News from France

[Porschinelle]

"Cerise sur le gateau" (cherry on the cake) as we say in France my 914/6 won the price of "best Porsche of the meeting"






Surprised but proud !

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Hi Pat


I would do it with pleasure but I am a bit afraid to bore most of you
Indeed Justin ask me the same question two years ago and I wrote a complete story you may find on this same topic pages 34 to 41
I wish you a good reading

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Just for the fun balance of the pics taken during these 2 days



Symphony in blue

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A small video to conclude


https://www.facebook.com/GregBronard/videos/1804407596268500/

[JTR70]

Congratulations on your award Gerard! Not surprised by the way as she is a Beauty! Thank you for sharing these pics of the event too!

Justin

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Love your Puma--tell us more about her,

Yes, I'd like to know more about it too. Any chance of a thread in the off topic section Gerard?
~Vance

Love your 914 by the way.

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10 days ago November 10th/November 12 th I spent 3 days in Lyon (second largest France city after Paris) for the 39th edition of the Epoqu'auto car show

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On the contrary of Retromobile, major constructors at the exception of the French ones Renault, Citroen, Peugeot do not have a stand
Idem for Historical car brokers
Therefore Porsche is not a major player as most of the classic Porsches are too expensives to interest the aver

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to interest standard visitors
Some Porsche seen on various stands








Backdating (ie transform a 964 into a classic) is also quite fashion

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The above ex-964 engine


Majority of the 650 exhibitors are independant Clubs




Veterans cars not forgotten





idem for the old motorbykes

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You even find a company who remanufacture the Citroen Mehari a holyday car
still very popular on the coast and whose price for originals is constently increasing (over 15.000 USD)



You may even buy an electric version

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The 21st edition of the Historical Monte Carlo Rallye start to day
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A total of 350 competitors starting from 6 European cities
Oslo
Glasgow
Bad Hombourg
Barcelona
Monaco
and Reims
have started this morning from Glasgow and Oslo to cover the respectively 1987 kilometers and 1511 Km to the Bourgoin Jallieu (a small city in between Lyon and Grenoble) meeting point
The start from the 4 remaining starting cities with distance to cover running from 1150 Km for Barcelona to 801 Km for Reims, will be given to morrow morning
All the cars are expected in Bourgoin Jallieu Saturday Feb 3rd with then a full day of race to join Valence for 2 days of racing in the small country and mountain roads around Valence and then expected in Monaco Tuesday Feb 6th with a last night session in the Alps above Monaco

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Below the 2 photos who have not posted correctly





Amongst the 350 competitors more than 5O Porsches (mainly 911)
I will keep you inform of the race every day

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The concentration routes from Oslo, Glasgow, Barcelona, Bad Hombourg, Reims and Monte Carlo toward Valence were covered without any difficulties on wet roads but no snow
Yesterday were raced the first six special stages again on wet roads but witout snow
Completely different to day's 4 special stages who had been raced on very icy and snowy roads

with the below genral classification