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Saturday, 2 May 2015

2015 Tour Auto - On the road again

Following my previous two posts, we also covered the leg 1 road section of the 2015 Tour Auto Optic 2000 between Égleny and Le Veurdre.   It is good to see these old classic sports cars on the road as in the fifties and sixtties they often raced on public roads in France, Italy and elsewhere.   Particularly nice to see the cars in many different locations and plenty of opportunities to take photos of both the competition and regularity cars.  Here are some top pictures from the day.

Égleny


Beautiful Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta in the shade under the trees by the church in Égleny 
These cars were waiting to take part in the special stage have travelled from the Chateau de Courances.
Mercedes 300SL showing off its famous gull wing doors
1954 Osca 1500 arriving in Égleny....
...closely followed by a 1955 Ferrari Mondial complete with original paintwork and patina
Toucy

1979 Alpine Renault A310 V6 passes the Hotel du Lion d'Or in Toucy.....
...as does a younger 1972 A110 1800 driven by American Robert Kaufmann
The Tour Auto was for Touring Cars as well as Sports Cars.   Here is a 1974 Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000
An unusual French sports car from 1973 - a Jidé 1600
Cours-les-Barres

A 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL drives through Cours-les-Barres
Then we moved on again because we needed some lunch.

Le Guétin


1958 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Sprint Veloce crosses the Canal Latéral à la Loire
Stunning 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO passes by the Auberge du Canal where we had a quick lunch
1957 Maserati 200 SI reflects the strong sunlight in Le Guétin
Another red car!   A 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ.
On the D976


1977 Lancia Stratos passes the rape seed fields
Jean-Claude Pichon's 1966 Porsche 906
A convoy of Alpine Renault A110s
1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL
1956 Lotus XI 1500
1965 Alfa Romeo Guilia Super
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier


Gilles Couraudon in his1960 Lotus Elite
1953 Porsche 356
1965 Ford Lotus Cortina drives through Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
Marcigny


1962 Triumph TR4
1961 Lotus Elite
1967 Renault R8 Gordini passing through Marcigny
Livry


1961 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Sprint Veloce in Livry
1952 Ferrari 225S passing some other classic cars parked at the café in Livry
We see the Bussolinis again in their fast Porsche 904 GTS
1965 Lotus Elan catches the sunlight during its Tour Auto escapade
Gareth captures Ludovic Caron's Cobra
1964 AC Cobra 289 passing an old Peugeot in Livry
Le Veurdre

1965 Porsche 911 crossing the River Loire near Le Veurdre
It was really nice to see a rare road going Ligier JS2 following the Tour Auto in Le Veurdre
All in all a great day spent with Gareth and Peter following the Tour Auto between Égleny and Le Veurdre.

John Etherton asserts his copyright to all of the photos on this blogpost.  However, you may post the photos elsewhere on the web as long as you credit the photographer, John Etherton, and this blog post, Rouenlesafx@blogspot.com and provide a link to this page.

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