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A Brief History of the Citroën 2CV – Everything You Need To Know

Jon Branch November 26, 2019
Citroën 2CV Views
  • Brief Histories
  • Cars
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A Farm Cart And The Citroën 2CV Legend has it that the germ of the idea that would become the Citroën 2CV was sown…

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Black Dot Mark One – A BMW R80 RT Custom By Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 30, 2019
Custom BMW R80 RT Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • French
  • 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,…

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The Matra Djet V – The World’s First Production Mid-Engined Road Car

Ben Branch July 4, 2019
Matra Djet V Front
  • Cars
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The Matra Djet V (pronounced “jet”) and it’s forebear, the René Bonnet Djet, have the distinction of being the first full production car with…

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A Rare Chappe et Gessalin CG 1300 – Ever Seen One Of These?

Ben Branch May 23, 2019
CG 1300 Front
  • Cars
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The CG 1300 is a car unknown to many outside of its native France, it was the fastest and most powerful car built by…

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Citroën DS Safari Estate – A Rare French Seven-Seater Wagon

Ben Branch March 13, 2019
Citroën DS Safari Estate 1
  • Cars
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The Citroën DS Safari Estate is the station wagon version of the iconic French automobile, it was first introduced in 1958 with different model…

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The Venturi 400 GT Trophy – A Rare Twin-Turbo French Supercar

Ben Branch January 24, 2019
Venturi 400 GT Trophy Wing
  • Cars
  • French

The Venturi 400 GT remains one of the fastest cars ever designed and built in France, in fact when it was released in 1992…

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Ruby Castel Shibuya Helmet – Classic Design – Modern Materials

Ben Branch September 19, 2018
Ruby Castel Shibuya Helmet
  • Design
  • French
  • Gear
  • Helmets

The Ruby Castel Shibuya Helmet has a new livery from the famed French helmet company, one of the first in the world to produce…

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A Technical Drawing By Ettore Bugatti

Ben Branch August 20, 2018
A Technical Drawing By Ettore Bugatti
  • Art
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  • Engineering
  • French
  • Italian

Ettore Bugatti was one of the early motoring world’s greatest characters, almost as famous for his gruff and oftentimes hilarious customer service as he…

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Watch Live & Free: The 2018 Le Mans Classic

Ben Branch July 7, 2018
24 Hours of Le Mans Classic.
  • Cars
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  • Racing

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with the official 2018 Le Mans Classic film above. The Le Mans Classic Every two years the…

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1971 BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Group 2 – A French-Built Racer

Ben Branch July 4, 2018
BMW 2002 Tii Main
  • BMW
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This BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Groupe 2 was built at the dawn of the ’80s by two legends of French motorsport – Sport Garage G.Benoit…

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Never Seen One Before: 1966 Sovam 1100VS

Ben Branch June 26, 2018
Sovam 1100 VS Car Front
  • Cars
  • French
  • Rare

Sovam – SOciété des Véhicules André Morin Sovam, short for SOciété des Véhicules André Morin, is a French company best known for making airport utility…

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Original Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 5 Kilometre Marker – Circa 1930

Ben Branch June 25, 2018
Le Mans - Circuit de la Sarthe Mile Kilometre Marker
  • French
  • Le Mans
  • Racing

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s most famous endurance race, it’s held at the Circuit de la Sarthe just outside the…

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