Put 70 old clunkers, an idyllic seaside road and a 45km race together and what do you have? The Sitges Vintage Car Rally. If retro vehicles rev your engine, this is certainly the event for you: no car younger than 85 years old can participate (1924 is the cutoff year).
The rally itself takes two days and snakes along the Mediterranean from Barcelona to Aiguadolc at Port de Sitges. The racers proudly display their vehicles at the Passeig dels Tillers in the Parc de la Ciutadella on the first morning and at the downtown Plaça Sant Jaume the next. When it comes to the rally itself (which begins at 11:00 on the second day), speed is not the essence—the quality of the vehicles and vintage clothes of their owners are considered more important.
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Vintage Car Rally: Day 1
The colorful participants—both cars and human—parade their finery at Passeig dels Tillers in the Parc de la Ciutad...
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Sitges Vintage Car Rally: Day 2
The big day: the racers—dressed to the nines in their vintage garb—meet at Plaça Sant Jaume in time for the starter...