And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Reminds me of the Citroen pan delivery truck in 1960s Spain. They looked like someone cut a corregated garbage can in half and used that as the topper.
I admire that and hope they keep resisting stupid government mandates after seeing the inane "health" crap the Feds here come up with to shove down our throats.
Zito's Bakery on Bleecker Street, GV NYC pulled the loaves in milk crates up a plank out of the basement (where the coal oven was) onto the sidewalk. They'd sell a loaf to you right there at 4:30 AM while they were loading.
I'll take half-a-dozen.
ReplyDeleteI dont know the make of van. There appears to be a large gap between the top of the rear door and the roof of the van.
ReplyDeleteProbably left intentionally for transportation of extra-long baguettes ;)
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I thought 2CV at first but they have double doors. Is that a pair of hinges on the edge of the roof?
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It appears to have hinges that flip back over-top of the truck.
Deleterenault 4 L was the name of that car
Deleteand the upper door is missing
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Reminds me of the Citroen pan delivery truck in 1960s Spain. They looked like someone cut a corregated garbage can in half and used that as the topper.
DeleteObviously, this is a photo from a craphole Third World country that hasn't formed a Health Department yet.
ReplyDeleteI admire that and hope they keep resisting stupid government mandates after seeing the inane "health" crap the Feds here come up with to shove down our throats.
DeleteZito's Bakery on Bleecker Street, GV NYC pulled the loaves in milk crates up a plank out of the basement (where the coal oven was) onto the sidewalk. They'd sell a loaf to you right there at 4:30 AM while they were loading.
ReplyDeleteI know of what you speak.
DeleteI can still smell the French bread and its been 43 years since I was there. I gather its changed and for the worse.
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