Festive caravan of vintage French autos going round Columbus Circle. The “Bastille Day” Celebration in NYC!
From the VeloceToday Archives, May 2017
Story by Philippe H. Defechereux © 2017
The One Day Every Year When French Unicorns Run Free in New York City Streets
To certain onlookers, they may briefly evoke unicorns, except that their outer surface is often quite colorful and their one horn is inside the car. To hear most New Yorkers who catch a good glimpse, they look more like UFOs on wheels. But not to the numerous French car aficionados, expats or tourists on a visit from France. For them the strange vehicles are quite familiar and a propitious apparition to behold.