ToyotaExport.nl: Verzameling nieuwe Toyota's uit 1970 in Cyprus
Bron: carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/frozen-in-time-brand-new-1970s-toyotas.html
Bart de Visser is een fotograaf die het voor elkaar kreeg om in de 'Groene zone' op Cyprus foto's te maken. Dit is de 180 km lange strook land die tussen het Griekse en Turkse gedeelte van Cyprus ligt. Dit gebied is in 1974, tijdens de invasie door Turkije, op stel en sprong verlaten waarbij alles is achtergelaten. Ook deze voorraad nieuwe Toyota's.
De verklaring van Bart de Visser:
After the invasion by Turkey in 1974 a large part of Northern Cyprus became a cease-fire line, protected by UN and both Cyprus and Turkye.
And while other towns managed to carry on, cities like Famagusta and Nicosia are partly abandoned since then. Rumors were told about car-dealers as Ford and Toyota, where new cars just standing the way they have been parked 33 years ago.
A dream of every car -enthusiast and photographers of abandoned places.
After a long time of negotiating the photographer and journalist Bo de Visser from The Netherlands managed to get inside and made a photo-documentary.
Besides the 'forgotten cars' he discovered a city with a sad history, empty streets with decayed houses.
The many bulletholes in the walls are silent witnesses and keep remembering us why this city was abandoned.
Old advertising signs of forgotten brands, and of course, the Toyota dealer.
'New' cars, with only 37 driven miles.
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