Thomas Sénécal: “My childhood was the local rallies”

Hello Thomas, you spoiled us for this walk in Calvados!

It's a family friend, a Louis Rosier designed on a 4 CV base. Renault of the 1950s. Louis Rosier was a renowned French driver who notably participated in Grands Prix of Formula 1. He died following a racing accident in Montlhéry (October 29, 1956. Editor's note). He, who was also a Renault distributor in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme. Ed.), had this project of making roadsters like this one. The model is not at all sporty and just has a small engine at the rear. On the other hand, the car has a really nice line in a slightly Italian style, with a hood that unclips in less than 15 minutes (laughs). It’s a family car; It belongs to my father, who already had it when I was born. She spent a little time under a tarpaulin and there she came back to life. My brother redid the interior. She is so beautiful, just the way we like her. It is not uncommon to take it out to go to a family celebration. This always creates a small event; all the kids want to ride in it.

The family garage exudes love for the car © Agnès Sénécal

Looking at the garage-museum that surrounds us, we feel that you have fallen into the car like Obelix into the magic potion.

We are a family very associated with automobiles in fact. We are a big family, because I am the last of seven children. My father did rallies, my brother Laurent too. At the back of the garage, there is the GT Turbo with the