andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 yesterday was the french & italian car show at woodley park in van nuys, california. the show took place from 9am to 4 pm, i was there until about 1 pm. i took lots of pictures that i'll post (below), the show was a lot better attended than last year's muddy event. i had hoped to have my car ready in time to show this year, but we've had an illness in the family that prevented that. so now i'm shooting for next year's show. some of the cars i saw were there last year, but there were lots of "new" cars as well. please note, as this is a car show and these cars were put on display by their owners, i have not obscured the license plates. andré Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 peugeot a few more peugeots this year, hopefully we can keep that upward trend going in the years to come! at lunchtime, the peugeot guys had a small buffet spread over the rear compartment of the 505 wagon. "that's how it was meant to be used," i was told. vic van tress (SSB on this forum) brought deuce, his daily driver red 505 turbo. there was some talk recently about the underhood ducting for the turbo intercooler on these models, so i got a shot of that for anyone who's interested. note the peugeot bicycle on the roof rack! marc m's black 403 berline. forum regulars have all seen marc's 205 gti, so i just took a few detail shots. currently, his front windshield is plexiglass! you can't tell from the photos, but you can tell if you touch it. our friend wilfrid from france has a NOS windshield for marc that he will be sending soon. nice speedlines: french headlights: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 citroën just like last year, the double-chevron marque was the best-represented french nameplate. traction avants: same DS-based truck from last year, with a detail shot of the bed: lots of citroëns -- 2cvs, DS berlines and wagons... les chiens definitely prefer the comfort of a hydropneumatic suspension... dyane 6 SMs, including the land-speed record car cx25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 renault GTA, i believe this car was at the show last year r10 gordini caravelle convertibles lots of r5 turbos this r5 turbo has a nissan engine! 1939 bantam roadster. and it's for sale! so if you were looking for one of these, here's your opportunity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 facel vegas comete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 simca 1000 aronde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 lancia flaminia gt flavia sport zagato flavia convertible appia appia convertible scorpions/montecarlos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 alfa romeo giulia sprint blacked-out milano/75 veloce track car 168 (there was a sign on the windshield about how this was not a 164, but instead a rare 168 model) alfetta lots & lots of alfas no v8 montreals on display...but in the vendor area someone was selling a disassembled montreal engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 fiat fiat dino brava/131 too many spiders to count, this was probably the nicest one lots of x1/9s also, this was my favorite (love the color) track x1/9 many new and classic 500s 600 124 sport (with maserati alloy wheels) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 ferrari daytona coupe testa rossa mondial 8 cabriolet 32 valve 360 cabrio dino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 everything else qvale mangusta innocenti mini maserati boras (there's a merak or two at the end) panteras lamborghini miuras iso grifo vector w2 -- this was not part of the show, but it was in the parking lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal505 Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Awesome coverage André. Seeing some of those cars is surreal: Panteras are cool as hell...and seeing all of those clean vintage Cit's makes me wanna drop everything in life and move to the French countryside and pursue a career in wine-making. Vic's car looks really cool with the rack, sorta reminds me of my own car back in high school...except a hell of a lot nicer That Grey Sw8 looks really nice as well. For some reason, I think the 505 Break/Wagons look the best with the '89+ US Spec Aerokit. Just so classy, yet sporty, and of course versatile. On a side note - wish I could have made the show myself. I was in Newport between 4-11am, and had to be back in SD around noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EUROTRASH Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Amazing work man!!! Loved the Vector!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal505 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 hey! fernando is in the house. longtime no see man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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