The "Best of France and Italy"
November 4, 2007


Every first Sunday in November, we head out to Woodley Park in Van Nuys to attend the "Best of France and Italy" happening.
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Walk with us and see through our eyes what we found interesting!

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Dream Italo-American Hybrid: 392-Hemi-powered 1954 Chrysler Ghia.

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Left: 1957 Dual Ghia convertible. "A Rolls Royce is for people who can't afford a Dual Ghia"
Right: Early 1920s Bugatti

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Left: rather unusual, Lancia's rear window wipers
Right: although ducks can fly, this surely is not your bread-and-butter Citroen 2CV!

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Les motores de la France:
Left: Jay Leno's supercharged Bugatti Tipo 35. Suberb, masterful mechanical engineering and as beautiful as it gets.
Right: Citroen SM V-6, powered by three quarters of a 4-cam Maserati V-8. Combined with the complex hydropneumatic suspension, this engine compartment is as scary as it gets!