Peugeot 601 D Eclipse of 1935.
Photos and captions by Alessandro Gerelli
Alessandro brought back the exciting, the electric, the eclectic and the elderly from the Paris Auto Show, held between October 2nd and 17th 2010. As usual, there was a large showing of classic and antiques in addition to the latest offerings from around the world. We mixed them up to remind ourselves that somethings change and others don’t, but we like them all.
Project of the French Espera Design school directed by the famous Italian-Swiss designer Franco Sbarro. Essenza has a traditional engine.
Alpine Renault, M63-64.
Renault Zoe: an electric car ready for sales mid 2012.
Citroen C4 familiale of 1931.
Renault Megane V6 is a very sporty version of the Megane.
1932 Citroen C4 roadster Le Mans
Renault Fluence Z.E. Another electric car available mid 2011.
Citroen Kegresse of 1931. Adolphe Kegresse was a French engineer who developed the flexible half track.).
Renault DeZir: a concept car with an electric engine of 110 kw claims it can reach 100 kmh in only 5 seconds.
Citroen C40 of 1932.
Peugeot iOn: New electric car with range of 150 kilometers; very good for urban use.
Citroennette C4 Jouet Electrique of 1928 (an electric toy for boys).
Peugeot HR1 is a hybrid prototype.
De Tomaso Guara.
Citroen C zero: an electric car available for sale in December.
Peugeot 404 cabriolet.
Furtive-eGT: a new French luxury car created by Exagon Motors (based in Magni Cours): the car is 100% electric with a range of 200 to 400 kilometers. It will be in the market late 2012.
Peugeot Coupè diesel record car of 1965.
Lamborghini Sesto Senso: a very light version (only 999 kilos) of the Gallardo Superleggera, capable of 100 km/h in only 2.5 seconds for F1-like performance.
Replica of the 70s of the Renault 40 CV “des records” Type NM of 1926: this model achieved an average speed of 173.6 kmh for 24 hours.
Alfa 8C Spider makes a showing and is still very popular.
Renault 40 CV Type MC of 1924 with an engine of 9.1 liters.
The Trofeo version of the new Maserati Gran Turismo MC.
Renault 118 of 1965.
Ferrari SA Aperta is a tribute to Pininfarina 80 years. S is for Sergio and A for Andrea Pininfarina, while Aperta is the Italian for open. The engine is the same of the 599 GTO with 670 bhp. Only 80 (the age of Pininfarina) will be produced but already sold out at more than 400K euros each. The car is strictly a spider with a very light hood to be used only with heavy rain.
1980 Renault Turbo 5 Rallye.
Abarth 695 Ferrari Tribute: a red and even more sporty version of the small Abarth. Only 1695 will be produced and sold for more than 40K euros.
New Maserati GT MC Stradale has 450 hp and the new nose and spoiler helps the top end of 300 kmh.
The Peugeot “Eclipse” is not a 610 D, but a 601 D.
This is most probably the only still extant exemplar, from the 21 units built.
It is part of the Collection Claude Frésard at the “Musée de l’Automobile de Muriaux” in Switzerland.
Pierre Goossens, Mignault (Belgium)
Wonderful photos of autos in Paris but what show was it? Some of it looked like it was Paris Retro am I right or wrong? I do know that the Peugeot Coupè diesel record car of 1965 and the Peugeot 601 D Eclipse of 1935 were both in the Peugeot Museum at the time of the Retro show.
Steven, thanks for the comment. The Paris show was held Oct 2-17th and included a gallery of old cars as well as the latest.
Pete