Retromobile 2016

Rétromobile - 2016

Since several years, the Rétromobile car show is one of the major event in Europe for collectible cars enthusiasts, and become bigger and bigger. This growth is still on going with a 2016 edition with a huge amount of interesting cars.

This year, from the proposed exhibition, few have caught my interest except for the one dedicated to "Women in the Race".

So this year, the collectible automobile sellers exhibition were the main attraction of this show, with the usual "big" participants like Lukas Huni AG, Fiskens, Thiesen, Movendi, Axel Schuette or The Gallery Brummen.

Lukas Hüni AG
The stand of the Swiss dealer is always one of the hot spot of the Rétromobile exhibition, and this year the highlight is a triplet of english sportcars : Jaguar D Type, Jaguar XKSS and Aston Martin DB3S. Don't forget the couple of Bugatti with a Type 55 and a known but always wonderfull Type 57SC Atalante.

Fiskens
The Gregor Fiskens is another must see of all editions with an eclectic selection of highly collectible cars : Porsche 356 Abarth, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, Ferrari 365 California, Ferrari 512M or a prototype of the famous Jaguar E Type Lightweight.

Thiesen and Axel Schuette
The two german dealers brought many rarities that are a delight for the amateur: Maserati 5000 GT, Iso Grifo 7L with sunroof, Lamborghini 400 GT, BMW 507, an Aston Martin Short Chassis Volante, a Ferrari 365 GTS4 and a Ferrari 250 GT SWB.

JD Classics
The english dealer from London was there with a nice quadruplet of Ferrari : 250 GT SWB, 250 GT TDF, F40 LM and Daytona plexi.

Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) - Le Mans exhibition
The ACO has organized a display of cars from the Le Mans museum to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the club : Dino 206 GT Berlinetta Speciale, Ferrari 166 MM and Porsche 908/2.

Movendi
This german dealer came to Retromobile with a silver Lamborghini Miura P400, a Mercedes 500 K cabrio A, an Aston Martin 11/2 Litres Le Mans and a strange 1954 Porsche Glöckler Coupé.

The Gallery
The exhibition stand presented by the Dutch dealer was really pleasant with a lot of great cars : Lamborghini 350 and 400 GT, the first production Maserati Bora and a rare Maserati Mistral Spyder motorized with the 3,5L engine.

Women and races
1929 Bugatti Type 35B, 1928 Bugatti Type 40, 1951 Maserati A6GCM, 1930 Aston Martin Headlam Coupe 1500, 1930 Voisin C14 Top Hat Coupe, 1955 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupé

All the rest!
1955 Maserati 300S Spyder, Porsche 718W RS Spyder, Porsche 911 GT1 1998, Jaguar XJR9

Ferrari 250 GT SWB, Ferrari 308 GTB Michelotto GrIV, Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Ferrari 512 BBi, De Tomaso Pantera GT5, Porsche 935 DP Motorsport, Ferrari 330 GT "California Spyder recreation", Bugatti Type 57 cabriolet, Delahaye 135M

Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta, Lamborghini 400 GT, Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo

Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder (3077GT), Porsche Carrera GT, a couple of Aston Martin DB5 and a gorgeous Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante X-Pack, with manual gearbox, almost new with less than 550 km, finished in burgundy red with creama leather.

Pegaso Z-102, Ferrari 250 GT Europa Short Chassis prototype, Ferrari 225 S

Bizzarrini GT 1900 Europa, Lamborghini Urraco, Pegaso Z-102, Lamborghini Miura SV, Lamborghini Islero

Lancia 037, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring berlinetta, Ferrari 212 Export (0161), Lancia D50 Replica, Lancia D24

Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV, Ferrari 512 S Coda Lunga, Dino 246 F1, Porsche 911 RSR, Maserati A6G2000 Zagato, Ferrari 212 Export Vignale