the grimness of post-war industrial Britain!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Newton Tobacco Company (1943) Ltd <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44778438"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/84/38/44778438.6d668da2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another view of part of my 1/76 scale model railway, this building is actually a scenic cover for a three track traverser, which allows short rakes of wagons to be stored in hidden sidings beneath the roadways.<br /> <br /> Scratch-built from a mixture of cardboard and MDF, it is covered with brick papers downloaded from the internet. It's not quite finished, and although this isn't high quality architectural modelling, hopefully it serves to convey some of the grimness of post-war industrial Britain!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44757916 tag:ipernity.com,2017-05-07,doc-44757916 Sun, 07 May 2017 06:50:45 +0000 2017-05-06T18:09:47+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44757916"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/16/44757916.b8f878bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Waiting to be moved to the paintshop, this ex-Great Western Railway goods wagon has been given new bogies, buffers, and corridor connections, and now looks something like the original vehicle, or it will, when it has been painted!<br /> <br /> Seen in the goods yard of the imaginary English town of Newton Saint Aldwyn, my 1/76th scale model railway which I am slowly converting to radio control operation. I will probably never finish it, but it's fun trying to adapt new technology - keeps the "little grey cells" from dying too soon !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Zone Industrielle <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44757916"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/79/16/44757916.b8f878bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Waiting to be moved to the paintshop, this ex-Great Western Railway goods wagon has been given new bogies, buffers, and corridor connections, and now looks something like the original vehicle, or it will, when it has been painted!<br /> <br /> Seen in the goods yard of the imaginary English town of Newton Saint Aldwyn, my 1/76th scale model railway which I am slowly converting to radio control operation. I will probably never finish it, but it's fun trying to adapt new technology - keeps the "little grey cells" from dying too soon !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44725550 tag:ipernity.com,2017-05-01,doc-44725550 Mon, 01 May 2017 07:49:11 +0000 2015-07-08T10:52:02+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44725550"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/50/44725550.fb17e80f.240.jpg?r2" width="182" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In English it is called hollyhock but it's Latin name is Althea rosea. They grow profusely in the roadsides and gardens around our hamlet, - although they are not native to Europe, they were introduced from China in the 15th century. <br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Rose Trémière <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44725550"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/55/50/44725550.fb17e80f.240.jpg?r2" width="182" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">In English it is called hollyhock but it's Latin name is Althea rosea. They grow profusely in the roadsides and gardens around our hamlet, - although they are not native to Europe, they were introduced from China in the 15th century. <br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44713764 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-29,doc-44713764 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 07:46:29 +0000 2012-09-09T19:20:09+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44713764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/64/44713764.dbd6aab0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken near our home, some years ago, using a Mamiya 4B rangefinder camera. This was taken on 200ASA colour negative film, and developed as a black and white negative in Diafine. The deep brown dye layer of colour films makes them difficult to scan, but the results are often interesting.<br /> <br /> Mamiya 4B, f2.8/45mm Kominar lens. Fujicolor 200 in Diafine 5+5mins @21C. Scanned @2400dpi on Epson V500</div> A Winter Past <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44713764"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/37/64/44713764.dbd6aab0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken near our home, some years ago, using a Mamiya 4B rangefinder camera. This was taken on 200ASA colour negative film, and developed as a black and white negative in Diafine. The deep brown dye layer of colour films makes them difficult to scan, but the results are often interesting.<br /> <br /> Mamiya 4B, f2.8/45mm Kominar lens. Fujicolor 200 in Diafine 5+5mins @21C. Scanned @2400dpi on Epson V500</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44695618 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-25,doc-44695618 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:50:14 +0000 2017-04-25T11:37:17+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44695618"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/18/44695618.97ad92bc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The flowers of the Quince tree (Cydonia oblonga) are very short lived, but very pretty for a few days! We have one in our garden which produces a lot of fruit, but apart from making a conserve, there isn't much you can do with it ! I think in Alsace it is distilled to make a "liqueur de coing", and I have heard of quince cheese in Spain, but I've tried neither !<br /> <br /> Sony A100, Minolta 35-70mm lens, plus x1 dioptre close-up lens. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Quince flower <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44695618"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/56/18/44695618.97ad92bc.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The flowers of the Quince tree (Cydonia oblonga) are very short lived, but very pretty for a few days! We have one in our garden which produces a lot of fruit, but apart from making a conserve, there isn't much you can do with it ! I think in Alsace it is distilled to make a "liqueur de coing", and I have heard of quince cheese in Spain, but I've tried neither !