PaulGerard.bsky.social
@paulgerard.bsky.social
Anglo-German. Living on Italy/France border. Enviously snapping other people’s old cars Talk to me about movies; basketball; opera. I’m here for a break from talking about politics.
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
January 31, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This is the first #Renault 4 E-tech that I have spotted in the wild. I quite like it, although the rear three-quarter view looks a little bit clumsy.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky.
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
This is the first #Renault 4 E-tech that I have spotted in the wild. I quite like it, although the rear three-quarter view looks a little bit clumsy.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky.
One for sorrow, two for joy …!
It’s not often that you see one Peugeot 1007 these days, never mind 2!
#weirdcarBS #carbluesky
It’s not often that you see one Peugeot 1007 these days, never mind 2!
#weirdcarBS #carbluesky
January 20, 2026 at 1:36 PM
One for sorrow, two for joy …!
It’s not often that you see one Peugeot 1007 these days, never mind 2!
#weirdcarBS #carbluesky
It’s not often that you see one Peugeot 1007 these days, never mind 2!
#weirdcarBS #carbluesky
Posting a car picture I took.
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Posting a car picture I took.
I had a New Year’s walk by the sea at Roquebrune, which I loved for the view of Monaco…. but mainly for this Fiat Abarth 500, parked by the Eileen Gray house.🤨
#weirdcarBS #Fiat
#weirdcarBS #Fiat
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I had a New Year’s walk by the sea at Roquebrune, which I loved for the view of Monaco…. but mainly for this Fiat Abarth 500, parked by the Eileen Gray house.🤨
#weirdcarBS #Fiat
#weirdcarBS #Fiat
Some cards actually found me! Thank you.
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Some cards actually found me! Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Spent a happy New Year’s afternoon assembling a VW bus-themed jigsaw puzzle with the family.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky
January 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Spent a happy New Year’s afternoon assembling a VW bus-themed jigsaw puzzle with the family.
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky
#WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky
I think this is my rarest and strangest spot of the year. It’s the Cirelli 1, by the storied Italian Carozzeria… err…. Cirelli Motor Company.
It seems to be a rebadged Chinese import, available in gasoline or LPG versions.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
It seems to be a rebadged Chinese import, available in gasoline or LPG versions.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
December 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I think this is my rarest and strangest spot of the year. It’s the Cirelli 1, by the storied Italian Carozzeria… err…. Cirelli Motor Company.
It seems to be a rebadged Chinese import, available in gasoline or LPG versions.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
It seems to be a rebadged Chinese import, available in gasoline or LPG versions.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Normally Series Land Rovers are photographed axle-deep in mud.
Given that it is a Santana model here, the palm tree seems quite appropriate!
#weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky
Given that it is a Santana model here, the palm tree seems quite appropriate!
#weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Normally Series Land Rovers are photographed axle-deep in mud.
Given that it is a Santana model here, the palm tree seems quite appropriate!
#weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky
Given that it is a Santana model here, the palm tree seems quite appropriate!
#weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky
I can’t offer a partridge in a pear tree… but here’s a pair of festive Fiats!
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
December 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I can’t offer a partridge in a pear tree… but here’s a pair of festive Fiats!
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Happy Christmas to all who celebrate.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
I used to be very dismissive of round-robin letters at Christmas but this year I thought I would send one myself.
So, anyway, here’s my lookback at 2025!
So, anyway, here’s my lookback at 2025!
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I used to be very dismissive of round-robin letters at Christmas but this year I thought I would send one myself.
So, anyway, here’s my lookback at 2025!
So, anyway, here’s my lookback at 2025!
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Even in Italy you don’t see so many Italian cars any more, so I thought it was worth recording sightings of a pair of Lancias and 3 other Italians parked together.
#weirdcarBS
#weirdcarBS
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Even in Italy you don’t see so many Italian cars any more, so I thought it was worth recording sightings of a pair of Lancias and 3 other Italians parked together.
#weirdcarBS
#weirdcarBS
I expect these old Peugeots are a pig to drive, but I think I’d feel pretty cool cruising through the French countryside in one!
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I expect these old Peugeots are a pig to drive, but I think I’d feel pretty cool cruising through the French countryside in one!
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
#weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I like to go to small town Italian cafés where you can get an excellent cappuccino and a read of the local newspaper, and it rarely costs more than €1.70.
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I like to go to small town Italian cafés where you can get an excellent cappuccino and a read of the local newspaper, and it rarely costs more than €1.70.
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊
If you peered into a French farm courtyard a few years ago, you used to be sure to find a practical but quirky 2CV or R4 quietly rusting in the corner.
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you peered into a French farm courtyard a few years ago, you used to be sure to find a practical but quirky 2CV or R4 quietly rusting in the corner.
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job.
#weirdcarBS #CarBluesky
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Siblings from another mother!
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Siblings from another mother!
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof.
#WeirdcarBS #carbluesky
Seeing this smart Mondeo (lovely interior) in the autumn sun makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, when I lived in Milan and drove around in a Mondeo station wagon with 3 kids on the back seat.
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Seeing this smart Mondeo (lovely interior) in the autumn sun makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, when I lived in Milan and drove around in a Mondeo station wagon with 3 kids on the back seat.
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
#weirdcarBS #Carbluesky
Sad day!
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sad day!
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky
After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany.
1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go.
Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry?
#CarBluesky