Normandy
Here is where the name « Pre-War Traction » takes on full meaning and you can count on extra sympathy as you tour through green scenery on the way to the D-Day beaches, the Etretat cliffs, Mont Saint Michel and the Jardins du Souvenir…
You will be welcomed in beautiful stately homes where you will enjoy sea food and ‘Pré-salé’ lamb, drink cider and take delight tasting the famous camemberts. ![]()
The region of Bordeaux
Saint-Emilion, Pauillac, Saint Estèphe, Château Margaux, Pessac-Léognan…all these appelations contrôlées will hold no secret as you go wine testing in famed cellars.
Driving your traction, you will admire extraordinary chateaux and drive through unending vineyards.
After a stroll in old villages with their markets and church yards, and an escapade in the Perigord to feast on foie gras and cep mushrooms, you will be on your way to the sea and the “Bassin d’Arcachon”.
There, accompanied by the sound of black-headed gulls, you will taste oysters and admire the sun setting on the “île aux oiseaux”. ![]()
The Perigord
Here your tractions will rove along the « Routes des Bastides » (fortified towns) to famous prehistoric sites and medieval villages in breathtaking countryside. The Perigord is home to the truffe, (the truffle mushroom), Foie gras, mushrooms and fine wines.
Activities to choose from :
French Cuisine courses
Massages
Golf
Swimming
Chateaux to visit
Local village markets
And, in the evening, you will find rest in a beautiful château and enjoy your friends’ company. ![]()
The Drôme provençale
With your “Traction Avant”, drive through hills and valleys of lavender fields to discover this region where local products and authenticity combine to art form.
Take delight in driving soft-topped cars amid vineyards, olive trees and truffle oaks and along the “Gorges de l’Ardèche” to visit villages perched on cliff edges, fortified market towns with a rich historic heritage, chateaux and churches…before reaching a comfortable stately home designed for your well-being, to relax and enjoy the local gastronomy. ![]()
Corsica
This part of France called “The Isle of Beauty ” well deserves its name. With each turn of the road with the soft top down, you will get a glimpse of blue sea, awesome coves or steep craggy mountains. From Bonifacio’s white cliffs in the South to the Cap Corse in the North, you will be fascinated by the ever changing scenery and the smell of the maquis along narrow roads.
Corsica is known as a “fierce” island but you will enjoy all the more so Porticcio’s thalassotherapy in the evening or sipping champagne as the sun sets over the Sanguinaires Isles….. ![]()
Tuscany
As you rove about in your soft-topped car, you will be surrounded by Hills, Cypresses, Olive trees and medieval villages with their cobbled streets where the sweet smelling odour of tomato and basil escapes from the small “tratoria”.
Your rides will take you to Sienna, Pisa, San Gimignano and Florence to discover the paintings, fresco, churches and the heart of Italian art. After so many wonders, what better than to unwind and to recharge your batteries in a beautiful stately home with its Italian charm. ![]()
The USA
Imagine yourself in a « Traction Avant” on the Route 66, on the Las Vegas Strip, with the Navajo Native Americans in Monument Valley or crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.
Do all these mythical and fantastic places seem inaccessible to you?
Well, with our cars, make your dreams come true and come and discover the marvels of the Great American West. From Bryce Canyon passing through Arches, Las Vegas, Monument Valley or San Francisco, you will experience an unforgettable trip.
Tunisia
Authentic-Roads and the Didier Pijolet Organisation, which is an African specialist for vestige cars, invite you to take the beautiful Tunisian roads at the wheel of the famous soft-topped or convertible Tractions. With the open sky, between oasis and historic sites you will surprise camels and natives, delighted to discover the charm of the mythical “Traction Avant”. A truly unforgettable adventure……!
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