<br /> <br /> Sony A100, Minolta 35-70mm lens, plus x1 dioptre close-up lens. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44675058 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-22,doc-44675058 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:13:18 +0000 2017-04-18T10:35:10+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44675058"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/58/44675058.10729a3b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hope springs eternal !<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Minolta 35-70mm zoom lens, x1 dioptre close up lens.<br /> Photofinished in Gimp</div> Spes saltu aeterna <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44675058"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/58/44675058.10729a3b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Hope springs eternal !<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Minolta 35-70mm zoom lens, x1 dioptre close up lens.<br /> Photofinished in Gimp</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44652284 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-18,doc-44652284 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:59:51 +0000 2017-04-18T10:32:14+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44652284"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/84/44652284.27ce63dd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We have a number of Oak and Chestnut trees in our garden, and for most of the summer they cast a deep shade, so the plants I have planted beneath them have been chosen for that environment. But, just for a few weeks in spring, before the trees come into full leaf, we can see them in a brighter light! <br /> <br /> They are plants grown not for their flowers, which are mostly insignificant, but for their foliage, mainly Heucheras and Hostas, but also some woodland Geraniums and a species of Euphorbia which thrives in shade, and has curious green flowers.<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Foliage <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44652284"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/22/84/44652284.27ce63dd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">We have a number of Oak and Chestnut trees in our garden, and for most of the summer they cast a deep shade, so the plants I have planted beneath them have been chosen for that environment. But, just for a few weeks in spring, before the trees come into full leaf, we can see them in a brighter light! <br /> <br /> They are plants grown not for their flowers, which are mostly insignificant, but for their foliage, mainly Heucheras and Hostas, but also some woodland Geraniums and a species of Euphorbia which thrives in shade, and has curious green flowers.<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55mm SAM lens. Photofinished in Picasa</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44619028 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-13,doc-44619028 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:09:13 +0000 2015-08-18T15:23:25+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44619028"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/28/44619028.5bbe8b61.240.jpg?r2" width="152" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Similar treatment to the previous photo, this is a "Windsor" pattern gas light made by William Sugg & Co, London. This one has been converted to electricity, but the iconic design was once common throughout the UK until the latter part of the 20th century.<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is. Photofinished in Silver Efex Pro</div> Station Light <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44619028"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/28/44619028.5bbe8b61.240.jpg?r2" width="152" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Similar treatment to the previous photo, this is a "Windsor" pattern gas light made by William Sugg & Co, London. This one has been converted to electricity, but the iconic design was once common throughout the UK until the latter part of the 20th century.<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is. Photofinished in Silver Efex Pro</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44606512 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-11,doc-44606512 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:15:39 +0000 2015-08-18T14:37:28+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44606512"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/12/44606512.fb0fe352.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Not really ! More play with the Silver Efex Pro , this time running as a stand alone program in Windows 7. Very easy to use, lots of pre-sets but also easily refined and configured. Not all subjects are suitable for this sort of thing, of course, but vintage steam trains seem to be a natural target !<br /> <br /> Ex-Great Western Railway No 5542 drifts into Winchcombe station in the summer of 2015. Original photo 12mpx colour.<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is, photofinished in Silver Efex Pro.</div> Old Photo? <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44606512"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/65/12/44606512.fb0fe352.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Not really ! More play with the Silver Efex Pro , this time running as a stand alone program in Windows 7. Very easy to use, lots of pre-sets but also easily refined and configured. Not all subjects are suitable for this sort of thing, of course, but vintage steam trains seem to be a natural target !<br /> <br /> Ex-Great Western Railway No 5542 drifts into Winchcombe station in the summer of 2015. Original photo 12mpx colour.<br /> <br /> Canon Ixus 960is, photofinished in Silver Efex Pro.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44585928 tag:ipernity.com,2017-04-08,doc-44585928 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 16:16:10 +0000 2017-03-09T17:55:08+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44585928"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/28/44585928.54271b6c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the prettiest signs of Spring !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55 SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Camellia japonica <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44585928"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/59/28/44585928.54271b6c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">One of the prettiest signs of Spring !