According to the last socio-economic survey carried out jointly by the FIVA (International Federation of Old Vehicles) and the FFVE (French Federation of Vintage Vehicles) last year, there would be in France more than 1 million old vehicles (cars , motorcycles, utility, military and agricultural vehicles), including 400,000 vehicles with collectable registration cards.
This weekend (from September 17 to 19), on the occasion of European Heritage Days, it will be possible to discover a representative sample.
As part of a partnership signed with the Ministry of Culture, the FFVE is increasing its initiatives to promote and present the heritage of vintage vehicles.
To discover
What responsibility at the wheel of an “autonomous car”?
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Almost everywhere in France, thanks to the help of collectors, museums and professionals, exhibitions and itinerant tours will allow us to discover the diversity and richness of a heritage that makes us proud. France, needless to say, is the cradle of the automobile. Before it was accused of all evils, the car was one of the flagships of French industry. In the 1930s, prestigious French brands enjoyed an incomparable international aura. On the racetrack, the Marseillaise resounded almost every weekend. From Seclin, in the North, to the Concours d'Elegance du Cap d'Agde, in the South, via Bordeaux, Angoulême, the Saumur Armored Museum, several hundred vehicles will take part in these events. In Paris,the device of last year, is renewed. About twenty vintage cars will be presented on the Bury plateau, in the heart of the Palais-Royal gardens.