This year's Retromobile show started at 12 noon on Friday 16th February at the Paris Expo at Porte de Versailles. We arrived shortly after the opening when people were starting to go in.

Citroen was showing a DS, a rather elegant CX, a light Fifteen, a beautiful black and white C6 from the 1920s, an H-Van, a Dyane, a Mehari, an '007' 2CV and a Panhard military vehicle. This year Citroen celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Rosalie, the 70th anniversary of motor diesel and the 40th anniversary of the Dyane.

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Below: Citroscopie had a model Citroen tractor with the chevron design on the rear wheels.

Below: There was a large area named 'The Peugeot Adventure' to celebrate Peugeot's 99 years in competitive motor sport with many Peugeot vehicles including some very early models. The display included cars, motorcycles and three cars that had done the Le Mans 24-hour race.

Talbot had a number of vehicles on display including a Lago.

There was a display of De la Haye models.

As always it was an excellent exhibition with lots of beautifully cared-for cars on display that we were able to look at close up. As you can see from the pictures below there were some model cars and examples of early motobikes display.

There were books, catalogues, magazines, DVDs and memorabilia for sale. A wide range of vehicle-associated items such as spares, tools and polishes were offered, plus 'outdoor' driving apparel including goggles, boots and waterproof coats, some were made out of buffalo hide from Australia.

As ever, this being France, good catering was available offering everything from a quick coffee and sandwich to a full four-course meal.