andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 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.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 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: trx wheels & tires: beautiful 404 coupé, belonging to greg (a friend of mike t.'s): 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: marc m.'s cars: marc m.'s 403 with a friend: 403 engine: cameron's 405 mi16: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Other French Makes Citroens: beautiful XM 2CVs: DSs: CXs: Avants: Renault R5 Turbos: nice gottis: super-deep dishing on the rear wheels of this R5: Matra Djet: Matra Murena: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Panhard Dyna: Facels: you can see the arm of a guy trying to keep the dust off of his facel. the other owners were mocking him mercilessly ("you missed a spot!"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Italian Makes Alfa Romeo: nice milano: there were several 4Cs at the show this year, including a factory car with manufacturer's plates (and a factory guy standing beside it): montreal: Fiats: Dino: lot of X 1/9s as usual: this was probably the nicest one i've seen in a while: Multipla! very popular with the crowd: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Lancia: flavia: delta integrale: appia: beta montecarlo (scorpion): maserati biturbo: 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): lamborghinis: ferraris: OSI -- a coach built italian car with a ford v8: bikes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Great pics Andre - another event to add to the bucket list along with Jim Schick's event... Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thank you for taking your time to share pictures with us. I wanted to go but F1 weekend and Wagon just did not allow it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Beautiful photos, thanks André. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Great meeting and picture. Even in Europe a lot of cars are rarely seen, especially Panhards and Facels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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