Well if you read my blog, you know I love cars and considered myself proudly the road warrior especially in USA, France and Spain. The car is my second home and why?
Well it all started back many years ago when I first took my driver’s license in the good old Garden State of New Jersey USA. I remember taking my Dad’s car an old Ford LTD and driving it into New York City to see a game of the New York Yankees baseball team!
Yes on the way in I got there alright but on the return I end up near Philadelphia on the Garden State Parkway when finally I ask a State Trooper police to tell me I was near the big city and way over pass mine much nearer New York City in Perth Amboy, NJ! That was the thrill of youth that still rings on me.
Too bad do not took the time to take pictures of those old cars darn it!!! Well it turn out amongt so many pictures did have a few so here they are found them!!
From that first Ford LTD wagon, I went if I can recall that far back… to a Chevy Monte Carlo (purchase in NJ taken to FL) ,and the rest were purchase in Central/South Florida. A Chevy Lumina minivan, Fiat 131, Chevy Malibu, Suzuki Vitara, and of course my favorite was the Ford Mustang (pic). The car craze helped by living for several years in Ormond By The Sea near Ormond Beach and just over Daytona Beach ,home of NASCAR!
Found it!! daytona beach chevy monte carlo 1977
Found it, my Fiat 131 at Ormond Beach house garage me and Dad!
found it my Chevy Malibu in garage at Miramar!
Not to mention I did try to drive out a Delta Airlines L-1011(Lockheed) airplane out of Hartfield Atlanta International Airport in my crazy younger days but forgot to ask the hangar door to ope. (see post)
And I went over permanently to France and my European adventures began in earnest in 2003. That year I purchase my first car in France, a Ford Focus Break in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne dept 77.
And took far and beyond into Spain! Then took a liking for Ford, friendly service, good quality automobiles done in Germany (Cologne, and Sarrelouis) and Spain (Almussafes, Valencia), and good deals with friendly salespersons. So the Ford story continues today.
I went in and change to a Ford C-Max ,and later came a Ford Kuga, and then came a plain Ford Focus to quickly change to what is now a Ford Fiesta Titanium model. Pics in order.
The ride on Ford has been great and taking me to Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Switzerland, England, Spain, and France. The road warrior drives on open highways, freeways, toll roads, and even into big cities like Frankfurt, Trier, Koblenz, and several other towns, London, Rome, Geneva, Amsterdam, Milan, Bologna, Luxembourg all over, Brussels, Bruges, Anvers, and other smaller towns, Spain all over, and France all over.
And it is not over yet as there are plenty of roads to tackle by yours truly. Friends ask me about the traffic in Paris especially now with the traffic jams of the strike. Well proudly will tell you I had none of that. I take the smaller inner streets in Paris and come from outside beltways on the west and along the Seine river, just had a small slow down by place de la Nation due to some anti islamophia demonstration right on the street!!!
If you need help getting around there to any place, let me know will gladly gets you out of the huge traffic jams going on still in Paris and probably into the Christmas break.
I need to tell you as well here in my lovely Morbihan in beautiful Bretagne there are no traffic jams lol five car we get upset lol!!! Enjoy the rides and convenience to go into no man’s land to see the off the beaten path sites. Happy motoring!!!
And even thus did not purchase my first car in France here as the old location is now a monop store in city center Meaux, did visit the new dealer Ford Meaux on the outside of town, this is their webpage. Ford Meaux
And i am going thru my fourth car at the Ford Mustiére of Vannes here: Ford Mustiére Vannes part of Groupe DMD
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!
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