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha A100, Sony 18-55 SAM lens. Photofinished in Gimp</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44485310 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-17,doc-44485310 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 21:16:54 +0000 2017-03-13T11:40:37+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44485310"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/10/44485310.f3d3829b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another member of our tribe of cats! The daughter of a neighbours cat, she was born in the back of our workshop, and decided to stay with us. Obvious how she got her name! <br /> <br /> More play with the Nik Collection of Photoshop plugins running in Gimp, this time DFine, a quite sophisticated tool to control noise in digital pics. Still very much on the steep part of the learning curve with this !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha 100, 18-55mm Sony lens. Photofinished in Gimp.</div> Miss Kodak <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44485310"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/53/10/44485310.f3d3829b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another member of our tribe of cats! The daughter of a neighbours cat, she was born in the back of our workshop, and decided to stay with us. Obvious how she got her name! <br /> <br /> More play with the Nik Collection of Photoshop plugins running in Gimp, this time DFine, a quite sophisticated tool to control noise in digital pics. Still very much on the steep part of the learning curve with this !!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha 100, 18-55mm Sony lens. Photofinished in Gimp.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44439712 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-10,doc-44439712 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:30:15 +0000 2017-03-08T16:03:40+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44439712"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/12/44439712.7287f318.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This old barn in Naillat belongs to a friend, and is unusual insofar as it is built above, and incorporates, an outcrop of granite. Quite why it was built in this rather peculiar manner is a mystery, but it is still in use after countless years !<br /> <br /> Taken with a new toy, a little secondhand Sony DSLR, and converted to monochrome using Silver Efex, which I have finally got working in Gimp. I don't think SE is that different to G'mic, but it certainly has a more user friendly interface!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha 100, 18-55mm Sony lens. Photofinished in Gimp using Silver Efex.</div> Barn built on Bed Rock <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44439712"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/12/44439712.7287f318.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This old barn in Naillat belongs to a friend, and is unusual insofar as it is built above, and incorporates, an outcrop of granite. Quite why it was built in this rather peculiar manner is a mystery, but it is still in use after countless years !<br /> <br /> Taken with a new toy, a little secondhand Sony DSLR, and converted to monochrome using Silver Efex, which I have finally got working in Gimp. I don't think SE is that different to G'mic, but it certainly has a more user friendly interface!<br /> <br /> Sony Alpha 100, 18-55mm Sony lens. Photofinished in Gimp using Silver Efex.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44392448 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-02,doc-44392448 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:15:56 +0000 2005-06-05T10:31:04+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44392448"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/48/44392448.1f783d4b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Citroën bought the Maserati company in 1968, hoping to use Maserati's experience of high performance engines, to produce a sports version of the Citroën DS. Two years later the Citroën SM was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, and went on sale in France near the end of 1970.<br /> <br /> Despite it's modern styling and innovative features, and a top speed of 220km/h (140mph), it was not a commercial success, perhaps because the comparatively large engine (for Europe) options of 2.7 or 3.0l V6, meant that they were heavily taxed in France.(They were also extremely complex, and so quickly became very expensive to maintain !!)<br /> <br /> Maserati later used the same basic engine design in the Merak and Bi-Turbo, and Citroën used much of the technology in the more successful CX model. Production ended in 1975, when Peugeot SA took over the now bankrupt Citroën.<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> CitroënSM. French-Italian Style <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44392448"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/48/44392448.1f783d4b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Citroën bought the Maserati company in 1968, hoping to use Maserati's experience of high performance engines, to produce a sports version of the Citroën DS. Two years later the Citroën SM was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, and went on sale in France near the end of 1970.<br /> <br /> Despite it's modern styling and innovative features, and a top speed of 220km/h (140mph), it was not a commercial success, perhaps because the comparatively large engine (for Europe) options of 2.7 or 3.0l V6, meant that they were heavily taxed in France.(They were also extremely complex, and so quickly became very expensive to maintain !!)<br /> <br /> Maserati later used the same basic engine design in the Merak and Bi-Turbo, and Citroën used much of the technology in the more successful CX model. Production ended in 1975, when Peugeot SA took over the now bankrupt Citroën.