The 42nd Salon Retromobile will be taking place 8-12 February 2017, in Pavillions 1,2 & 3 of the Parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles. If you are heading to Paris next week for the Retromobile Paris, here is a quick preview of what to look out for:
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Nearly 20 Aston Martin models will be on show initiated by Beat Roos and Eric Le Moine: among them in a world premiere, the famous DB5 used in the inimitable James Bond Goldfinger with his war arsenal and gadgets.
For classic bike lovers – The central exhibition area and club area will feature thirty or so unique motorcycles from the first to the very latest French motorcycles.The collection brought to life by Museums, collectors, motorcycle drivers and historians will all be sharing their love of these machines.
There will be a dedicated Formula 1 exhib at the Richard Mille Space (Hall 1, P052) with a total of 6 cars including this 4WD Cosworth.
Vintage specialists LUKAS HUNI AG will be displaying 20 of the finest models from two iconic brands Bugatti and Bentley. Ettore Bugatti and Walter Owen Bentley had, in many ways, the same single vision – to produce the finest cars they could for their most discerning clientele – though with backgrounds from two different cultures.
Finally rounding out our top 5 things to see is the lovely story of Christophe Chausson – grandson of one of the founders of the French Coachbuilders – Chausson. Christophe found a prototype microcar in 2012 at an auction at Silverstone after it had been forgotten for nearly 70 years. The fascinating story of this tiny car which never made it to production despite numerous attempts will be on show for the first time at the show.
Other things to look out for:
In partnership with Retromobile, the LGHA organisers are staging a special LGHA retrospective display, featuring a dozen Group B rally cars on the exhibition bridge, linking Retromobile Halls 1 and 2.2, along with iconic Le Mans 24 hours endurance racers such as the Matra MS630 and Peugeot 908, and competition motorcycles such as the ex-Casey Stoner Ducati Desmosedici GP 10 and a 1976 Honda RCB 750 Type 480A.
In addition, the official poster image for the 2017 LGHA, depicting a Ford GT40 and motorcycle at speed on the steep Linas-Montlhéry banking, will be revealed at Retromobile.
And finally a beautiful tribute to Victor Bouffort, this visionary ingenior that stayed in the shadows.He is the man behind the concept of car-sharing and he had the idea of an urban car that can park everywhere.
For tickets or more information on the show visit: https://www.retromobile.com/
Headline image: Le Mans, France. 21st – 22nd June 1930.
The Team Bentley crew get to work on the Bentley Speed Six of Frank Clement/Richard Watney during a pitstop. They finished in 2nd position. World Copyright – LAT Photographic.
