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Les courses automobiles francaises et voitures classiques

Classic Cars









Exposition of historic vehicles at Montguyon 2021






Retromobile 2020 - Best of the Rest
Some more interesting cars in this post including this Le Mans Nissan and cars from Czechoslovakia.  Click on this link to view them.









Retromobile 2020 - French Flair
Lovely French cars such as this 1948 Talbot-Lago F1 car are featured in this post.  Click here for more.







Retromobile 2020 - Italian Style
Lots of lovely Italian cars from Retromobile in this post like this 1952 Fiat that competed in the 1957 Mille Miglia.






Retromobile 2020 - Deutsche Technik
The wonderful TOJs star in this post from Retromobile featuring the German cars at this year's show.  Click here to see more.








Retromobile 2020 - Best of the British
If you like classic British cars such as this Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, and want to see what 2020 Retromobile would have offered you, click on this link.






Retromobile 2020 - The Alfa Romeos
Everthing do do with Alfa Romeo at Retromobile 2020 including road and race cars, the 1935 Scuderia Ferrari Bimotore and the Nicola Romeo El Nandu creation by Pur Sang.









Retromobile 2020 - The Ferraris
You can see twelve amazing Ferraris at the 2020 Salon Retromobile if you click here.








Traversée de Paris Hivernale 2020
Classic cars in the beautiful surrounding of Paris.  Click here to see lots more photos of the twentieth running of this event.









Schlumf Collection Bugattis
If you love Bugatti's you must visit the Schlumpf collection in France.  Here is a small preview.







Ten Fabulous French Racing Cars
Ten fabulous French racing cars on show at the Cité l'Automobile museum in Mulhouse, France, if you click on this link.  Something for eveyone no matter what era you love.








Cité de l'Automobile, Mulhouse, France
This post is about ten cars I hadn't expected to find in this amazing French automobile museum as there is nothing French about them at all.






Jouet sur l'Aubois 2019
Always a joy to stumble across a meeting of classic cars by chance.  That is how I came to take these pictures.  Rather nice classic cars in the centre of France.  See them by clicking here.







125ème Commemoration Paris-Rouen 1894
Lots of veteran cars and also some Tall Ships in this post, if you click here.









Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau A
Lots of BNCs and other cars in this plateau at VRM 2019.  Click here for more.




Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau B
Wonderful old cyclecars on the banked Montlhéry circuit if you follow this link.






Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau C
Click here to see lots of vintage Amilcars and Bugattis on the wonderful Autodrome Linas-Montlhéry.







Vinatage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau D & F
The Three wheeler at Montlhéry inthis post, if you click here.









Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau E
Follow this link for lots of lovely Alfa Romeos, Maseratis and  Bugattis on the Monthléry banking at VFR 2019.






Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau F

If you love Austin Sevens and other small engined pre-war cars, click here to see them at Montlhéry.









Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019 - Plateau H
Click here for the Yacht Club des Avions de la Route and their big engined old friends.







Salon Retro-Mobile 2019
See the top 30 exhibits at this year's Retromobile by clicking here.







Traversée de Paris Hivernale 2019
This unusual car and more if you click here to see more pictures from this big classic vehicle event.







Musée Retro-Mobile Drouais
What to expect from a visit to this museum in Dreux, if you click here.








Demo Runs at Gallardon 2018
Click here for the Motorcycles, Three Wheelers and Cars at the 2018 edition of this annual event at Gallardon.





Le Boullay-Thierry Foire Artisinale 2018
Classic cars at Le Boullay-Thierry in France.






Chartres en Lumiere 2018
Classic cars at night in Chartres, France, during the annual light show.








Paris-Rambouillet 2018
100 year old cars on the run from Paris to Rambouillet celebrating the 1899 race between those towns.   Click here for more photos of these cars driving through the grounds at Vaux de Cernay.








Nitro Revival at Laguna Seca
Come on feel the noise!    Dragsters and Hot Rods at Laguna Seca if you follow this link.






American Legend Lormaye 2018
Lots of French Americana on display at Lormaye.  Click here for more.











Woodland Auto Display
Photos from a great little Auto and Race car Museum in Paso Robles, California.









Wally Parks NHRA Museum
Hot Rods, Custom Cars, Dragsters and more at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum in Pomona.  Click here for a few mementos of my visit.







Salon RétroMobile Paris, 2018
All the cars of your dreams were again at Retromobile this year.  Get dreaming by clicking here.







Traversée de Paris Hivernale, 2018
Photos of the cars from this classic event around the streets of Paris.  More if you click here.







Habits de Lumière Epernay, 2017
Lots of pictures of classic cars in the parade that accompanies the festivities at the annual Habits de Lumière in Epernay.  Click here for access.






Demo Runs, Gallardon, 2017
Lots of historic vehicles making their runs in the rain at the annual October open event at the Musée Ateliers des Pionniers in Gallardon, if you click here.




