August 17th, 2019 : Chateau-Savigny
Michel Pont, now 87, was a driver for Abarth Racing in his younger clothes.
Then he inherited a 14th century chateau on 27 hectares (67 acres) of land. Not just any land, grape growing land in the heart of Burgundy, France. http://cellar.org/img/wine1.jpg The grape (wine) business must be good, very good, as he is prepared to defend it... ...very prepared. http://cellar.org/img/wine2.jpg If it looks like the marauders are too strong for his defense, he’s prepared to escape by car... ...very prepared. http://cellar.org/img/wine3.jpg Should the bad guys block the roads he is prepared to escape by way of paths... ... very prepared http://cellar.org/img/wine4.jpg He is the world’s biggest private collector of fighter planes according to the Guinness World Book of Records. Plus a warehouse full of vintage fire trucks, 200 motorcycles, 36 racing cars, helicopter, hovercraft, petrolina, etc, all collected since he started in the ‘80s. link link |
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Exactly what I would do, if I were to inherit an antique French castle. Except I would also have a gun collection.
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Bien sur, you could shoot empty wine bottles and turn them into leaded crystal.
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Groan... leaded crystal... :facepalm:
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Hope you don't mind if I just horn in on your thread, Bruce.
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...on-abarths-one There was one of these on a local lot when I was in high school. I got to drive it once and fell in love. Zippiest 750 you ever saw. https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/l...-zagato/281275 |
Not at all, horning is good. :thumb2:
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