The Trip Across Paris
La Traversée de Paris
La Traversée de Paris (The Trip Across Paris) is a 1956 French comedy film. It’s also the name of a French classic cars rally that took place on the 8th of January, with almost 540 enthusiast cars partaking. One of the participants was famed film director Claude Lelouch, in a classic white Ford Mustang – like the one featured in Une Homme et une femme, one of his films. Lelouch also directed C’était un rendez-vous, in which a roaring car (Ferrari or Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9, depending of the source) blasts across Paris.
The pace of the cars here must have been slightly slower, and you’re free to take your time with admiring each of the 235 excellent photos by photographer Ugo Missana.
A few teasers:
Triumph TR4/5 and a great moustache
Classic Porsche 911 in arresting orange
What might this be?
Or this?
One of the newer cars here – a RenaultSport Clio V6
I’m pretty sure they got Starsky & Hutch in France.
Browse the gallery. It’s so large, it’s easier to note down what cars weren’t there, than what can be seen.
[Source: ugomissana @ Flickr | Thanks for the tip, Vavon!]
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Wow, great work. I want to go next time. Who's with me?
About "c'etait un rendez vous": The car was a Mercedes with a Ferrari sound track added.
In 2006, Claude Lelouche re-traced the route at the wheel of the same car, for an interview:
[youtube XtOPgRUoxSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtOPgRUoxSc youtube]
I can translate it if needed.
I can translate the original. "Rrrroooooaaaaarrrrr *gear change* rrrroooooooaaaarrrr"
Pardon my french.
I just found a version with English sub-titles. You need to watch it on Youtube and click on the CC icon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXFvtVlYcM
that blue thing looks like something from Panhard (we have a Junior in the garage buried under piles of "stuff" and I recognize those wheels/hubs anywhere. More specific than that I got nothin.
Looks like one of the Devin Panhards.
By the way, a Panhard Junior is high on the list of French cars I wouldn't mind owning. Nice catch.
Who keeps taking my Panhards?
Blame this guy:
http://www.devinsportscars.com/Panhard.html
Speaking of Panhard…
<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y9QcQ80EabI/TxANrBnCNxI/AAAAAAAAKjY/T1jVVRmQiS0/s911/TdP%25252525202012%2525252520274.jpg" width=500>
You know the event is special when the press vehicle looks like this:
<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6693095787_d3357ca7d9.jpg" width="500">
This gallery could provide quite a few candidates for mystery car. Case in point:
<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6692498349_36d9c11ae7.jpg" width="500">
It'd have to be significantly cropped to disguise the fact that it's a Vespa 400.
I knew you would chime in…
What about this one:
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mlDoOO2RxvM/TxANfMrB7MI/AAAAAAAAKgw/pWqQLWxjgLo/s911/TDP%25252525202012%2525252520noel%2525252520069.jpg" width=500>
What, the Fiat Gamine? The Brits call it the Noddy car.
I give up…
You should see the discussions and under/over Mystery Car bets we have each week.
I've been waiting for someone to follow up on that B&W image of the Bentley, but figured the URL was a bit of a giveaway:
http://auto-classic.fr/bentley-brookland-1936.htm…
What car is this? No, not the orange one!
<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6693088833_c83b92ea4b_m.jpg">
Big version here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ugomissana/6693088833/sizes/l/in/set-72157628863226933/” target=”_blank”>http://www.flickr.com/photos/ugomissana/6693088833/sizes/l/in/set-72157628863226933/
I believe it's a Peugeot 204 Cabriolet
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/204-6.JPG/254px-204-6.JPG">
from Wikipedia
When being a smart-ass… At least get the car right..
<img src="http://pmcdn.priceminister.com/photo/861528607.jpg">
It's some variety of 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass, but just which one is tricky from this angle.
Thank you very much!
Happy to oblige. I like French cars.
Did you see what I saw on page two of the gallery?
Off course and I knew you had seen it too.
Why else would you take so long to comment…
I'm not sure what you are referring to… Maybe some kind of race car built by Ford?
<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MvA-zXwFP20/TxAVETJB2pI/AAAAAAAAK-E/uFMFTiD1UwM/s800/TDP%25252525202012%2525252520noel%2525252520091.JPG" width=500>
Image from http://www.vincennesenanciennes.com/
You're a clever, clever man! ;p
Official website (in French but the front page includes a movie): http://www.vincennesenanciennes.com/
Click on "Les Images" to go to the image gallery. Each small picture leads you to an extensive album.
Feel free to give my name to your boss.
Starsky and Clapier.
This is a fantastic post!
Correction, "C'est fantastique"
Le Pintobra!! Oui!!
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I keep saying it over and over again, American cars look better in Europe where their over the top styling is better contrasted.
yeah good point! cheers
Ruby added for scale.
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