Vintage cars on show at 65th International Barcelona-Sitges Rally

Two classic vehicles dating back to the late 1800s on show

The moment the 65th International Barcelona-Sitges rally got underway, March 12, 2023
The moment the 65th International Barcelona-Sitges rally got underway, March 12, 2023 / Carola López
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March 12, 2023 01:37 PM

March 12, 2023 01:42 PM

The 65th International Barcelona-Sitges Rally is underway.

Every year, a group of vintage car owners come together to show off their classic cars in Barcelona before embarking on a rally to the southern seaside town of Sitges.

The group, this year including 77 cars and motorbikes from the last century, got together in Barcelona's Plaça Sant Jaume this Sunday. On Saturday, the vehicles were exhibited in L'illa Diagonal.

As is tradition, the drivers and passengers dressed as they did in the era in which their vehicle was manufactured.

Un home neteja el seu vehicle perquè llueixi durant el 65è Ral·li Internacional Barcelona-Sitges
 
Un home a punt de pujar al seu vehicle d'època
 
Participants del 65è Ral·li Internacional Barcelona-Sitges  vestits d'època al costat del seu vehicle
 
Participants del 65è Ral·li Internacional Barcelona-Sitges en una moto d'època
 
Participants del 65è Ral·li Internacional Barcelona-Sitges vestits d'època a la plaça Sant Jaume de Barcelona
 

Among the cars on show were two produced in 1898: a Decauville Voiturelle and a Fisson Tonneau 8HP 3L, from Belgium.

Maria Marín, president of the Sitges business association in charge of the event, hailed the vehicles as "authentic museum pieces in circulation."