Classic car rally this weekend

The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association is holding its 10th Anniversary Rally this weekend. On Saturday they will be driving through Gibraltar with a police escort, and on Sunday, they venture out to Castellar and up through Jimena to Colmenar (Gaucin station). The rally will also include several vehicles of their counterparts in Andalucia, who last week came up into the sierra to celebrate their own anniversary. The annual 'season' begins for classic car enthusiasts and for the rest of us, who can admire these wonderful machines, carefully maintained, polished up and still ready to go. It is truly a sight to behold, as many people do along the many routes they take throughout the countryside. Click on Read more below for the full programme.

Classic Car Club of Andalucía celebrates its third anniversary

AC Cobra at La Estación in San Pablo

The Classic Car Club of Andalucía celebrated its third anniversary at La Estación Restaurant in San Pablo. The converted railway station (still in operation as a request stop) hosted some 40 vehicles and their occupants, who set out early in the morning from Estepona. The parking lot was awash with beauties such as the AC Cobra in the picture, Sporting Mercs, MGs, several E-types, Morgans, a sharp looking yellow Corvette, a rare Shelby 500GT, a Shelby Cobra - it's a long list. We have just heard that the Gibraltar Classic Car Club, with the Club de Clasicos of Algeciras is heading to Jimena this coming weekend, so watch this space for more info as soon as we get it!

Driving in the past lane

TARIFA As we announced here, some twenty classic cars came together for a rally yesterday that set out from Los Barrios to Tarifa, via Benalup-Casas Viejas and a pit stop at Barca de Vejer. Members of the Club de Automovilistas de Clásicos del Campo de Gibraltar, and enthusiasts from other clubs such as the Club Gaditano de Clásicos from Cádiz and the Gibraltar group. Among thecars on show were several Mercedes models, Austins, MGs and a Cadillac (photo: JimenaPulse file/Rally in Jimena). By all accounts it was a great day out that will be repeated at different locations around the area.