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THE YEAR 1988: PARIS

I was working during the night as waiter near the “Center Pompidou” Two students from the University of Sorbonne joined me in an apartment of 90m2 , situated in “Rue de la Ferronnerie” After some investigation into the market , I decided to start working with an established photo-business. I made an agreement with Mr. Caillot of the “Studio de Paris” I took responsibility for the printing of the brochures and Mr. Caillot was distributing them to his (potential) clients. After a couple of weeks the wedding business started to pick up but it was not bringing in the money I was hoping for. Soon I discovered the American and Japanese tourists. I parked La Reina Negra at the famous avenue Champs Elysées or nearby "The Certre Pompidou” . I left a note on the car saying : “Discover Paris by Classic Car” tel …………

Una boda con niños en Paris, 1988
A wedding with children in Paris, 1988

Paris

Sr. Caillot, fotografo Studio de Paris
The photographer Mr. Caillot, "Studio de Paris"



Una boda en el campo Una boda en Sucy en Brie
A wedding in the country side A wedding in Sucy en Brie
Corstiaan en camino con turistas en la reina negra
Corstiaan on his way with tourists in "La Reina Negra"


Corstiaan con los turistas americanos
Corstiaan with american tourists
Rue de la Ferronnerie nearby Centre Pompidu

I was doing well but I didn´t want to legalise the business yet. Sometimes I was stopped by the police . Instead of asking for my work permit , they wanted me to show the engine to them!! One day , I even received from a police-officer a visiting card of the mayor of Paris , Jacques Chirac ! The police fined me once for wrong parking ; they wrote Renault on the fine (…..) I am sorry but than I cannot pay ….besides La Reina Negra was driving with a Dutch number on a French licence plate ! It was not noticed that I was doing business with a Dutch car in Paris .


La Reina Negra also functioned as a taxi at Charles de Gaulle Airport. I saw surprised faces when I arrived at the airport . Amazingly nobody said anything except the passengers of course…..A story : Almost inmediately there was a knock on my back door . It was a solicitor from London. He was in a hurry and needed transport to the centre as quickly as possible ! He did not need to ask me twice…..Before he knew it we were driving in second gear at 80 km/h !! The solicitor was getting worried when he discovered the lack of a taxi-meter. I reacted right away : “Sorry Sir the meter broke down but don´t worry this car is already driving for more than 30 years for the same company (….) I never ripped off the people and I charged the same tariff like anywere else. After a while I decided to stop because it was getting too risky.

In 1988 , family and friends came to visit me in Paris. Everybody enjoyed a sight seeing tour in La Reina Negra. I have good memories of the girls from the disco. Especially on a Sunday morning after a good night of dancing… With mummy enjoying a croissant on the avenue C. E. or the spontaneous visit of the family van Buuren. The Sacre Coeur was definitely a must during the tour of Paris.

La Señora van Buuren con sus nietos en Paris
Mrs. van Buuren con with her grand children in Paris

Corstiaan en los Campos Elisios
Corstiaan on the Avenue Champs Elysees
In front of "Sacre Coeur" with my friends
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