I loved the end footage of those poor abandoned Citroens! That was so amazing to see those old neglected cars hidden in those bushes off the beaten path.
I know. I have driven all around Europe and it amazes me why people want to come and live in the UK. The place is a crime ridden dump and almost lawless.
France is gorgeous. (At least, outside Paris, much of which is a hateful sprawl of depressing banlieues and concrete). Elsewhere, it really is a much more relaxed way of life. Brexit now is one barrier, the language another. I wish I'd paid more attention in French lessons - I have a little, but as I discovered during a fortnight in Saint-Raphael (near Cannes) it's nowhere near good enough to get by. But I think what would really worry me about moving to another country is that the locals would treat me with the same sort of xenophobic hatred that the English dish out to foreigners over here. (My late wife was on the end of demands from people in tracksuits that she 'fuck off home' on several occasions: 'home', in her case, was Boston on the east coast of the US, so hardly exotic or culturally alien).
@@rich_edwards79 My French is a bit rusty too. Learning a bit more now though. It's pretty cosompolitan here so not too much of a problem with hatred of non-locals. If anything, I get treated like a tourist which is pretty good other than the cost of anything tends to go through the roof. My wife, who is a native, has to make herself known when we go shopping. Quite a laugh really.
Carry some JB weld with you in your tool kit, it takes up little space and fixes an amazing number of things. It could have filled the cracks in the fuel filler pipe if you couldn't make proper repairs right then. I used it to repair a BMW motorcycle saddle bag mounting point on the side of the road...it lasted 3 full weeks until I got home and could get it welded properly. I can't praise it enough for emergency repairs...my Dad fixed his '63 Chevrolet pick-up cracked thermostat housing with it when I was a boy...obviously its usefulness left quite an impression on me. Thanks for posting these videos!
Another cracking video . The icing for me was the Willy’s Jeep. Next summer I will be the proud owner of one at long last ..wanted one since I was a kid and it will be my 55th birthday present to myself
Indeed, we needed to see it! I'm one of those people who never associated Le Mans with anything but the racing circuit and, frankly, now I think that the town is way more interesting and attractive :D. All right, all right, I'm a petrol-head, too, please don't stone me, fellow HubNut fans: I know that the circuit is full of history and that it's probably quite perfectly suited to the 24-hour multiclass race that it's famous for, but this town is quite something!
There are very few HubNut videos which fail to lift the heart and give a warm fuzzy feeling. This is no exception. With bonus post-ptschoo footage too! My heart is once again lifted, and the feelings are certainly warm and fuzzy. I also have sausage rolls and a mug of cool beer. Excellent.
My eyes......those knees....aaarrrggg!😂😂😂 It’s tragic and fascinating in equal measure to see cars being reclaimed by nature like that! Le Mans looks stunning. I had no idea it was such an historic town. Another great video, that due to limited data access, I’ve had to wait patiently to see. It was worth the wait! Thanks, as always and enjoy the break!
Hi Ian,what a video,the scenery in these are nice to see,LeMans is a pleasant place to see,you got your fuel pipe done and now many more miles can be done, with a rest first 😀.
From a showery, cloudy Melbourne I am treated to the astonishing beauty of this ancient place full of sunshine. I have never been to anywhere that old and your brief travelogue is lovely. I think the camera position is the best you can do. Yes, the corner of the mount is in the way but the view ahead is much better. Knees out for an airing, haha
Nothing really beats driving along quiet country roads in the sunshine; fields either side; completely stress-free. The creator of the 2CV possibly had that relaxed scene in his mind when he designed her. 👍
Elly all repaired as regards the fuel leak, you're so right about Le Mans, some beautiful architecture there, old houses on small cobbled alleyways. You drove the Mulsanne straight in Elly, imagine some of the incredible racing cars that have laif their rubber down on that tarmac, really enjoying this trip alongside you Hubnut :)
Doing absolutely nothing when you could be helping us admire the cute French scenery of the feminine type, you layabout. Living the dream Ian, enjoy. Camaraderie is something that is sorely missing from modern society, it's great that Elly and her siblings can bring a random group of people together in a common desire to enjoy life.