<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44387398 tag:ipernity.com,2017-03-01,doc-44387398 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:41:42 +0000 2009-06-07T09:30:44+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44387398"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/98/44387398.82ce02b6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="193" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Citroën were not the only large volume French car maker to develop new models and production techniques during the 1930's - Renault, often considered to have rather conservative designs, in fact made great strides - compare this car to this one, built only ten or twelve years before:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350180" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="1920's Renault" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/80/44350180.571d444d.100.jpg?r2" height="76" width="100" /></a><br /> <br /> Built for less than two years, when the outbreak of WW2 brought an end to production, there were two engine options, a 1.9 or 2.5L, both 4 cylinder sidevalve's.<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> 1938/39 Renault Novaquatre (New Four) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44387398"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/73/98/44387398.82ce02b6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="193" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Citroën were not the only large volume French car maker to develop new models and production techniques during the 1930's - Renault, often considered to have rather conservative designs, in fact made great strides - compare this car to this one, built only ten or twelve years before:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350180" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="1920's Renault" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/80/44350180.571d444d.100.jpg?r2" height="76" width="100" /></a><br /> <br /> Built for less than two years, when the outbreak of WW2 brought an end to production, there were two engine options, a 1.9 or 2.5L, both 4 cylinder sidevalve's.<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44362768 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-25,doc-44362768 Sat, 25 Feb 2017 08:21:56 +0000 2009-06-07T09:32:28+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44362768"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/68/44362768.8a95e224.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">1935 Talbot T120 4 door Saloon, probably a 3.5L OHV straight six engine. Talbot- Darraq was formed by the merger of two very early Anglo-French car makers, and they had factories in both Suresnes, near Paris, and London. They took over the ailing Sunbeam Motors of Wolverhampton, England, in 1920, forming Sunbeam-Talbot-Darraq. The Darraq name was gradually dropped, and Sunbeam Talbot was eventually taken over by the Rootes Group of Coventry in 1935.<br /> <br /> Fond memories, because for a brief time in the early 1960's, I owned a 1936 3½ litre Talbot BG110, one of the last two ever built. It was assembled at the Rootes factory in Coventry, and fitted with a James Young aluminium drop-head coupe body, identical to that fitted to the 4¼ Litre MX Series Bentley. Those were the Days !!<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> Talbot, 1930&#039;s <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44362768"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/27/68/44362768.8a95e224.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">1935 Talbot T120 4 door Saloon, probably a 3.5L OHV straight six engine. Talbot- Darraq was formed by the merger of two very early Anglo-French car makers, and they had factories in both Suresnes, near Paris, and London. They took over the ailing Sunbeam Motors of Wolverhampton, England, in 1920, forming Sunbeam-Talbot-Darraq. The Darraq name was gradually dropped, and Sunbeam Talbot was eventually taken over by the Rootes Group of Coventry in 1935.<br /> <br /> Fond memories, because for a brief time in the early 1960's, I owned a 1936 3½ litre Talbot BG110, one of the last two ever built. It was assembled at the Rootes factory in Coventry, and fitted with a James Young aluminium drop-head coupe body, identical to that fitted to the 4¼ Litre MX Series Bentley. Those were the Days !!<br /> <br /> 2.1 mPX Canon Digital Ixus, photofinished in Gimp.</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44356172 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-23,doc-44356172 Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:58:32 +0000 2012-08-21T10:12:18+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44356172"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/72/44356172.3827f175.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Following on from the last pic, I mentioned the successor, the Citroën Grande Lux, (I posted a photo some time ago):<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/38615704" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Big Citroën" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/04/38615704.ced3b22a.100.jpg?r2" height="76" width="100" /></a>, <br /> which was not so very different, but the Traction Avant was what took Citroën into the big time ! <br /> <br /> This TA is probably from the forties/fifties, although they didn't change much over the years. There was no need - it was such an advanced design when it was launched in 1934, that it wasn't superceded until the even more avant garde Citroën DS came along in 1955. Front wheel drive, monocoque body, radial ply tyres, torsion bar suspension, - they weren't the first in any of them, but TA's were arguably the first to get it all together in a single model!<br /> <br /> They were mainly built in the Citroën factory in Paris, but were also assembled in Belgium and Denmark, and right hand drive versions were built at Citroën's English factory in Slough, Bucks. I drove one occasionally in the early sixties, and they were comfortable, confidence inspiring cars, and though not particularly fast, they could cover the ground at a respectable pace, due to the excellent road holding and brakes, and the fuel consumption was very modest, by the standards of the day.<br /> <br /> 1958 Fed 2C, f2.8/50mm Industar26M lens, x2 yellow filter. Polypan F@100 in homemade D76H 1+1, 10mins @21C</div> 1930&#039;s Citroën <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44356172"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/72/44356172.3827f175.