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The 46th edition of the traditional Retromobile Classic Car Show in Paris occured finally after several postponment due to the Covid pandemy. This 2022 Retromobile edition once again gathered some 100,000 visitors in five days. Some limitation in foreign exhibits did not alter the great variety of exceptional automobiles on the show. It was the occasion for 50 years of the popular Renault 5 produced in more than five million examples exhibited here together with a new Renault 5 fully electric intended for production in 2024.
The Classic Car Specialist Kidston organised an exceptional exhibit of seven selected models of the McLaren F1 that was produced in 109 examples, became an iconic three seats supercar with speciall prepared BMW V12 and that eventually won Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance race at its first participation.
The 2022 Retromobile was a special occasion to discover reconstruction of several exclusive models like the 1770 Fardier de Cugnot considered the first self operating vehicule with a giant steam boiler on the front driving wheel. Another reconstruction was the Lamborghini Countach LP500 prototype exhibited for the first time fifty years ago at the Geneva Motor Show; Polo Storico Lamborghini completed a reconstruction of the iconic automobile for a car collector.
Artcurial Auction organised a vast selection of wide variety of interesting historic automobiles which required two sessions for the complete auction. The auction sale was concuded with 82% proposed automobiles changing hands. Record sale included a 4,390,400 Euros result for a 1968 Porsche 907 ex works team that participated at Le Mans 24 Hours three times. A Ferrari F50 with 1318 km was sold for 4,161,600 Euros ; only 349 F50 were ever produced. Artcurial also proposed a reconstruction of the Bugatti Aerolithe Concept introduced in 1935 as a base for the exceptional Bugatti Atlantic of which only three examples are identified. The reconstruction of the Aerolithe was completed with the special ultra-light Electron alloy based on aluminium and magnesium that required riveting assembly. The Bugatti Aerolithe Replica finally was not sold.
Considering the great selection of exceptional automobiles exhibited at Retromobile or proposed at Artcurial Auction we have decided the introduce a combined gallery of photos by make and in chronological order for an easy overview of these collections.
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1937 GORDINI Simca Cinq |
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1939 GORDINI Simca Huit
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1950 GORDINI Type 18S Le Mans sold for 1,013,200 Euros at Artcurial Auction
Two berlinetta with specially prepared ultralight Duralumin bodywork were entered at Le Mans 24 Hours, for Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan Gonzalez as well as Maurice Trintignant and Robert Manzon. The car was equiped with 1491 cc four cylinder engine fitted with a Wade supercharger making it equivalent to a naturally aspirated 2982 cc unit . The car weighed 550 kg. Both cars suffered mechanical troubles and did not finish the race. It was the first participation of Juan Manuel Fangio at Le Mans endurance race. He was 39 years old at the time. The berlinetta sold at Artcurial was the one driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan Gonzalez at Le Mans in 1950.
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1952 GORDINI Type 16-24 Formula One -2478 cc 228 hp at 6500 rpm 6 cylinder twin cam engine -
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1954 GORDINI Type 31S -2478 cc 228 hp at 6500 rpm 6 cylinder twin cam engine - 734 kg
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1953 GORDINI Type 24S -2988 cc 263 hp at 6500 rpm 8 cylinder twin cam engine -780 kg
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1956 GORDINI Type 32 Formula One - 2480 cc 250 hp at 7000 rpm 8 cylinder twin cam engine - 703 kg
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1966 RENAULT R8 GORDINI R1135
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1971 RENAULT R12 GORDINI R1173 |
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1936 Lancia Astura Tipo Boca Short Chassis by Pininfarina -exhibit Marreyt Classic Cars
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1957 Lancia Aurelia B20S Series 6 sold for 131,120 Euros at Artcurial Auction
see Car Review Lancia B20 GT 1951 1958 |
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1961 Lancia Flaminia Zagato Sport -exhibit Ateliers des Coteaux
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1982 Lancia LC1 -exhibit Ascott Collection
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1983 Lancia 037 Rally - exhibit Angoulème Circuit des Remparts
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1983 Lancia LC2 -exhibit Ascott Collection
see also Car Review Lancia Martini LC2 Group C Endurance 1983 1985
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1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 sold for 81,056 Euros at Artcurial Auction |
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| The Car Review Renault Alpine A442 V6 Gordini Le Mans Winner |
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21-Overview of Some Cars along the Alleys
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1902 Clement Type B Voiturette sold for 61,984 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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| 1906 Dexter Sport Biplace - exhibit Angoulème Circuit des Remparts |
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1908 Lorraine Dietrich Type FM 6,4 Litre Course 28-35 cv -Artcurial Auction
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1913 Renault Type DU exhibit Christophe Grohe
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1927 Hotchkiss AM2 Luxe Torpedo exhibit Compiegne Castle Museum
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1919 Helica Reconstruction -twin cylinder 1000 cc JAP engine - exhibit Prevost
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1929 Austin Seven Torpedo sold for 7,152 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1930 Cadillac V16 Series 452 Roadster by Fleetwood sold for 307,400 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1934 Delage D8S Roadster sold for 429,120 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1935 Peugeot Darl'Mat 402 exhibit Galleries des Damiers
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1935 Deutsch Bonnet DB2 exhibit Christophe Grohe
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1938 Peugeot 402 Eclipse Coupé Cabriolet Transformable sold for 210,984 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1938 Talbot Lago T23 Major Cabriolet sold for 131,120 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1939 Talbot Lago Special T150C Cabriolet usine sold for 441,040 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1947 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith by Freestone & Webb sold for 306,344 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1951 1956 Mercedes Benz 300 W186 - exhibit Mercedes Benz Club
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1954 Vega 54 Prototype V by Facel unsold at Artcurial Auction
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1957 Talbot Lago Sport 2500 T14L sold for 135,000 Euros at Artcurial Auction |
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1958 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud Long Wheelbase by Henri Chapron sold for 131,120 Euros at Artcurial Auction |
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1959 AC ACE Roadster sold for 172,840 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1959 Lister Jaguar Knobby unsold at Artcurial Auction |
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1959 Triumph TR3S Le Mans - exhibit Club Triumph Owner
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1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 exhibit Ateliers des Coteaux
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1961 TVR Grantura MkII -sold for 41,720 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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| 1962 Panhard CD exhibit Amicale D.B. |
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1963 Bentley S3 Continental Coupe H.J. Mulliner Park Ward Ltd. sold for 184,760 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1971 American Motor AMX3 developed by Giogio Bizzarini and exhibited by Speed 8 Classics
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1973 BMW 3,0L CSL unsold at Artcurial Auction
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1986 MG Metro 6R4 sold for 197,872 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1991 BMW Z1 sold for 59,600 Euros at Artcurial Auction
see Car Review BMW Z1 Roadster 1988 1991 |
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1991 Ford RS 200 Group B sold for 295,616 Euros at Artcurial Auction
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1996 Venturi 600 LM unsold at Artcurial Auction
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1996 Venturi 600 LM S GT1 Le Mans exhibited by Historic Cars
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2011 Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 FL2 developed by Reiter Engineering unsold at Artcurial Auction
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2011 Peugeot 908 HDI V8 final version of the 908 unsold at Artcurial Auction.
The Peugeot 908 HDI V8 dominated the entire 2011 season
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2020 McLaren Elva estimated for 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 Euros not sold at Artcurial Auction
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