I remember visiting Le Mans in the summer of ‘94 when I was InterRail-ing. We just went to visit the town and circuit, and it appeared that there was some sort of 2CV event on there at the time, and we saw a bunch of 2CVs trundling around bits of the circuit. Got a photo somewhere....
Good to see you relaxing Ian. Life's a marathon not a sprint so taking time out to recuperate is very important to achieving the overall distance. You have done a wonderful rest of the year tourism service to Le mans - most of us would not have known otherwise ! No more illicit petrol vaping - probably just as well :) .
The old town reminds me of Edinburgh with its narrow passageways & tall buildings. Lovely looking place & that looked like you passed the largest KFC I've ever seen.
We visited LeMan and the old town earlier in the summer, agree with your video it's a top place to visit. Angers down the road is fantastic too with even more to see.
Ian, ideas for Slovenia and Croatia seeing you enjoy stunning scenery and pretty towns? In Slovenia, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj, Triglav National Park. In Croatia after the 2CV event south to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, cascading lakes!! West to the coast, small ferry to the island of Rab, north through the Istrian peninsular, especially Pula and Rovinj. Gorgeous places. Thanks for all the hard work, I am loving the whole trip :-)
So good to have you back after the wifi issues. Le Mans definitely looks like a lovely place to visit. Hope you are now well rested and looking forward to the next episode! #2CVtoCroatia
Hello Mr hubnut I can't believe I'm watching this video I was there myself 6 weeks ago and my MX5. There were two of us in mx5s did the whole Atlantic coastline up to Normandy brilliant . And as you say the roads are fantastic.Cheers Phil
Thanks for sharing your visit to Le Mans. Interesting stuff. We had our Summer holiday nearby last year. The old town is amazing (as you've shown). You might be aware of this, but there is also an amazing light show in the old town from about 10pm onwards on a lot of the buildings inc. the cathedral. You just have to watch your footing in the dark, due to all those cobbles and uneven steps everywhere. Also got to make a second visit to the Le Mans circuit museum. For a world famous location, on both occasions, I was struck by how small the museum actually is and also by the fact it wasn't very busy. Interesting stuff in there though. Just don't bother with the shop. Given the prices the management must be in la-la land. Bonne route and stay cool. 42C here in the Essonne this afternoon. Set to drop to 24C on Saturday when we hit the road ourselves. Off to Bretagne... Bonne journée !
smirk bigly I’ve hopefully going to go to Greece, then get a ferry over to Italy and back across Europe (one day), and supposedly in a 16 hear old Honda
Oh god, I'm catching up by binge watching your videos and they're bringing back so many memories of my own epic, Stoke on Trent to Thessaloniki 2CV odyssey. I don't want to be too sad but the friend I shared the journey with died last year of cancer... very sad but the memories are forever. Perhaps a Hubnutter Le Mans get together might be nice for the future? The Jeep is a French mad Hotchkis M201 as the French army used them for many years post WW2.
Spoke to my old boss at work today, her last day before heading off to Croatia with her husband in his 2CV. And they know you too from the 2CV scene, small world!
That cutting by the cathedral is known as The Cut. A few weeks ago it thundered to the sounds of supercars during the race. It has. Amazing acoustics. 👍
A thought crossed my mind in those ancient alleyways of people throwing buckets of urine onto you from above.haha. Nice bonus footage at the end. I would like to see more of this in future video's.
I’ve owned three 2cv’s and a Dyane back in the distant past and regret selling, I’m seriously considering another now! I hang on every post you make, enjoying it immensely ps, got an Elly tee shirt and a sticker for my bike, good quality gear!
I have been to St Paul De Vance and other lovely places along the Mediterranean. lovely and have great memories. like this video, time to rest and relax.
