This year, the 11th Fête Americaine took place on the beach outside the small French village of Argelès-sur-Mer on the Mediterranean - close to the Spanish border. Every spring, friends of America gather for a show with music, dancing, good food, sales stalls, displays, American motorcycles and cars. All in an American spirit. We have been there and taken some photos among cowboy hats, Elvis's and Pin-ups in American 50's style.
A small curiosity for us Norwegians was when the whole square swayed in a line dance to the tunes of "Møkkamann" from the Norwegian group Plumbo. It was perfect for an American party and made us Norwegians feel at home.
Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible
Stately donning for its time.
1950 Special Deluxe Convertible1950 Special Deluxe Convertible
Buick Sedanette
40s Buick Sedanette (photo: Jonny Bunæs).
1949 Buick Super1949 Buick Sedanette
Chevrolet Corvette mk6
Chevy Corvette Mk6 (2005-2013).
2005-2013 Chevrolet Corvette C62005-2013 Chevrolet Corvette C6
A beautiful 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 with a pair of extra bumper horns.
Volkswagen
Bad boy bubble.
1967 Volkswagen (Pyrénées-Orientales FR, 2016).Volkswagen T2 Transporter on the beach (Pyrénées-Orientales FR, 2016).
Renault 4CV
The show's most popular was this Renault 4 CV from approx. 1960. The forerunner of the Dauphine.
Renault 4 CV early with upholstered interiorThe engine was like a piece of jewelry. Here with red cylinder head cover, register cover and alternator wheel.
Matt Murena
Perhaps the show's rarest. 1980-1983 Matra Murena (Talbot/Simca).
I also include a mood picture of correctly dressed Civil War soldiers (photo: Jonny Bunæs).
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America party in France
The boardwalk with country and rockabilly music and people line dancing like they've never done anything else. In between, the rumble of American vehicles is heard.
