Meeting in Normandy on the D-Day Beach Landings - France

[oldfriend]

Originally Posted by Wolf

and it's a way to remember this terrible period which revealed again the best and the worse of human...
a lesson for the futur...maybe...

Don't tell me that you are still awake this late , or ready to go to work on Friday morning ?

[shrinkdoc]

I am absolootly ekstatic! This is the most exsightment this beach has seen since June 6, 1944!!!!

[Chevy_Man]

Originally Posted by Wolf

18 camaros had a "rendez-vous" on the D-Day Beach Landings this last Sunday, november 18.
A road trip which brought us from Bayeux to Omaha Beach and his monument, to Pointe du Hoc.
A sunny day gave us pleasure to drive along the Normandy coast aboard the camaros.

For the French owners of these camaros it was a way to spend a good time together, to remember our history and to honor all people who died during the Normandy landings. :flag2:
A great part of our history was happened there on these beach landings, France started to be free.

France and America are linked whatever happens.
The history shows us.
About one hundred and fifty years after Marquis de La Fayette & France helped George Washington & the young nation of America to keep its liberty face to the british empire (18th century), the America came to France on the Normandy Beach Landings to give back the liberty to the french & european people (20th century).

In France it exists a community of people who like muscle cars, like the Camaro. The muscle cars are like a symbol of freedom.
France gave the statue of liberty to America.
The America gave back the camaro !

Enjoy and welcome to France...

Did you forget that Canada had a big part in this too?? Not just America

[Murena]

Originally Posted by Chevy_Man

Did you forget that Canada had a big part in this too?? Not just America

Sure we didn't, that's part of the symbolic of our road trip... not only American were concerned by D Day but also Canadian, British, French... many nations we all thank and remember...

Same for the Camaro, which is an American brand but manufaactured in Canada

Camly yours,

[menendez1293]

Very cool place to take pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[scubadoo7]

As a former paratrooper of the 82nd, i want to thank you and your friends for honoring all those who helped liberate France, and by doing so in the most awesome of cars. Still hope to visit Normandy,to see for myself the incredibly beautiful land rich in history and wine...lol

[Jay_LHD3]

Very cool pictures... thank you for sharing!!

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by Chevy_Man

Did you forget that Canada had a big part in this too?? Not just America

Like said Murena, we didn't forget all the nations who landed on Normandy Beaches during this period, especially Canadian soldiers.

So many to say about this event, so many to thank, it's not easy to write a short text to well congratulate face to this great event !

We didn't forget too the landing on Dieppe of canadian Soldiers 19 august 1942
A terrible sacrifice !!!
Probably we will make a meeting in Dieppe the next years.

Why a meeting in camaro ? Well, it's our small contribution to remember the past.

The Quebec expression "je me souviens" is a message to not forget the past, his roots !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieppe_Raid

NB:

I will thank all people from everywhere in the world (America, Quebec/Canada, UK, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia,... and France) who fought for LIBERTY during the second world war

[Murena]

Who gonna join us for next meetings ?

You are all welcome and we all appreciate your comments on this thread...
It was a pleasure for us to meet in Normandy and it's even a greater pleasure to share it with you... may you come and join us for nest time

Remember, there always a Camaro driver to welcome you here in France...

another cool and great pic i like a lot from one of us...

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by Chevy_Man

Did you forget that Canada had a big part in this too?? Not just America

to go with what I wrote about the 1942 landing above (to remember and never forget)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=iKrFIS6tXsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=MSKK_n8VWek



NB: found here
http://www.canadaka.net/forums/milit...et-t97318.html

[Wolf]

Few pictures of the meeting...

and one camaro US V6 cyber grey

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by scubadoo7

As a former paratrooper of the 82nd, i want to thank you and your friends for honoring all those who helped liberate France, and by doing so in the most awesome of cars. Still hope to visit Normandy,to see for myself the incredibly beautiful land rich in history and wine...lol

Thanks, you're welcome !

If some of you are looking for a nice place to rest, not too far from the landing beaches, Christophe the owner of a camaro who organized this meeting have a nice place to sleep and be quiet.

He will be happy to welcome you in his mill.
It's more than a Motel , it's a heavenly place, and there's a camaro there
You can find more information here (in french )
http://www.moulindelachasse.com/index.html
and contact Christophe http://www.moulindelachasse.com/pages/contact.php

[Wolf]

Local Media "Ouest France" spread this day

[Wolf]

Originally Posted by vroomapunk

Great pictures, great story, thanks so much for sharing.

Also, seems to be exclusively V8's, thats pretty cool

Nope, I think we had at least one Camaro V6 US model.
The cyber grey camaro of Wakonda