It was when we piled into the family DS to take the vacation road.
At the time when Trenet hummed:
"We are happy national 7"
... Halfway along the legendary road, not far from Roanne, in the Loire, you could refuel in one of these architectural service stations typical of the 1950s. While the nine local stations have now disappeared, an association has decided to revive one of these
"remarkable elements of French road heritage"
, by restoring it identically
.
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His project, "Ren'essence d'une station-service", arouses the enthusiasm of hundreds of nostalgic for the Nationale 7 and enthusiasts of old vehicles.
“These are two of our members who, in 2019, suggested that we recover this service station, abandoned for forty years
,
to make it our head office
, says Jean-Michel Buchet, president of the Cars association, utilities and company.
Built in 1956, operated by the Ozo brand, then taken over
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