Musée Ateliers des Pionniers
More about the museum of the golden age of motor cycles, bicycles and much more in Gallardon, including the Microcars exhibition, if you click here.






Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2017
Lots of well known and lesser known pre-war cars at this fantastic meeting.  Click here for more.







Rencontre Lès-Essarts 2017

Demo runs on the old famous Rouen-les-Essarts circuit.  Click here.








Salon RétroMobile 2017
Something for everyone at Retromobile including Ferraris, Formula One, Group B, a Porsche 917 and vintage and veteran cars.  Click here for more.








O'Thoiry Rassemblement Janvier 2017
Lots of lovely cars in the parking of Thoiry Zoo if you click here.








Traversée de Paris Hivernale 2017
The traditional opener of the season for Parisian classic car enthusiasts.  Read about the 2017 event and see lots of pictures of these classic vehicles in the tourist hot spots around Montmartre. 










Atelier des Pionniers à Ciel Ouvert 2016
Motorbikes, cyclecars, three wheels and cars, all pre-1960 in this even in Gallardon, France.  Click here for more.










Paris-Rambouillet 2016
Lots of pictures of the 2016 Paris-Rambouillet run for over 100 year old cars can be accessed by clicking here.







Barchetta Club France - Entre Terre et Mer 2016.
Click here for more Fiat Barchetta pictures.








Montée Historique d'Epieds 2016
Click here to see pictures of Les Arsouill'Eures Troisieme Montée Historique d'Epieds.








American Legend 2016 Lormaye
Click here to see the Americana on show at Lormaye in 2016. Cadillacs and HarleyDavidsons included.








Montée Historique de Beaune-St Romain 2016
Lots of classic car pictures like this MG driving up the old hillclimb course at St Romain can be accessed by clicking here.







RetroMobile, Paris, 2016
For a flavour of the 2016 RetroMobile click here.








Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
For my review and some beautiful pictures of this museum, click here.









Petersen Breakfast Club Cruise-In
Click here for lots of beautiful cars seen at the Petersen Auto Museum Breakfast Club Cruise-In. 









Traversée de Paris Hivernale 2016
Click here to see photos and a report on the 2016 Traversée de Paris Hivernale.








Musée de Matra, Romorantin
My review of this great museum in Romorantin.   Access by clicking here.









Montée Historique du Guichet 2015
Photos of this great little event in Chateaudun with competition cars from over 30 years ago.  Click here to see all of the pictures.









Montlhery Heritage Festival 2015
Click here to see the cars and train on show at this year's festival








Montlhery Printemps 2015
Click here to see some beautiful seventies Alpine Renaults on the amazing Montlhery circuit.







Retro Mobile 2015
For more pictures of Alfa Romeos, Pegasos and other beautiful classic cars displayed at this year's Retro Mobile in Paris, click here.








Traversée de Paris Hivernale 2015

Click here to see some great pictures of the 600 or so classic cars that crossed Paris for one of the first major classic car events of 2015.  Lots of Jaguars, AC Cobras, Ferraris and more ordinary classic cars.  Something for everyone.  All enhanced by the Parisian landmarks they were passing such as Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, Les Invalides…..







Boullay-Thierry 2014
Click here to read about and see more pictures of the club des Voitures Ancienne de Beauce and their rallye to the lovely village of Boullay-Thierry in September 2014.  Lovely old Renault and Citroen plus some classic British sports cars.  Not to mention the tractors!











Entraide Opel GT Rambouillet
Click here to read and learn about the Opel GT and the Entraide Opel GT's outing to Rambouillet in September 2014.  Lots of pictures of this "mini Corvette".









7ème Traversée de Paris Estivale
Click here to read about and see more pictures of this summer 2014  Classic Car event around Paris.  Everything from Bugattis to Jeeps and more.

Also the motor racing history of the Bois de Boulogne and the Jean-Pierre Wimille memorial.



Chanteloupe les Vignes 2014
Chanteloupe les Vignes was the venue for the Worlds first ever speed hill climb that was not held as a stage of another event.  Every year it celebrates this with a Classic Car event and an amazing variety of cars come along and do demo runs up the hill.  Click here to read about and see pictures of this wonderful event.








Ferrari 250GTE
Read about this Ferrari which I reckon is a great value classic car.  I also speculate what it would be like sleeping in the back of a Ferrari Breadvan!





Magny Cours Classic Days 2014
Read about this great day out we had at Magny-Cours.  Lots of pictures of lovely Matras and a huge variety of classic cars, plus Jean-Pierre Beltoise himself.







The Marque CG at Sancerre 2014
See the pictures we took when we came across a gathering of the CG marque in Sancerre.








Les Ancetres Automobiles 2014 Sancerre
This classic car club from Orleans go wine tasting in Sancerre.  My first blog post on Rouen-les-AFX.

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