Concours d'elegance 2010 part 4: France.

[Ferry_vO]

France was pretty well represented too this year; about six examples of the Citroen SM were on display:

SM Opéra, sedan conversion by Chapron:

Convertible conversion:

Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport:

Bugatti T40:

Bugatti T37 GP racer, completely original:

Talbot Lago T23:

BMW 328 (See German Thread) reflecting in the Talbot Lago:

 

[Ferry_vO]

Simca 8 Sport Coupé with a body by Michelotti:

One of three Facel Vega HK500's on show:

A modern classic, the Bugatti EB110 Super Sport:

 

[wombat666]

Talbot Lagos and Bugattis.........

 

[Naismith]

Used to have a Citroen CX in the 70's, what a heap of crap it turned out to be. 7 years old and sent to the scarp yard full of rust. Just about the only thing that never went wrong with it was the fancy suspension. Hate them. put me in a lot of debt and took forever to recover. Just seeing a picture of one puts me in rage mode.

 

[Ferry_vO]

Used to have a Citroen CX in the 70's, what a heap of crap it turned out to be. 7 years old and sent to the scarp yard full of rust. Just about the only thing that never went wrong with it was the fancy suspension. Hate them. put me in a lot of debt and took forever to recover. Just seeing a picture of one puts me in rage mode.

Well, it was a good looking car though!

Bugatti T35:

This French one-off from 1928 listen to the name 'Christiane-Huit'; as you can tell, driver safety was minimal at best!

The Christiane Huit is a one-off, built by Angé Andrieux,
an aeroplane builder, which we recognise in construction details.
The name is inspired by his daughter listening to the name Huit,
not his eighth child. Andrieux engaged in Formula-1 races
in 1928. Wings never have been an option. Nor doors.

http://www.switchimage.org/phlog/Phlog_Christiane_Huit.html​

 

[Ferry_vO]

And some more of one of my favourites, the 1925 Bugatti T13 Brescia: