Glamorous Paris spectacular Rétromobile opened to the public this morning and was instantly swamped with enthusiasts drawn to the French capital's Porte de Versailles exhibition centre.
With the show now split into two halls and a link corridor, manufacturers and dealers dominate the larger while the clubs, automobilia and art pack the other.
As has become traditional, three dealers have the lion's share of the main hall — Lukas Hüni, Hall & Hall and Gregor Fisken — showing a fantastic raft of super-exotica.
As well as his usual line-up of road and racing greats (below), Hüni has an entire second stand paying homage to the Citroen DS.
Hall & Hall's display is focused on the legendary ex-Ickx, Bell and Mass 1982 Porsche 956 (chassis 001, main image), but a 1961 Vanwall (above) and ex-Paris-Nice Bugatti T57 (below) also stood out.
The stunning livery of the 1966 Scuderia Filipinetti Ferrari 275GTB/C (below) drew bustling crowds to the Fiskens stand, but there was plenty more mouthwatering kit on there, including a genuine 250 Testa Rossa, Aston Martin DB3S and a brace of Vintage Bentleys.
As ever, the trio of major French manufacturers took huge space in the middle, but, lurid Citroen Xanthia aside, Renault's display of weirdies, including stretch Fregate, vintage street-sweeper and 12-wheeled truck stole the show.
It was other lesser-known cars that really piqued the interest, however.
Four cars from long-gone French manufacturer Germain Lambert were especially fascinating.
