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French & Italian Car Show, Los Angeles - 2015


andrethx

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yesterday was the annual French & Italian Car Show here in Los Angeles. This year was warm and sunny, we are just coming off of a heat wave here so it is warmer than usual for this time of year. towards the end of the show, everyone's cars were covered with dust from the field the event was held in, but no one seemed to mind (much). i had a great time, it was the first time i got to show a peugeot at this event. :) our friend marc m. brought two cars, his 403 and his 205 gti; cameron also brought his 405 mi16 but he left early as he was a bit under the weather (wisdom teeth removed a couple of days earlier).

Photos from past shows:

2011

2012

2013

2014

as usual, here are my highly subjective and random photos....

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Peugeots

somebody brought a 205 t16 to the show this year! it's real, and it's spectacular. this car is titled in california and road-legal:

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trx wheels & tires:

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beautiful 404 coupé, belonging to greg (a friend of mike t.'s):

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super-clean 1978 504 diesel, belonging to my nouvel ami george from ventura, california; george used to work for peugeot (bicycles and mopeds) in the 70's and 80's:

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marc m.'s cars:

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marc m.'s 403 with a friend:

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403 engine:

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cameron's 405 mi16:

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Italian Makes

Alfa Romeo:

nice milano:

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there were several 4Cs at the show this year, including a factory car with manufacturer's plates (and a factory guy standing beside it):

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montreal:

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Fiats:

Dino:

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lot of X 1/9s as usual:

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this was probably the nicest one i've seen in a while:

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Multipla! very popular with the crowd:

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Lancia:

flavia:

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delta integrale:

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appia:

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beta montecarlo (scorpion):

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maserati biturbo:

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bora (i've posted pics of this car from past years, but it's probably my favorite so you have to look at it again):

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lamborghinis:

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ferraris:

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OSI -- a coach built italian car with a ford v8:

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bikes:

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my pleasure.

you can see from the photos that my car was between the 205 t16 and the 404 coupé, so i was in a good neighborhood. unfortunately, my car became the thing to lean against while taking pictures of the other two cars.... <_<

if the amount of cars seems sparse as compared to previous years, it really wasn't. i spent so much time talking to new and old friends in the peugeot/citroen area that it was around 1 or 2 pm before i got to walk around and take photos; people had already started to leave by then.

after the show, people were craving italian food so i went with marc and his crew to an italian restaurant nearby in van nuys for pizza and beer...

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