Good to see an update this morning. Somehow I can't see you becoming totally stranded . After watching this far ,I have every faith in Elly & your spannering skills 😉👍
I once drove down the mulsanne straight in a montego diesel 😂 back in 1993. Funnily enough, I don’t remember a KFC or even roundabouts 😏 Wish I’d gone into Le Mans now, looks beautiful.
driven in France a lot in the past the place is dead quiet in the country, i expect you got the filler cap off with a screwdriver ?,keep on with the trip ,looks good fun and we will see you in a future video....enjoy
@@Wreck-Gar It's such a shame that when TH-cam did their geek week, they used TH-cam celebrities for the revival. It would have be far better to have chosen fans of the show and not, well, sociopaths.
Just what was needed, a good relaxing video. Likewise I'm doing nothing...not right now anyway! And on a day like that, you can (and are) forgiven for not doing an audible ptchoo with scenery like that... :) Lovely bit of Le Mans too that you shown, thanks for filming that - it reminded me very much of York's The Shambles. Almost makes me want to go to Le Mans at some point! :)
I'm glad you got the fuel leak sorted - I know it was at the opposite end of the car to where the sparks and bangs happen, but even so not good! (I presume you somehow got the locked cap off) Even Richard Dawkins wouldn't fail to be impressed with Le Mans cathedral!
Ian in answer to your question Ian "which way next" Onwards in Ellie The Tardis from the middle ages to 1945 after seeing the Jeep onwards to the 21st Century. Truly, truly special video thank you.
Hi Ian hope you are ok. you yourself ian have been missing out here this week with the uk weather we had thunderstorms & monsoon rain here this week already in the UK Ian 💧⚡
By Jove, at 4.30'....that raw- brutal explosive amount of Elly's Burton engine....is absolutely astonishing. She's blistering fast on the Mulsanne Straight. Hear her screaming from happiness. A real lucky -happy girl😍😍😍😍
A pleasant surprise on a Thursday morning, I never knew that Le Mans was so old and with such stunning architecture, thanks for that. I don't think breakdown cover is such an issue, you're with loads of Citroen people and you know Elly inside out so you'll be able to take care of any issues.
Shouldn't be too difficult to run a bike chain to the back wheels and fit bike pedals to the passenger side - as a backup propulsion system. Better than the Flintstone option.
What an beautiful sight! I was not referring to your knees, Sir, I mean Le Mans... The Old town is truly magnifique, and Thank You, for the vid. Really cheered me up! Good to see Elly and her Master relaxing, too. Happy Days! Breakdown cover might be a part of your Banking benefits, depending on whom you use. i would not personally travel with out cover. Also, Remember it's not the car, it's the person, usually is how breakdown membership works, so... if you break down, ...with a friend whom is covered, ...in Elly, ... then 'they' and yourself, might well be extricated from an tricky situation. An route "breakdown covered friends" live along could be good! Check your bank, too. I'm with Barclays and have the "Travel Pack' It's well worth about £12 per month. (etc)...
Where as I would ordinarily simply exclaim, “Bugger!”... I think “Sacrebleu!” shall be an better choice, seeing as being as you are very much in France!
My guess would be that not every key was unique for the filler cap, so just going around the 2CV parking lot there asking everyone to try their key has a good chance of success.
It is probably the same key for every 2CV filler cap every made. Bit like British Leyland really. Reminds me of the day my brother in law got in some else's mini van started it and then realised it wasn't his! His was parked 2 cars down. Me and my sister just looked at him as he attempted to drive away and he didn't realise why we wouldn't get in that van.
Thanks Ian for another classic travelog and glad you fixed the petrol problem,I was wondering if you ever got round to fixing it,I did notice that on the Mulsanne Straight you were going so fast that you never got overtaken by any LMP1 cars and you had to negotiate roundabouts also,I was not aware that the old town of Le Mans was there, and how beautiful it was (many thanks for that ) although I thought the alleyways were a bit like diagon alley from Harry Potter .........just lovely ............Ian....no European Breakdown Cover........I think you will have to get your knees adjusted whilst you are there to compensate.....thanks Ian super stuff.
Such a shame to see beautiful old cars left like that, to rot away unloved. Like some other people, how did you get on removing the old cap of your replacement filler pipe? I love to see the old parts of places I visit, the architecture is so much more intricate, interesting and beautiful than more modern stuff. Do enjoy your chill out days Ian, no point working through it all in those amazing and beautiful places, and with all that sun, though its been scorching back here in England too, so do take care of you both.
