The Incredible Geissler Tube Collection Of Michel Siméon Is For Sale
Michel Siméon was a dedicated French antique collector with a particular fascination for early scientific and electrical contraptions – among them a marvelous array…
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For Sale: An Unusual Alpine A610 – 1 Of 818 Ever Made
The Alpine A610 would be the last hurrah of the small but celebrated French automaker, it would represent the ultimate evolutionary iteration of the…
The Citroën Méhari – France’s Quirky Answer To The Mini Moke
The Citroën Méhari was created as a French answer to the much-loved little Mini Moke, both were designed to be lightweight, inexpensive to buy,…
The Only One Ever Made: The Georges Irat Prototype Sports Two-Seater From 1946
This is the only example of the Georges Irat Sports Two-Seater that was ever made, it’s a prototype that was designed to kickstart the…
The Rare Alpine GTA V6 Turbo Mille Miles – A French Porsche 944 Challenger
The Alpine GTA V6 Turbo Mille Miles was a special edition of the Renault Alpine GTA Turbo, a car released by the French…
Unusual Project Car: The Chenard & Walcker Type Y8 “Tank”
The Chenard & Walcker Type Y8 Tank was released at the 1927 Paris Motor Show where it attracted no small amount of attention…
Project Car: Ligier JS4 – A Microcar With Formula One (And Tractor) Heritage
Despite its unusual boxy looks the little Ligier JS4 proved an unlikely best seller in France in the early 1980s. This popularity came down to a few factors – the JS4 was built by Ligier which also ran the French Formula One team Equipe Ligier, it was possible to own and drive a JS4 without a driver’s license, and the vehicle was quite inexpensive to buy and operate.
The Unusual Lamps Of Pierre Kucoyanis
Demand for the unusual jet age lamps made by Pierre Kucoyanis stretches around the world, each is painstakingly made by hand by Pierre in…
For Sale: An Original Concorde Air Speed Indicator
This is an original Concorde air speed indicator, it would have played a crucial role in the notoriously complex cockpit of the supersonic airliner….
This Is The 1976 Citroën Indecision – The Car That Jules Verne Would Drive
If there were a car from any point in history that would be driven by Jules Verne, it would be this, the 1976 Citroën…
A Brief History of the Citroën 2CV – Everything You Need To Know
A Farm Cart And The Citroën 2CV Legend has it that the germ of the idea that would become the Citroën 2CV was sown…
Black Dot Mark One – A BMW R80 RT Custom By Blitz Motorcycles
Blitz Motorcycles is one of the original modern custom garages, they’ve been building their signature custom bikes in Paris for almost 10 years now,…