What could be more French than driving a classic black Citroen TA in the Loire Valley? The Citroen TA is another of those iconic French cars which are so quirly and original in design they could only be French! TA stands for Traction Avant – front wheel drive introduced in 1934, and so often associated with black and white films and Maigret.
A car & minibus hire company in Port Vallières (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) just west of Tours on the Loire offers self-drive hire of the Citroen TA which could offer a great way to explore the vineyards and chateaux of Touraine (Touraine AC, Vouvray AC, Cheverny, Cour-Cheverny AC etc).
Quart de Tours, 184 Quai des Bateliers, Port Vallières, 37320 Fondettes
Other options for drving classic cars in France can be found at the Chateau Hotel de la Barre near Le Mans (72 Sarthe, Val de Loire) :
Test drive your dream car across 200 km of scenic roads and reach full acceleration and performance during two laps on the legendary 24 hours Le Mans circuit. Or go straight to the track for any number of laps from 4 to 24! A Ferrari 430 or 599 GTB, a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera 530, a Porsche 997 GT3)
Or for a more british experience see www.the-classic-route.com where you can hire a classic Morgan sports car from the British owners and tour the delightful roads of SouthWest France(32 Haute Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees).
And in Brittany (and other locations including Paris and Amboise) you can hire and drive classic Citroen TAs with Vintage Roads
