Having enjoyed an excursion on the Route Napoleon, I found myself on a road between Grasse and Nice which takes in a number of rather typical French villages, one of which – Roquefort les Pins – greeted its visitors with a huge sign advertising “voitures de collection” (ie, collectors cars) on show at the village school on, oh, the very day that I was driving through the place. Even if I had not seen the sign, I would have seen the cars, as less than 1km further on, I spotted a whole load of interesting cars parked up. A hasty about turn, to find somewhere to park up the rather less than collectable (for now, at least!) rental barouche and I wandered along to see what was on show. As it was well into the afternoon, many of the participants were getting ready to depart, but I still saw some nice and rare cars, and here is a sample:As you might expect, French cars dominated the show, with some beautifully kept rarities to see:
Citroen Traction Avant
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Citroen 2CV
Citroen DS21
Citroen Ami![](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r139/colinrear/Car%20Shows/th_P1100929.jpg)
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Citroen Mehari
Renault 4CV
Renault R16 TX
A Renault Rodeo – this vehicle was similar to the Mehari, but never had the same success or profile
Peugeot 402
Peugeot 203
Simca Vedette
Simca Aronde
Simca Oceane
A CG – a marque that I first encountered when three of these starred at La Vie en Bleu in 2008.
A very rare Talbot convertible from 1956.
There were plenty of British cars, including this Sunbeam Tiger and an MG TC![](https://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r139/colinrear/Car%20Shows/th_P1100935.jpg)
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There were a lot of American cars, but most of them were in areas very dappled with shadow and so would not have photographed well.1965 Mustang
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1956 Buick Special
Corvette
And finally, one of my favourites, the early 1960s Innocenti 950, a lovely Italian-bodied version of the Sprite/Midget
Not quite up to the Algarve Historic festival that Dan enjoyed, but this free event provided me with an interesting diversion before I reached the splendours of Nice.2009-10-23 19:03:17