Another nice episode of this road trip. Le Mans Classic 2020, I hope I can go there. Nice old town of Le Mans. What about the filler cap without a key?
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'Never going to attract Russian tourists....' CLASSIC!
No, not 'classic', the comment was UGH.....
...INSPIRED.
Paul Busek Yeah, I laughed out loud! Le Mans looks very pretty, I'd no idea...
Ogri Grindstaff yeah, that's it!
@@crispindry2815 Hadn't thought of that - could well be !
Please explain...
Le Mans a l'air fantastique!
Peugeot 206 Paradise, Like a bit of Peugeot 206 . Thanks.
I loved the end footage of those poor abandoned Citroens! That was so amazing to see those old neglected cars hidden in those bushes off the beaten path.
So many French towns are just wonderful places to visit. They have such a relaxed atmosphere . And amazing food too. Love it.
I know. I have driven all around Europe and it amazes me why people want to come and live in the UK. The place is a crime ridden dump and almost lawless.
@@doktoruzo That's why I emigrated to Mauritius.
@@grayfool ..lucky you. wish I could.
France is gorgeous. (At least, outside Paris, much of which is a hateful sprawl of depressing banlieues and concrete). Elsewhere, it really is a much more relaxed way of life. Brexit now is one barrier, the language another. I wish I'd paid more attention in French lessons - I have a little, but as I discovered during a fortnight in Saint-Raphael (near Cannes) it's nowhere near good enough to get by. But I think what would really worry me about moving to another country is that the locals would treat me with the same sort of xenophobic hatred that the English dish out to foreigners over here. (My late wife was on the end of demands from people in tracksuits that she 'fuck off home' on several occasions: 'home', in her case, was Boston on the east coast of the US, so hardly exotic or culturally alien).
@@rich_edwards79 My French is a bit rusty too. Learning a bit more now though. It's pretty cosompolitan here so not too much of a problem with hatred of non-locals. If anything, I get treated like a tourist which is pretty good other than the cost of anything tends to go through the roof. My wife, who is a native, has to make herself known when we go shopping. Quite a laugh really.
Tres Bien a Renault 4 Van my dream very rarely seen.
Carry some JB weld with you in your tool kit, it takes up little space and fixes an amazing number of things. It could have filled the cracks in the fuel filler pipe if you couldn't make proper repairs right then. I used it to repair a BMW motorcycle saddle bag mounting point on the side of the road...it lasted 3 full weeks until I got home and could get it welded properly. I can't praise it enough for emergency repairs...my Dad fixed his '63 Chevrolet pick-up cracked thermostat housing with it when I was a boy...obviously its usefulness left quite an impression on me. Thanks for posting these videos!
Wow, old Le Mans is amazing! I wouldn't mind living there in one of those little houses in those narrow streets. .
Brilliant video,like most of us,I never knew about old Le Mans
Another cracking video . The icing for me was the Willy’s Jeep. Next summer I will be the proud owner of one at long last ..wanted one since I was a kid and it will be my 55th birthday present to myself
I think there's a 'market' for 'big kids' clubs' where adult toys abound. Vehicles of various ilk being an obvious genré
@@millomweb ?
'... and I still don't know the route, and I should also point out I don't have breakdown cover'.
One of the many reasons I love this channel. 👍
Well, I never knew about old Le Mans it looks well worth a visit. It looks like stepping back a couple of hundred years!
Indeed, we needed to see it! I'm one of those people who never associated Le Mans with anything but the racing circuit and, frankly, now I think that the town is way more interesting and attractive :D.
All right, all right, I'm a petrol-head, too, please don't stone me, fellow HubNut fans: I know that the circuit is full of history and that it's probably quite perfectly suited to the 24-hour multiclass race that it's famous for, but this town is quite something!
There are very few HubNut videos which fail to lift the heart and give a warm fuzzy feeling. This is no exception. With bonus post-ptschoo footage too! My heart is once again lifted, and the feelings are certainly warm and fuzzy. I also have sausage rolls and a mug of cool beer. Excellent.
