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11:23 AM February 11, 2021
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11:38 AM February 11, 2021
This 1924 Citroen B12-9cv Camionnette truck conversion was found abandoned in a French vineyard – it s now restored and going under the hammer.
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A vintage truck conversion from 1924 found abandoned in a French vineyard by a British tourist has been restored as is going under the hammer.
The Citroen B12-9cv Camionnette car, which was turned into a pick-up truck, was discovered rusting away in a thistle and bramble patch.
This 1924 Citroen B12-9cv Camionnette truck conversion was found abandoned in a French vineyard – it s now restored and going under the hammer.
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I wrote from the 2004 Telluride Film Festival:
The most remarkable discovery at this year s Telluride is Overlord, an elegiac 1975 film that follows the journey of one young British soldier to the beaches of Normandy. The film, directed by Stuart Cooper, won the Silver Bear at Berlin but sank quickly from view after a limited release, and was all but forgotten until this Telluride revival.
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