This year the fair Retromobile 2023 dedicated to retro and collector cars, will take place from 1^Er until February 5 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition park in Paris. An opportunity to find a new exhibition, christen it “Vanlife, new nomads”.

The exhibition, created in partnership with the Coflocs agency, focuses on the phenomenon of these new nomads, who embark on an adventure aboard old converted vans. It will take place on the alley connecting halls 1 and 2, and visitors will be able to discover the collection for themselves a dozen vintage carsaround the topic of vanlife.

Retromobile 2023: focus on the vanlife phenomenon

lovers vanlife is not new, but this phenomenon was popularized in 2020 after the first arrests, which profoundly changed the lives of many students, active or retired. This mode of travel then allowed freedom from restrictions and last-minute cancellations to finally regain freedom.

This is how they decided to let go and leave their sedentary daily lives behind to live new nomadic adventures. Social networks have also helped to democratize this practice, with many photos and videos of breathtaking views around comfortable cars.

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Retromobile 2023: about ten cars at the exhibition

Vanlife is appreciated by its fans because it allows you to live, travel and live in a converted van, made according to your tastes, and sometimes based on an old car that thus finds a new life. Then it allows travel unexpectedlywith a much more flexible organization.

Thanks to the new exhibition “Vanlife, new nomads” at Rétromobile 2023, visitors will be able to discover ten vehicles : Volkswagen Combi, Peugeot J7, Chrysler Cabriolet 1933 with its caravan, Renault Estafette, Simca 1100 Motorhome, Fiat 850 Minibus Familiare equipped with a vintage tent on the roof, Citroën 2 CV Tour du Monde, Peugeot D4B or even a Commer Camping car.

Retromobile: meeting with 1^Er as of February 5, 2023

The Retromobile show will allow visitors to discover for themselves two categories of vanlifers : fans of home-made accessories, as well as fans of fully equipped vans, such as the famous Volkswagen T1 and T2 Combi equipped by Westfalia in the 1970s.

Retromobile invites you to get acquainted from 1^Er as of February 5, 2023, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris. In addition to this expo around vanlife, many manufacturers, clubs and exhibitors will be there to share their passion for vintage cars and collectables.

A van, a motor home, a converted van is the latest craze of the French. After the quarantine, sales increased… +40%. Welcome to the land of the free.
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