My eyes......those knees....aaarrrggg!😂😂😂
It’s tragic and fascinating in equal measure to see cars being reclaimed by nature like that!
Le Mans looks stunning. I had no idea it was such an historic town.
Another great video, that due to limited data access, I’ve had to wait patiently to see. It was worth the wait!
Thanks, as always and enjoy the break!
Hi Ian !! Cortina City here watching all the way !!!!!!!
Pete. You're not allowed out to play until that front clip is sorted! 😁
Hi Ian,what a video,the scenery in these are nice to see,LeMans is a pleasant place to see,you got your fuel pipe done and now many more miles can be done, with a rest first 😀.
I remember going to Le Mans way back in 1999 while on holiday in Brittany in my 1961 Morris Minor Convertible. Lovely old place well worth a visit.
Wow, the old Town is stunning 😳🇫🇷 amazing place! Makes Chester look boring 🤔 great video - thank you for taking us along!
Consider a trip to Kendal - plenty of narrow ginnels and 'yards'.
Another excellent adventure. Thanks for showing us around a place I’ve never been, and where I’ll probably never go.
Gosh. I completely missed this gem of an old town centre when I passed through. Really beautiful and thanks for the tip.
From a showery, cloudy Melbourne I am treated to the astonishing beauty of this ancient place full of sunshine. I have never been to anywhere that old and your brief travelogue is lovely. I think the camera position is the best you can do. Yes, the corner of the mount is in the way but the view ahead is much better. Knees out for an airing, haha
Nothing really beats driving along quiet country roads in the sunshine; fields either side; completely stress-free. The creator of the 2CV possibly had that relaxed scene in his mind when he designed her. 👍
Elly all repaired as regards the fuel leak, you're so right about Le Mans, some beautiful architecture there, old houses on small cobbled alleyways. You drove the Mulsanne straight in Elly, imagine some of the incredible racing cars that have laif their rubber down on that tarmac, really enjoying this trip alongside you Hubnut :)
Doing absolutely nothing when you could be helping us admire the cute French scenery of the feminine type, you layabout.
Living the dream Ian, enjoy. Camaraderie is something that is sorely missing from modern society, it's great that Elly and her siblings can bring a random group of people together in a common desire to enjoy life.
You can't leave things up in the air!!! Some of us like detail. The fuel pipe, it's clips and lack of key!
I'll try and do an update in the next one...
Was going to say something like this, but the short tour of the beautiful Le Mans made it up for me, so I didn't want to come out fussy :)
Great stuff! Look forward to it. I am very interested in Elly's mechanicals and overall state of health. I am sad.
Beautiful old town Le Mans. Thanks for the latest update.Now, put ya feet up & those knees away!! ha ha ha
I went to a couple of Le Mans races back in 91/92 and i wish i had gone to the village, it reminds me a bit of Rye in East Sussex. Nice one HubNut.
I remember visiting Le Mans in the summer of ‘94 when I was InterRail-ing. We just went to visit the town and circuit, and it appeared that there was some sort of 2CV event on there at the time, and we saw a bunch of 2CVs trundling around bits of the circuit. Got a photo somewhere....
Good to see you relaxing Ian. Life's a marathon not a sprint so taking time out to recuperate is very important to achieving the overall distance. You have done a wonderful rest of the year tourism service to Le mans - most of us would not have known otherwise ! No more illicit petrol vaping - probably just as well :) .
Glad you managed to fix Elly's 'dribbles'. France does look wonderful. Looking forward to further adventures.
The old town reminds me of Edinburgh with its narrow passageways & tall buildings. Lovely looking place & that looked like you passed the largest KFC I've ever seen.
This is like the best most detailed trip-advisor/lonely-planet report i have ever seen in my life :D
We visited LeMan and the old town earlier in the summer, agree with your video it's a top place to visit. Angers down the road is fantastic too with even more to see.
I'd never even considered visiting Le Mans, but after watching this I want to.
