About thirty pre-1940 vehicles are on display on calle Navarro Rodrigo as part of the 36th Ruta de Vehículos Antiguos.
AlmeríaYa newsroom
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Photo: Diputación de Almería
Calle Navarro Rodrigo hosted this Friday an exhibition of more than thirty historic cars, all pre-1940, as part of the 36th Ruta de Vehículos Antiguos de Almería. The display was outdoors and was visited by locals as well as students.
Among the vehicles on display were brands such as Ford, Franklin, Rolls-Royce, Packard and Buick. A 1905 Vemorel stood out, from a historic French firm, more than 125 years old and in perfect condition, owned by Pepe Moreno from Almería.
Enthusiasts from eleven provinces attended, including Madrid, Pontevedra, Vitoria, Cuenca, Alicante, Murcia and various parts of Andalucía, according to the Diputación de Almería. The institution's president, José Antonio García Alcaina, and vice-president, Álvaro Izquierdo, welcomed the participants alongside the president of the Club de Vehículos Antiguos de Almería, José Juan Soria.
García Alcaina said that «contemplating these machines gathered together is to admire true jewels on wheels, living testimonies of mechanical ingenuity and the historical heritage of international motoring».
Students from IES Los Ángeles were also there. More than 250 students from the Carrocería, Electromecánica and Automoción courses saw what the engines from the origins of the automobile were like and chatted with the owners of the vintage cars.
The route continues over the weekend
After the exhibition and the reception, the convoy moved on to Enix in its first stage, accompanied by its mayor, Álvaro Izquierdo, and by local residents. In the afternoon they returned to Almería.
The rally is held from November 5 to 9, with the 5 and the 9 as the participants' arrival and departure days. This Saturday, November 7, the route passes through Alsolux and Terque, and on Sunday, November 8, it visits the village of Fort Bravo, in Tabernas.
The event began on Thursday, November 5 with an exhibition at 19:00 in the Plaza Virgen del Mar and the traditional Ofrenda Floral to the Virgen del Mar, as this portal reported on November 4. At that announcement forty historic cars were announced.
