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tcusack · 10th Mar 2010, 11:06 PM

I thought you guys would be interested in these sightings in a showroom on Bd Beaumarchais, just round the corner from my place. I'll bet they could sell truckloads of those R8s if they could get them.

Tim

addo · 10th Mar 2010, 11:12 PM

How skinny are those tyres?

tcusack · 11th Mar 2010, 12:11 AM

165x13 from memory, although my cars in those days ran 145x13, successfully.

The trick, which Renault were familiar with, was to keep them in contact with the road. They were less sensitive to camber gain than modern cars.

A bientot,

Tim

mhaf · 11th Mar 2010, 08:57 AM

is that a Liebherr 80t crane in the reflection?

Wildebeest · 11th Mar 2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by addo

How skinny are those tyres?

"Ahh. The days when the tyres were skinny and the drivers were fat"
I think they were the words of J.M. Fangio ?

danielsydney · 11th Mar 2010, 12:36 PM

Keep the Paris images flowing.......

tcusack · 12th Mar 2010, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mhaf

is that a Liebherr 80t crane in the reflection?

Grove. Didn't look at the size. I was more interested in the contrast with the usual French construction technique of a bucket and a rope. I don't know what was in the big crate they were lifting, but it might have been lions - there are posters all round for the Cirque d'Hiver showing lions.

Since you show an interest I will attach a photo of a Potain tower crane being used to build a block of council flats in the 10th, and a cute elevated sand blasting work platform.

A bientot,

Tim

addo · 12th Mar 2010, 08:38 AM

Amazing colour difference with the building clean there.

How do Parisians regard construction activity? Are the rules and regs like here, or is there more/less reliance on commonsense and politeness?

tcusack · 12th Mar 2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by addo

Amazing colour difference with the building clean there.

How do Parisians regard construction activity? Are the rules and regs like here, or is there more/less reliance on commonsense and politeness?

The truth is, I don't know, but, in general, the French are over-regulated. It reflects their legal system, which is very prescriptive, unlike British derived common law, which is interpretive. In France, if it ain't in the book, either it doesn't exist, or you can't do it. Common sense tends to prevail, but not when dealing with the bureaucracy. The message is:: stay under their radar.

Tim

Gerry could provide a better informed answer.

10th Mar 2010, 11:06 PM	#1
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10th Mar 2010, 11:12 PM	#2
addo Brevitas Levitas Gravitas Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Member#: 5418 Posts: 11,771 View Photos By: addo	How skinny are those tyres?

11th Mar 2010, 12:11 AM	#3
tcusack Fellow Frogger! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Paris 75011 Member#: 6386 Posts: 769	165x13 from memory, although my cars in those days ran 145x13, successfully. The trick, which Renault were familiar with, was to keep them in contact with the road. They were less sensitive to camber gain than modern cars. A bientot, Tim

12th Mar 2010, 08:38 AM	#8
addo Brevitas Levitas Gravitas Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Member#: 5418 Posts: 11,771 View Photos By: addo	Amazing colour difference with the building clean there. How do Parisians regard construction activity? Are the rules and regs like here, or is there more/less reliance on commonsense and politeness?