Exceptional visit to the show “Turbo” in this garage in La Manche, full of vintage vehicles

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At the stroke of 10 o'clock, this Saturday November 16, 2024the success of gathering The day was such that the beautiful gleaming cars, with their backfiring and roaring engines, sometimes extended their lap of honor, before finding a place in the large parking lot of Paul's Classic Cars garage. Under the amazed eyes of other drivers who saw from the Créances roundabout (Manche) the prestigious machines parking.

A great first

Called Cars and Coffee (translated from English cars and coffee), the manifestation is a firstset up by the young boss of the company.

The aim of the maneuver is to please the people who come, around an exhibition of classic and sports cars, with a coffee in hand, and to share a pleasant moment between enthusiasts.

And there were already several hundred of them, arriving from all over Normandy, before the lunch break (food truck and oyster tasting on site), to admire the vehicles and discuss these exceptional mechanics. “I wanted the widest possible audience with a meeting between the owners of the vehicles but also with all individuals as simple visitors. »

Exceptional vehicles

Alongside the four-wheeled Americans, the English and Germans shared the tarmac space with models from Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Austin, Morgan, Subaru, Lotus, among others, and even an Excalibur Phaeton 3!

The opportunity, for the channel team M6 which broadcasts on Sunday morning its emission Turboto come and shoot a sequence.

For once, Paul Ancelin also opened the doors to his large garage. “It’s quite rare, I admit. » Because in the Ali Baba's cavesdozens of rolling nuggets are taken care of on a daily basis by a whole team of mechanical, bodywork and upholstery professionals.

“We import and sell around 300 classic cars each year, mainly from California but also from other European countries,” announces the owner of Paul's Classic Cars. Upstream, there is a lot of scouting work that continually mobilizes agents. “In our jargon, we call them hunters. »

From our correspondent Christophe LUNEAU

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