Barnfind du jour: the French fire-cemetery

Posted on 03-06-2015 15:05 by sir_smokalot – 27 Comments”

Rust in peace (#seth).

Were you playing as a little boy, always been happy with brandweerautootjes? Then, now you can in the big to do, by traveling to France. Somewhere in the country a few generations of discarded fire trucks in a warehouse. It was intended that they restored would be and in a museum in a real home, but this never came of the ground because of no money.

The name of the shelter, Sainte-Barbe (Barbara), is derived from the patron saint of the fireman and any other person who in his occupation in the fire. Enter the building full of krakemikkige red history of the building (Peugeootjes 203, Delahayes) and imagine yourself in a time when mustachioed French spuitgasten with a filterloze Gauloises casually on the lip, for their heroic deeds uitrukten. But where exactly, that reveals the discoverer…

Fortunately, we have the photos yet. (via Dark Taz photography)

Gallery: Brandweerautokerkhof France

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