News from France

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Now some nice pics
Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
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Ferrari 250 SWB

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Ferrari Dino

Ferrari 275GTB

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AC Cobra
Shaun Lynn winner in 2014 and actually 3rd






GTT 40
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A GT 40 in the Paris traffic the first day of the race not so frequent


another one in the yellow

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Very rare a Siata 208 S 1953 driven by Nicolas d'Ieteren the son of Roland

Maserati

Jaguar E lightweight

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Alfa Romeo SS 1961

Mercedes 190 SL

Aston Martin DB 2

Alpine Renault

Chevy Corvette



Ford Mustang 289


Lancia Stratos

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To night the race stop in Valence



If the pilots have some fun and rest it is not the same for the mecanics

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[quote="Porschinelle" post=33329]Another interesting story
Guy Frequelin former French rallye pilot who won the 1983 Tour Auto with an Opel Ascona 400 and was from 2001 to 2007 the Citroen race dept Director (the one who made Sebastien Loeb known) did enter the 1976 Tour Auto with a Porsche RSR

40 years after Guy Frequelin had the idea to enter this year tour Auto with this same car

This car today at the start of StBonnet le Froid speciale
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Love that recreated photo 40 years later. Great stuff, Thanks Gerard!

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La Remise with the food for the competitors to day

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Some pics taken during this special stage

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At the time I write only the cars competing into the regularity race
have completed to day's stage
The competiton cars are still on the road
Bad news for the Porsche family the blue 904 has had mechanical problems who have lead to a 45 minutes penalties
This car is now very far at the 43rd place
The jaguar E type who was fourth has also had problems
A Lotus Elan is now 4th
2 Porsches 2.0 are 5th and 6th
Herewith car race number 224 of the German team Van Oppenheim/Modendorf leaving the Valence gardens this moring who is now at the 5th place


Below pics of the 3 leaders Jag 1st the black AC racenumber 202 2nd and the red AC 3rd