French petrol heads at LM (or anywhere)
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On our way down to Le Mans pre qual we had to stop as one of the leads was loose on the Chim. We had the bonnet up and a chap came across the road to offer some help. He was French and in his best English said that he owned a Tuscan and his mate had a Chim and here was the number of his mechanic if we needed further help.
Top bloke.
Karen
Top bloke.
Karen
Mrs_T said:
On our way down to Le Mans pre qual we had to stop as one of the leads was loose on the Chim. We had the bonnet up and a chap came across the road to offer some help. He was French and in his best English said that he owned a Tuscan and his mate had a Chim and here was the number of his mechanic if we needed further help.
Top bloke.
Karen
Brilliant! What were the chances of that.
checkout
www.corvetteclubfrance.com/
goto "Galarie Souvenirs"
then "2004"
then "24 heures du Mans"
The French Corvette Club usually have 20 plus cars there and this year the Dutch had about 20 cars, there were a couple from Sweden, some from Germany and Switzerland and of course about 20 Brit Corvettes.
www.corvetteclubfrance.com/
goto "Galarie Souvenirs"
then "2004"
then "24 heures du Mans"
The French Corvette Club usually have 20 plus cars there and this year the Dutch had about 20 cars, there were a couple from Sweden, some from Germany and Switzerland and of course about 20 Brit Corvettes.
N17 TVR said:
There was also a French guy on his own from Paris parked up on the track leading from Houx towards Dunlop with a red TVR (Wedge).
Huummm ! I think you speak about me !
I was the only one French TVR owner with my car, I meet 2 others but with their every day cars ! what a pity, we lost our driving passion! The sportscars in Paris run just between parking and VIP restaurant!
DustyC said:
I think its more of a case of how difficult french law makes it to own a classic car.
While true that some exotic British sports cars cannot be homologated there is however a good number of enthusiasts running their classics on a regular basis, although certainly not as much as you'd expect from a British point of view, I'd say.
Adam,
Your reference to the law in France on the ownership of Sports cars, can you elaborate?
My initial comment came about because, in 3 years of Le Mans, I have seen so few locals (French) doing what we Brits do down at Le Mans, ie. get the car out and get noticed. Friday at Indianapolis was just amazing and presumably spontaneous. The Alpines in the Le Mans pageant we superb, but I didn't see them on the road. Where were they? Its almost as if, in France, people are reluctant to bring out their pride and joy.
So I say to everyone, bring out your beauty in 2005.
See you there.
Chris.
Your reference to the law in France on the ownership of Sports cars, can you elaborate?
My initial comment came about because, in 3 years of Le Mans, I have seen so few locals (French) doing what we Brits do down at Le Mans, ie. get the car out and get noticed. Friday at Indianapolis was just amazing and presumably spontaneous. The Alpines in the Le Mans pageant we superb, but I didn't see them on the road. Where were they? Its almost as if, in France, people are reluctant to bring out their pride and joy.
So I say to everyone, bring out your beauty in 2005.
See you there.
Chris.
I read it somewhere on these threads that there are mileage and taxation/MOT type limitations to classic cars. I thought it may be the same for imported sports cars.
Since the French have a law against the tuning of engines then it wouldnt surprise me if what I read was true. It certainly looks that way.
Since the French have a law against the tuning of engines then it wouldnt surprise me if what I read was true. It certainly looks that way.
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