Medlem Tony Wawryk

Cool thing, that Walker Elan GT – well spotted! Also well judged on the BMW E24: You SHOULD have changed the wheels – and everybody would have saluted you :-).

At first I didn’t get your comment about the Alpine that were NOT A110’s, but then I spotted the number of those. Ahh, got it! Love the modern A110, actually, but still prefer the older ones – miss my old A310 V6 from time to time and am currently very drawn to the fact that the GTA and GT and Turbo offer incredible value for money.

But then again: Isn’t that red one a Rover Tomcat? Right at the top of the “Back for the Buck”-tree!

Lotus Elite still the most beautiful of them all. Would look nice next to Emma my Elan.

@ce – yes, it is a Rover Tomcat, though it wasn’t marketed under that name here in the UK, that was just an internal designation. However, it did lead to a short-lived race series called the Dunlop Rover Tomcat Race Series (had to look that up!). It certainly provided a lot of performance for the money in Turbo form, a sound alternative to the Calibra and Corrado, with the advantage of having a T-bar glass panel roof arrangement.

I agree with you regarding the modern A110 – there must have been c.25+ in total there.

And just as I thought I might not ever need a Porsche…dooh!

But agree with @nold: MUST be a great colour.

I saw this one at the Nürburgring, @tony – what a colour to the pure classic shape:

Yes for sure…
Evie – one of my grandchildren loves this colour – 140 goldmetallic and that car…
Nice report and nice day.

@ce – agree completely; perfect!

I do like the colour … nice colour to green tinted windows and a nice car although it’s a Porsche….(Alpine A 110 owner)

Fin Porsche du har fået Peter Plys Karlsen. Den var så du fortalte om i Jyderup til de to fyre fra Falster (jeg er en af dem). Et virkeligt godt køb fra Frankrig.

Taaaark Tocoman.

Og tak for en rigtig hyggelig snak på Aggersvold,
Det var virkelig en rigtig hyggelig dag og et fantastisk træf i DK – helt i top
Hils på Falster.

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@Niels – I’m glad it’s not just me that thinks that :-)

I agree, @niels-v. You are both wrong on the GTC vs. Daytona-case, though :-)

Re. the Silverstone Classic: Agree that this is indeed the future. I was at those events back in 1997 and/or 1998, I think – and it was really great. Just as this one looks to have been.

Thank you very much for all the great photos you have posted. Seven Porsche 917’s are amazing and a very rare sight.
I was at he Le Mans Classic in 2023, and I agree with you. If you want to see rare and unique French cars – go to Le Mans Classic.
I saw this special built Michel Vaillante car in 2023 (cartoon hero in France)

@tocoman, thanks – I did want to include a couple of short videos in the report to give an idea of the sound, but it seems problematic to load videos, unfortunately.

@tocoman, not only a hero in France, but also in Denmark – at least where I am!

Yes, @tony-wawryk, sorry: This basic ViaRETRO-website can’t really handle videofiles very well – but meanwhile there are thankfully other videos out there that illustrate your point. The beginning alone of this 50 minute long recap says loud and clear what you meant to say with your videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTKpoNvkBWM

Det er da sandt, @nold – en sær beslutning i øvrigt, da familiefirmaet og deres biler jo nu engang hed Vaillant. Og ja, jeg HAR gemt nogle af de blade :-)

Har netop været til Le Mans Classic i bagende varme! Så en 3-4 stk af de omtalte Vaillante biler!
Synes dog at varmen lagde en dæmper på aktiviteterne dernede!
Fik smag for en Pastis i aftentimerne!
Det lokale politi gjorde dog deres for at dæmpe aktiviteterne!
De afspærrede simpelt hen hovedgaden i den lille by der hedder Arnage!
Det er stedet hvor man hænger ud for at se tilskuere til løbet med deres fine biler køre frem og tilbage hele aftenen!
Denne afspærring var voldsomt upopulær hos alle os tilskuere, men ikke mindst hos de lokale bar og restaurantejere!
Pludselig ikke noget at kigge på, og ingen gæster!

Hmm, @henning-hjorth, det er godt nok et skidt tegn hvis politisk korrektheds-politiet også er nået til Le Mans og ikke mindst Le Mans Classic og omegn. Et løb, der i dén grad lever af traditionerne. Som er kultur på lige fod med Mona Lisa. Som de nok ikke spærrer adgangen til? Selvom jeg synes (og alle jeg kender, der tør sige det…) finder hende lettere skuffende. Lidt ligesom Den Lille Havfrue, faktisk. Som politiet jo også tolererer en voldsom trafik til.

Endnu primært med kedelige biler. Dét synes jeg man burde lukke for, faktisk – kedelige biler!

Ja, netop Claus!
Man kan konstatere at Louvre er indrettet nøjagtig som Superbrugsen!
Mona Lisa findes bagerst, så man skal gå forbi en masse man ikke har lyst til at se!
I Superbrugsen finder man mælken bagerst, så man ligeledes skal passere en masse man ikke har brug for!

The Loh Collection I can only recommend with the warmest of recommendations still: What an absolutely amazing place. Autoworld Bruxelles is fine to, but much more traditional in the approach – although I loved the Belgian angle of Michel Vaillant. Classic Remise Düsseldorf has been my home from away for a year and I love the place and how it has been restored and rethought.

And not least: The last museum I had never heard of and it is know on my list!

Thanks Keld – all three of your suggestions look really interesting…part of another road trip, I think!

Yes, I have been there twice, most recently about 10 years ago – an outstanding museum!