Way back in 1973 while touring in France, I stayed the night in a small hotel along the river Seine. I had parked my MGA in the courtyard of the hotel and the next morning I saw this 1914 (?) Rochet-Schneider parked next to it. A film crew also stayed in the hotel and the moment after I made this picture, a man and a woman in period costumes drove away in the Rochet-Schneider, The crew followed in a modern car. No doubt to shoot a movie, but I’ve never seen the result. The woman looked a lot like this girl. Does someone know of a movie starring a Rochet-Schneider and maybe the other Schneider too? And does the car still exist?

photo Rutger Booy

January 25, 2005