Title: Pictures : La Chartre-sur-le-Loir.
Post by: Christopher on June 19, 2009, 07:53:34 pm
On Friday morning, I took a drive to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir. I had gone there on the Wednesday, to have a look at the 'hall of fame' in the hotel bar, and got chatting to a couple of English chaps who mentioned that the Aston Martin Owners Club was putting on a bit of a show on the Friday morning.
Turns out they 'closed' off the square in front of the hotel and filled it with AMs from all eras. I preferred the elder models, but there was one of everything it seemed. Stirling was guest at the fancy lunch along the winning '59 car.......but I didn't wait for the crowds to retreat so no pics of them.
A few pics of some great looking old motors.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03271.jpg)
Wall of fame.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03273.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03981.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03984.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03988.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03996.jpg)
The Lagonda was asked to park out on the street.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC04001.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC04008.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC04027.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC04031.jpg)
Who let that in?
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC04029.jpg)
As some on here have said, Chartre is not much different to any rural French small town, but does have a LM connection. The walls in the bar are covered with interesting photos, that produce a nice walk through some of LM history.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/DSC03275.jpg)
A few more pics can be found here.
http://s270.photobucket.com/albums/jj110/Domek20/Le%20Mans%202009/Chartre%20AMs/?albumview=grid