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Following on from the last pic, I mentioned the successor, the Citroën Grande Lux, (I posted a photo some time ago):<br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/38615704" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Big Citroën" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/57/04/38615704.ced3b22a.100.jpg?r2" height="76" width="100" /></a>, <br /> which was not so very different, but the Traction Avant was what took Citroën into the big time ! <br /> <br /> This TA is probably from the forties/fifties, although they didn't change much over the years. There was no need - it was such an advanced design when it was launched in 1934, that it wasn't superceded until the even more avant garde Citroën DS came along in 1955. Front wheel drive, monocoque body, radial ply tyres, torsion bar suspension, - they weren't the first in any of them, but TA's were arguably the first to get it all together in a single model!<br /> <br /> They were mainly built in the Citroën factory in Paris, but were also assembled in Belgium and Denmark, and right hand drive versions were built at Citroën's English factory in Slough, Bucks. I drove one occasionally in the early sixties, and they were comfortable, confidence inspiring cars, and though not particularly fast, they could cover the ground at a respectable pace, due to the excellent road holding and brakes, and the fuel consumption was very modest, by the standards of the day.<br /> <br /> 1958 Fed 2C, f2.8/50mm Industar26M lens, x2 yellow filter. Polypan F@100 in homemade D76H 1+1, 10mins @21C</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350876 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-22,doc-44350876 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:47:52 +0000 2008-07-13T10:31:17+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350876"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/76/44350876.6e60a8fd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken at a local Citroën 2CV meeting some years ago, this elegant 15HP Citroën saloon is from the mid twenties, and was Citroën's first real attempt to enter the quality end of the French car market. It was followed by the more succesful Citroën Grande Lux, known affectionately as the "Rosalie". <br /> <br /> The gent looking at the car is a member of a local Creusois choir, wearing traditional costume. Taken with the very first model Canon Digital Ixus, only 2.1 mpx !! <br /> <br /> Canon Ixus, photfinished in Gimp</div> 1920&#039;s Citroën <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350876"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/08/76/44350876.6e60a8fd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken at a local Citroën 2CV meeting some years ago, this elegant 15HP Citroën saloon is from the mid twenties, and was Citroën's first real attempt to enter the quality end of the French car market. It was followed by the more succesful Citroën Grande Lux, known affectionately as the "Rosalie". <br /> <br /> The gent looking at the car is a member of a local Creusois choir, wearing traditional costume. Taken with the very first model Canon Digital Ixus, only 2.1 mpx !! <br /> <br /> Canon Ixus, photfinished in Gimp</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350182 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-22,doc-44350182 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:56:44 +0000 2015-06-12T08:59:04+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350182"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/82/44350182.f0bd7c02.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At the same car show, the radiator badge was Maxwell, not Chrysler. This was the first model built by Chrysler, and was very advanced for it's time, having four wheel hydraulic brakes, a Ricardo designed cylinder head, and the comparatively high compression ratio of 5:1, gave it a top speed of 70mph. <br /> <br /> I think that this is the only example of these cars in Europe, and I imagine they are rare even in the US.<br /> <br /> Olympus AF10, f2.8/35mm Olymus lens. Polypan F in Thornton's Two bath, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned@2400dpi on Epson V500</div> 1924 Chrysler Maxwell. <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350182"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/82/44350182.f0bd7c02.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">At the same car show, the radiator badge was Maxwell, not Chrysler. This was the first model built by Chrysler, and was very advanced for it's time, having four wheel hydraulic brakes, a Ricardo designed cylinder head, and the comparatively high compression ratio of 5:1, gave it a top speed of 70mph. <br /> <br /> I think that this is the only example of these cars in Europe, and I imagine they are rare even in the US.<br /> <br /> Olympus AF10, f2.8/35mm Olymus lens. Polypan F in Thornton's Two bath, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned@2400dpi on Epson V500</div> Mikeinlagardette https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350180 tag:ipernity.com,2017-02-22,doc-44350180 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:54:37 +0000 2015-06-12T09:03:23+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Mikeinlagardette) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350180"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/80/44350180.571d444d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Seen a t a classic car show a couple of years ago, this Renault tourer still has the radiator mounted behind the engine, giving the classic smooth front, so I suppose it's from before 1928. I could not find out anything about this car, but I think it is an 18HP model.<br /> <br /> Olympus AF10, f2.8/35mm Olymus lens. Polypan F in Thornton's Two bath, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned@2400dpi on Epson V500</div> 1920&#039;s Renault <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/297375">Mikeinlagardette</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/297375/44350180"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/01/80/44350180.571d444d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="182" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Seen a t a classic car show a couple of years ago, this Renault tourer still has the radiator mounted behind the engine, giving the classic smooth front, so I suppose it's from before 1928. I could not find out anything about this car, but I think it is an 18HP model.<br /> <br /> Olympus AF10, f2.8/35mm Olymus lens. Polypan F in Thornton's Two bath, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned@2400dpi on Epson V500</div> Mikeinlagardette