It was in a good-natured atmosphere that the owners of 117 Twingo, who were registered for the event on Saturday at midday, gathered. These enthusiasts have come from the four corners of France and even from different European countries to Lorraine to show their cars and discover those of others.
Mélissa Bartoli, 36, is the president of Génération Twingo, the organizer of the event. She explains to AFP that she “(sees) herself in no other vehicle” than a Twingo, which she knew from the first model, in 1993, when her mother was looking for a new car following the birth of his sister. Plus, “she’s got a good face,” with her round headlights, she smiles. Jean-Michel Sauvage came from Brittany with his partner Fabienne. Both proudly show off their Twingo transformed into an apple green pick-up and stretched out in this 40 cm frame. “It’s a car that took me almost a year to transform. I’m not a bodybuilder by trade, I did what I could, I took my time,” he explains. Car lovers, four other Twingos are waiting for them in their garage. Desperate to continue driving their beloved vehicle, they could convert it to electric if that were the only solution given the new environmental standards.
When it came out in 1993, he said of the Twingo that it looked like a frog, a nickname that stuck with it. So Michael customized his, including painting it to look exactly like the amphibian… Taking care of every detail: frogs are slid into the headlights. The highlight of the show, especially for visitors, came shortly before 3 p.m. on Saturday, when professional driver Pascal Dragotto gave a dragster demonstration: the little city car was spitting fire and making smoke from the rear: a noise similar to that of an airplane then echoed in the aerodrome. An elderly lady came with a sign on her little Renault, which she wanted to sell. “No, you have to keep it!” replied several lovers of this car.