Ian, ideas for Slovenia and Croatia seeing you enjoy stunning scenery and pretty towns? In Slovenia, Lake Bled, Lake Bohinj, Triglav National Park. In Croatia after the 2CV event south to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, cascading lakes!! West to the coast, small ferry to the island of Rab, north through the Istrian peninsular, especially Pula and Rovinj. Gorgeous places. Thanks for all the hard work, I am loving the whole trip :-)
See yellow James Bond 2CV love it
So good to have you back after the wifi issues. Le Mans definitely looks like a lovely place to visit. Hope you are now well rested and looking forward to the next episode!
#2CVtoCroatia
Tres Bon! Quite an adventure, slightly stressful with various difficulties, but still enjoyable. Glad you are enjoying yourself!
I didn't know Le Mans was such an interesting place thanks for showing us 👍 A Willys Jeep is one of my dream vehicles to own.
Hello Mr hubnut I can't believe I'm watching this video I was there myself 6 weeks ago and my MX5. There were two of us in mx5s did the whole Atlantic coastline up to Normandy brilliant . And as you say the roads are fantastic.Cheers Phil
I want to do that route from Normandy down to Santander. Were you staying in hotels, air B+B or camping?
Thanks for sharing your visit to Le Mans. Interesting stuff. We had our Summer holiday nearby last year. The old town is amazing (as you've shown). You might be aware of this, but there is also an amazing light show in the old town from about 10pm onwards on a lot of the buildings inc. the cathedral. You just have to watch your footing in the dark, due to all those cobbles and uneven steps everywhere.
Also got to make a second visit to the Le Mans circuit museum. For a world famous location, on both occasions, I was struck by how small the museum actually is and also by the fact it wasn't very busy. Interesting stuff in there though.
Just don't bother with the shop. Given the prices the management must be in la-la land.
Bonne route and stay cool. 42C here in the Essonne this afternoon. Set to drop to 24C on Saturday when we hit the road ourselves. Off to Bretagne...
Bonne journée !
This series is amazing! Extremely inspiring, to the point I am now planning my own Europe road trip! Keep it up.
Same. It's made me want to go to France for a driving holiday. I'm looking into it and planning a few of possible routes.
smirk bigly I’ve hopefully going to go to Greece, then get a ferry over to Italy and back across Europe (one day), and supposedly in a 16 hear old Honda
Oh god, I'm catching up by binge watching your videos and they're bringing back so many memories of my own epic, Stoke on Trent to Thessaloniki 2CV odyssey. I don't want to be too sad but the friend I shared the journey with died last year of cancer... very sad but the memories are forever. Perhaps a Hubnutter Le Mans get together might be nice for the future?
The Jeep is a French mad Hotchkis M201 as the French army used them for many years post WW2.
Fabulous footage Ian. To see the old town was a treat! :)
Spoke to my old boss at work today, her last day before heading off to Croatia with her husband in his 2CV. And they know you too from the 2CV scene, small world!
That cutting by the cathedral is known as The Cut. A few weeks ago it thundered to the sounds of supercars during the race. It has. Amazing acoustics. 👍
Really enjoying watching your adventure Ian Keep up your in-depth tutorials more on engineering and practical advice
Still very interesting Ian. Le Mans old town much like uphill Lincoln.
A thought crossed my mind in those ancient alleyways of people throwing buckets of urine onto you from above.haha.
Nice bonus footage at the end.
I would like to see more of this in future video's.
Bonus footage will always feature if I feel it warrants it. Has to be worth having though!
Good to see you going without a fuel leak. Mulsanne looks like a day trip in Elly... good thing you have clean clothes there!
I’ve owned three 2cv’s and a Dyane back in the distant past and regret selling, I’m seriously considering another now!
I hang on every post you make, enjoying it immensely ps, got an Elly tee shirt and a sticker for my bike, good quality gear!
I have been to St Paul De Vance and other lovely places along the Mediterranean. lovely and have great memories. like this video, time to rest and relax.
Great video! There is a definite frisson driving on the Mulsanne straight, I felt it driving a Morris Minor :)
By the time you get home, Elly will be practically brand new!
I've already said that - the only part remaining the same being the driver!
