A Thing of Beauty

[burnsatspeed]

What a sight,

Millau bridge
Fantastic in the Chimp

[captaintact]

burnsatspeed said:

What a sight,

Millau bridge
Fantastic in the Chimp

Beautiful. Classy French style.

[Green is good]

But designed by an Englishman Norman Foster.

[captaintact]

Green is good said:

But designed by an Englishman Norman Foster.

:-)

[Chilliman]

Green is good said:

But designed by an Englishman Norman Foster.

Yes but was he in a pub at the time ??

[rickprice]

Love the trick photography where the second and third pillars appear to be side by side...


Very beautiful, for a concrete bridge.

[burnsatspeed]

here's the other thing of beauty up a mountain in Spain.

the pillars are a trick of the eye as the closer pillar is covered by bushes which makes it look like an Escher picture

[MPoxon]

burnsatspeed said:

Millau bridge
Fantastic in a Chimp Griff

On a serious note what an epic engineering achievement. I would love to take the Tiv there at some point.

[burnsatspeed]

I'd just like to say what a joy my TVR was on holiday, 3500 miles and not the slightest hiccup and what a head turner, with it's v8 growl.
Brilliant

[pbaker43]

Hi guys, yes it is a beautiful bridge, I will be going one weekend in July as it is only 2hrs from where I live.

Burnsatspeed Hi mate I used to live in Shropshire, Cheswardine near to Market Drayton to be exact, before moving to France. Your car is the same colour as mine and I would like to know what wheels and tyre sizes you are running with.

Regards
Philip

[burnsatspeed]

Hi pbaker43, the wheels are 17" Technomagnesio's with tyres to suit the original rolling diameters. Strangely we stayed with friends in a Tiny eight house hamlet called Bezanges on our way which was only a few hours from the Viaduc,it would have been nice to see another TVR as we didn't see one until we got back to Shropshire.

[pbaker43]

Hi burnsatspeed thanks for the information on the wheels, for me they look cool.

If you are ever heading the direction of Grenoble or near by let me know I would love to meet a fellow PHer’s.
Currently I am the only person that I know of in the South East of France with a chim..

I love driving her, the feeling of being different is just euphoric, every where I go people just stop and stare, at the car, park her on a car park and watch the people come,look and dream, me I am living the dream at least it is a dream for me, I love my TVR.
In Monte Carlo last year the Chim had the thumbs up from a bunch of Germans and thumbs down for the Ferrari next to me …
I am not into racing around the mountains just enjoy the beauty of the landscape and the feeling of being free..

Thanks to all the Pher’s how have contributed to this site and helped me

[joncon]

i stayed in millau in 2008 , in a little chateau hotel, on our way to italy in the chimaera, and met a dutch chim staying in the same hotel ! its a small world.
photo taken by my brother following in his camper

[burnsatspeed]

Hi mate, excellent pic. I tried to get my dearest to jump out and take a similar pic but strangely she totally refused, what can you do ?