The Living room Rétromobile 2018, always as much of passion

Evening of opening of the living room Rétromobile 2018, the Living room of the old cars opened Tuesday evening for the impassioned exhibitors, the press and.

Rétromobile, it is before all 550 exhibitors, 500 cars and more than 100 clubs joined together from February 7th to February 11th at the Porte de Versailles in Paris. This 43ème edition celebrates the 120 years of Renault and the 70 years of the Honda brand. Without forgetting the impossible to circumvent auction of Artcurial/Motorcars. Musicians played for the pleasure on the stand of Art Curial.

Artcurial proposes this year several batches with the biddings like a Bugatti 57C Type cut Atalante of 1938, a Ferrari 250 WP Convertible Series 1 Pininfarina of 1958, a Porsche 904 GTS of 1964 or the model Phaeton C 2 of 1898, Volkswagen. Bay Window Custom of 1973, the Hispano–suiza models, Delahaye,… and many other models. The sale is envisaged Friday, February 9, 2018 as from 14:00.

This year, the Rétromobile Living room puts Citroën 2CV and Méhari, Peugeot 203 and 504 (elected Car of the year 1969) with the honor.

2018 will be the year of the birthdays of the famous brands, Renault celebrates its 120 years. All started in 1898 when Louis Renault deposits a patent of gear box with direct catch. The models of the Type A of 1899, a Type C of 1900, a Standard limousine DC of 1911… And mark it Honda will celebrate its 70 years this year.

Certain models of DS were Official presidential vehicles like the DS of the General De Gaulle, both SM convertible of Georges Pompidou and the DS5 of François Hollande and DS7 Crossback of Emmanuel Macron.

At Citroën, the visitors can admire the 2 CV.Barbot. The public will be able to discover or rediscover the armoured tanks Renault, the road tractor Berliet, the armoured car Renault AMR, a tractor of supply 36 R, Renault B1 (a), the Tank Renault R35…

The public can discover the model of Tank of 1942 NSU HK 101 (SdKfz 2) Kettenkrad with its shovel, a Tricycle c.de Renal of 1899, a model of Horse–drawn Vanvooren Gig C of 1898, the mail van of Renault, the models Abarth, the car with electric assistance like a large number of bicycles.

The Rétromobile Living room proposes with those which wish it to acquire a good of +30 year old collection and less than 25,000 euros to begin their collection from old cars. It is a first in the history of the Rétromobile living room. A space of sale (house 3) is planned for this sale.

With nearly 120,000 visitors in 2017, the Rétromobile Living room will be opened with the public from Wednesday the 7th to Sunday, February 11, 2018 with the Exhibition site of the door of Versailles (houses 1.2 and 3).

The evening of opening which took place on February 6th, usually booked to the exhibitors and with the press, was opened to the public for the first time. The rate of entry was E 50 euros. The public can of this fact of discovering, to saunter very to leisure in the Living room T to benefit from this quietude.

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