All body panels are still the same - I do hope they all make it
That's called reverse engineering 😀
"Trigger's Broom" as they say. And none the worse for it. What a car!
Very interesting video as you say Le Mans is much more than a race . That 206 might have been a Roland Garros special edition going by the colour 😃
Good to see an update this morning. Somehow I can't see you becoming totally stranded . After watching this far ,I have every faith in Elly & your spannering skills 😉👍
I too have every faith in Elly....
Your videos always cheer me up ! Informative and charming.
Wow, I have to get to Le Mans sometime. Well at least I can dream of going.
What a beautiful city Le Mans is.
I once drove down the mulsanne straight in a montego diesel 😂 back in 1993. Funnily enough, I don’t remember a KFC or even roundabouts 😏
Wish I’d gone into Le Mans now, looks beautiful.
roundabout mania took off in the late 90s and 2000s - in Spain too they love them.
Good luck, my son has a similar attitude on long European car journeys, “breakdown cover?”. “Putting a jinx on proceedings before we start” he says
Most enjoyable and revealing - thanks Ian.
driven in France a lot in the past the place is dead quiet in the country, i expect you got the filler cap off with a screwdriver ?,keep on with the trip ,looks good fun and we will see you in a future video....enjoy
9:42 This part reminded me of one of the transition scenes in Knightmare.
So true! It just needed a cackling old hag in the corner stirring a cauldron 😆
@@Wreck-Gar It's such a shame that when TH-cam did their geek week, they used TH-cam celebrities for the revival. It would have be far better to have chosen fans of the show and not, well, sociopaths.
Loving the series! Hi from New Zealand.
Hi you have had me on my seat and loveing what you are doing love it bro nigel
Just what was needed, a good relaxing video. Likewise I'm doing nothing...not right now anyway! And on a day like that, you can (and are) forgiven for not doing an audible ptchoo with scenery like that... :)
Lovely bit of Le Mans too that you shown, thanks for filming that - it reminded me very much of York's The Shambles. Almost makes me want to go to Le Mans at some point! :)
I'm glad you got the fuel leak sorted - I know it was at the opposite end of the car to where the sparks and bangs happen, but even so not good! (I presume you somehow got the locked cap off)
Even Richard Dawkins wouldn't fail to be impressed with Le Mans cathedral!
Ian in answer to your question Ian "which way next"
Onwards in Ellie The Tardis from the middle ages to 1945 after seeing the Jeep onwards to the 21st Century.
Truly, truly special video thank you.
I have enjoyed this roadtrip. Lot's of rare cars.
top episode. great view of the old town. could jeep sniffing become an established sport ??
Probably not - the authorities would take it as a euphemism and ban it under drug laws.
I did say in a earlier video comment about fuel neck filler pipe corrosion, glad you got it sorted.
Fantastic little shops, Peugeot 206s ! Love it 😄😄 perhaps Jeep smell should be available bottled ?
Cool, glad you got Elly fixed and are having a nice time 😀
That jeep was the civilian version build after the war. Wartime jeeps had 7 gaps in the grille, later ones had 9. Loving the series :)
French jeeps were built by HOTCHKISS after the war !
Oops, my mistake.... WW2 jeeps had 9 gaps, the later civvy version had 7. So that jeep you saw was a genuine WW2 and not a later one done up.
Hi Ian hope you are ok. you yourself ian have been missing out here this week with the uk weather
we had thunderstorms & monsoon rain here this week already in the UK Ian 💧⚡
How are the kingpins? You mentioned they were knocking...?
Stressful day for me HubNut, my 1961 Triumph Herald 1200 convertible is in for its MOT....
Still rattling. Only another few thousand miles to go...
Don't leave us hangin', did it pass?
yeah did it get the OK ????
By Jove, at 4.30'....that raw- brutal explosive amount of Elly's Burton engine....is absolutely astonishing. She's blistering fast on the
Mulsanne Straight. Hear her screaming from happiness. A real lucky -happy girl😍😍😍😍
A pleasant surprise on a Thursday morning, I never knew that Le Mans was so old and with such stunning architecture, thanks for that. I don't think breakdown cover is such an issue, you're with loads of Citroen people and you know Elly inside out so you'll be able to take care of any issues.
Shouldn't be too difficult to run a bike chain to the back wheels and fit bike pedals to the passenger side - as a backup propulsion system. Better than the Flintstone option.
a mention to The Random Passageways again ( Amsterdam visit ) - that band must be on tour with you Ian hahaha
What an beautiful sight! I was not referring to your knees, Sir, I mean Le Mans... The Old town is truly magnifique, and Thank You, for the vid. Really cheered me up! Good to see Elly and her Master relaxing, too. Happy Days! Breakdown cover might be a part of your Banking benefits, depending on whom you use. i would not personally travel with out cover. Also, Remember it's not the car, it's the person, usually is how breakdown membership works, so... if you break down, ...with a friend whom is covered, ...in Elly, ... then 'they' and yourself, might well be extricated from an tricky situation. An route "breakdown covered friends" live along could be good! Check your bank, too. I'm with Barclays and have the "Travel Pack' It's well worth about £12 per month. (etc)...
Thanks but my bank doesn't offer that.
Where as I would ordinarily simply exclaim, “Bugger!”... I think “Sacrebleu!” shall be an better choice, seeing as being as you are very much in France!
A beautiful trek round LeMans with it's f pointed spires or discarded perfume bottles.
Lovely views of the town of Le Mans, ancient & modern 👍🏻"Never going to attract Russian tourists" 😄
it was at Ferté-Vidame in Eure-et-Loir for the centenary of Citroën.
I was there too.
A lovely adventure .....
Ok Ive got to know, how did you get that fuel cap off the new filler pipe?
This is of some importance to me too!
My guess would be that not every key was unique for the filler cap, so just going around the 2CV parking lot there asking everyone to try their key has a good chance of success.
I was just about to ask him that and your comment was top of the list!
Yes Citroen have always taken 2CV security measures seriously!
It is probably the same key for every 2CV filler cap every made. Bit like British Leyland really. Reminds me of the day my brother in law got in some else's mini van started it and then realised it wasn't his! His was parked 2 cars down. Me and my sister just looked at him as he attempted to drive away and he didn't realise why we wouldn't get in that van.
Thanks Ian for another classic travelog and glad you fixed the petrol problem,I was wondering if you ever got round to fixing it,I did notice that on the Mulsanne Straight you were going so fast that you never got overtaken by any LMP1 cars and you had to negotiate roundabouts also,I was not aware that the old town of Le Mans was there, and how beautiful it was (many thanks for that ) although I thought the alleyways were a bit like diagon alley from Harry Potter .........just lovely ............Ian....no European Breakdown Cover........I think you will have to get your knees adjusted whilst you are there to compensate.....thanks Ian super stuff.
Love the Mr. Messy T shirt lol
Gg Morris....yes it passed with flying colours 👍👍
its a shame you missed Central old Amsterdam, its kinda similar (but with Canals too) and even more rustic and beautiful, you'd luv it
Such a shame to see beautiful old cars left like that, to rot away unloved. Like some other people, how did you get on removing the old cap of your replacement filler pipe? I love to see the old parts of places I visit, the architecture is so much more intricate, interesting and beautiful than more modern stuff. Do enjoy your chill out days Ian, no point working through it all in those amazing and beautiful places, and with all that sun, though its been scorching back here in England too, so do take care of you both.
Another nice episode of this road trip. Le Mans Classic 2020, I hope I can go there. Nice old town of Le Mans. What about the filler cap without a key?
No breakdown cover?! You Sir are a braver man than I. Well I have no breakdown cover either but I rarely venture out of Norfolk!
the car gathering looks really nice
They put a bloody roundabout on the Mulsanne Straight,,,gutted,and for a bloody KFC,,,Sacre blue,,,go Elly go,,,🌞🌞🌞
Great visit you should be a holiday rep.
you deserve coupla three days off Ian great adventure hope you found clips 😁
Feet up in the sunshine, have a rest from all your adventures. 😁👍
Cracking content as usual!
Wonderful place to see. I want to watch you greesing your points lol.